Nadim Barakat
Managing Partner

Nadim Barakat brings more than 20 years of experience as a private equity investor during his tenures at the Carlyle Group and Credit Suisse. Nadim is the founder of Transformational Holdings focused on investing in private companies leading the transformation of traditional industries. He was a Managing Director at the Carlyle Group, a $376bn aum global manager, most recently in Corporate Private Equity focused on the long term hold private equity fund and strategic investments.  Previously, He was the Chief Investment Officer of Credit Suisse CFIG, a $30bn of aum private equity investment platform.  He joined CS through the merger with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, where he was in DLJ Merchant Banking.  Previously, he was in the M&A department of JP Morgan.  Nadim earned a BSc in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. Nadim serves as a director of a number of private company boards and is active with charities focused on education in impoverished areas.