Walid Kamhawi
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
Co-Founder & Partner
Monaco-Ville, MC
Profile Verified by The Marque
Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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Biography
With three decades in finance and private equity, Walid Kamhawi has significant experience across various sectors, including technology, media, environmental services and telecommunications. He is a Co-founder & Partner of Techinvest, an investment firm that provides in late-stage investment opportunities for Middle East investors in US-based technology companies.
Walid also serves as the Investment Director for Aquamarine Investment Partners, a firm dedicated to responsible corporate citizenship and sustainable investment in energy assets in North America. He is also a Founder and Partner of HK Advisory Services Limited, a Dubai-based firm that focuses on buy and build strategies in growth industries in the Middle East.
In 2019, Walid co-founded Radiant Media Ltd., which through its subsidiary, Alight Media, has emerged as the leading challenger in the UK digital advertising market. Previously, he was a Managing Director at The Blackstone Group for 13 years, spending time at the company's offices in London, New York and Hong Kong. In the Private Equity group, he focused mainly on European media and communications-related investments.
Walid has served in many advisory and board roles. Previously, he was a Senior Advisor to the Emerging Sovereign Wealth Fund, a government-backed sovereign wealth fund, where he assisted them in executing a number of private equity investments and two co-investment partnerships with Middle East-based sovereign wealth funds. During his time at Blackstone, Walid also served on the Boards of Kabel Baden–Württemberg, CINE UK and Sulo AG. He is currently involved in other transactions in environmental services across Central Europe.
Walid holds a BA with a dual major in Economics and Computer Science from Dartmouth College.
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Background
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2010 — Present
Co-Founder & Senior Partner
HKAS Partners
HKAS Partners works alongside successful management teams, on an equal and joint basis, in growing their business through a buy and build strategy with the goal of delivering accelerated growth and synergies.
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2015 — Present
Co-Founder & Partner
TechInvest Corporation
Techinvest is a DIFC-based investment advisor that provides Middle East investors exposure to private investment opportunities in the technology sector.
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2015 — Present
Investment Director
AquaMarine Investment Partners
Aquamarine Investment Partners is an investor, sponsor and developer focused on energy transition and decarbonization. It is built upon decades of experience across many industries including energy transactions, infrastructure finance and banking.
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1996 — 2019
Managing Director
The Blackstone Group
As MD, Walid was Involved in approximately $22 billion (transaction value) worth of private equity transactions. He developed a deep expertise in corporate private equity, distressed debt, financing, portfolio management and M&A, and also served on the boards of numerous acquisitions, including Kabel Baden-Württemberg, Cineworld, Sulo AG and others.
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1994 — 1996
Analyst, Mergers & Acquisitions
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. formerly based in New York, was a global investment bank, brokerage and securities trading firm that was later sold to JP Morgan Chase.
Formative Years
Education
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Dartmouth College
Dual major in Economics and Computer Science
1990 — 1994
Areas Of Focus