Anibal Wadih is a Founding Partner of GEF Capital Partners, formed in 2018 through a corporate spin out from GEF Capital Advisors, LLC (“Global Environment Fund” or “GEFCA”), the sponsor of various private funds under the trade name Global Environment Fund. Mr. Wadih heads the Latin American investment practice based in São Paulo, Brazil, where he focuses on middle-market growth equity opportunities in South America. Mr. Wadih joined Global Environment Fund in 2014 as a Managing Director. Prior to joining Global Environment Fund,

Stuart Barkoff is a Founding Partner of GEF Capital Partners and co-head of the U.S. investment practice.  He is based in Washington, D.C. where he focuses on lower middle-market growth equity opportunities in North America. Mr. Barkoff joined Global Environment Fund as a Managing Director in 2008 before founding GEF Capital Partners in 2018.  While at Global Environment Fund, Mr. Barkoff assumed increasing duties and responsibilities, including serving as the General Counsel of Global Environment Fund beginning in 2011 and

Raj Pai is a Founding Partner of GEF Capital Partners and co-head of the South Asia investment practice. He is based in Mumbai, India where he focuses on middle market growth equity opportunities in South Asia. Mr. Pai joined Global Environment Fund as a Managing Director in 2008 before founding GEF Capital Partners in 2018.   While at Global Environment Fund, Mr. Pai worked across multiple portfolios and was involved in the establishment of the South Asia investment program.   In addition

Daniel Prawda is a Founding Partner of GEF Capital Partners and co-head of the U.S. investment practice. He is based in Washington, D.C. where he focuses on lower middle-market growth equity opportunities in North America. Mr. Prawda joined Global Environment Fund as a Managing Director in 2016 before founding GEF Capital Partners. While at Global Environment Fund, Mr. Prawda led an investment in Gro-Well Brands. Prior to joining Global Environment Fund, Mr. Prawda served as an investment professional with ACON

Sridhar Narayan is a Founding Partner of GEF Capital Partners and co-head of the South Asia investment practice. He is based in Mumbai, India where he focuses on middle market growth equity opportunities in South Asia. Mr. Narayan joined Global Environment Fund as a Managing Director in 2012 before founding GEF Capital Partners in 2018.  While at Global Environment Fund, Mr. Narayan was involved in investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency related businesses. He was also responsible for providing

Alexandre Alvim is a Founding Partner of GEF Capital Partners and co-head of the Latin America investment practice. He is based in São Paulo, Brazil where he focuses on middle-market growth equity opportunities in South America. Mr. Alvim joined Global Environment Fund in 2015 as a Managing Director before founding GEF Capital Partners in 2018. While at Global Environment Fund, Mr. Alvim led investments in Tecverde, Luminae and ENC Brasil. Mr. Alvim has over 20 years of experience as an

Alipt Sharma is a Partner at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners.  He is based in Mumbai, India, and joined South Asia Advisors upon the inception of GEF Capital Partners in 2018.  Mr. Sharma is responsible for sourcing, structuring and managing investments in South Asia. Before joining South Asia Advisors, Mr. Sharma worked at Global Environment Fund, which he joined in 2010.  While there, Mr. Sharma was responsible for assisting in the oversight of a number of

Estevan Taguchi is a Managing Director at GEF Capital Partners. He is based in São Paulo, and joined GEF Capital Partners in 2019. Mr. Taguchi is responsible for sourcing, structuring and managing investments in Latin America. Prior to joining GEF Capital Partners, Mr. Taguchi was a partner at Angra Partners. While at Angra, he led M&A transactions and served on the board of several portfolio companies, including Cattalini Terminais, Rocha Terminais, Estre Ambiental, Dock Brasil, LATTE and CBPB. Prior to

Robert Hurley is the Chief Financial Officer of GEF Capital Partners.  He is based in Washington, D.C., and joined GEF Capital Partners in 2019. Mr. Hurley is responsible for various tax, financial, organizational and regulatory matters, and also oversees certain key vendors. Prior to joining GEF Capital Partners in 2019, Mr. Hurley was the Chief Financial Officer of EJF Capital, an employee-owned alternative asset manager with approximately $10 billion of assets under management.  At EJF Capital, Mr. Hurley was a

Abhishek Loonker is a Managing Director at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners. Mr. Loonker joined the firm in 2020 and is based in Mumbai, India. He focuses on mid-market growth opportunities in South Asia and is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and managing investments at the firm. Mr. Loonker has over 17 years of professional experience in the Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry. Prior to joining GEF Capital, Mr. Loonker spent 16 years at Ascent