Mandeleo is an asset management firm focused on investing in sector platforms across the United Kingdom.
We are active partners in growing businesses. We invest, partner and build alongside our management teams to help them grow from local leaders to regional champions using our collective professional experience and disciplines.
We invest in competitive and profitable businesses in non-tech, mature sectors that are poised for digital transformation
We transform and future-proof our businesses with a data-driven approach across the lifecycle of each investment to influence all stages of growth
To unlock growth in professional sectors across the United Kingdom through active engagement, management and digital initiatives
Zain is responsible for driving growth and scaling portfolio companies through digital transformation, data engineering, web development, machine learning and online marketing. Zain also co-leads the Animal Health strategy with a focus on clinic optimisation and sector growth.
Prior to Mandeleo, Zain was the Chief Technology Officer for Citizen Cosmetics, a fast-growing cosmetics brand headquartered in London. He built the company’s digital infrastructure from scratch and led their transition into a global, award winning brand.
Previously, Zain has founded and exited two companies in Dubai; a digital transformation agency serving SMEs across sectors and an entertainment business focused on content production and talent management.
Zain has vast experience optimising client acquisition costs, maximizing customer lifetime value, creating predictive models for demand and cost centers and increasing top and bottom-line growth.
Zain has a BA in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Virginia as well as a Data Science Certification from General Assembly. His final thesis was developing a classification algorithm for market movements based on public forum sentiment analysis.
Yazan is responsible for managing all aspects of the investment process, including screening, due diligence, structuring, negotiations, closing, and portfolio management. Yazan also co-leads the Animal Health strategy with a focus on buy & build.
Yazan spent 6 years at The Abraaj Group (US$13 billion AuM), beginning as an intern and most recently as an Associate Director. He spent the initial two years learning the technical aspects of private equity including accounting, modeling, and content production as part of a graduate program. The latter four years were spent as an intrapreneur – supporting new investment & fundraising initiatives across the firm including: i) integrating Aureos Capital post-acquisition and establishing four new funds which collectively raised US$1.8 billion, ii) establishing the firm’s presence in the US including an office & team in New York, and raising c. US$800 million from first-time investors, and iii) establishing the Growth Markets Health Fund, an impact investment strategy which raised US$1 billion, and the acquisition and integration of 3 hospital groups in East Africa (US$150 million).
Prior to Mandeleo, Yazan spent two years consulting fund managers LGT Group (London/Zurich) & RF Capital (Sydney/Dubai) to help build their new investment initiatives, as well as several SMEs across the Middle East to develop growth strategies and raise funds.
Yazan has a BA in International Affairs and International Economics from The George Washington University. His thesis is titled “Doing Good While Doing Well: Investing in SMEs in Developing Markets”.
