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, Mr. Wadih worked at Canepa Management, where he was responsible for direct investments and business development throughout Latin America. Before joining Canepa Management, Mr. Wadih was a Managing Director with Macquarie Capital, where he led a private capital merchant banking team investing in Latin America with a focus on the infrastructure and agribusiness sectors. While at Macquarie, he participated in a wide range of private equity transactions as well as the development of private equity and mezzanine fund platforms for the region. Prior to joining Macquarie, Mr. Wadih served as a senior member of the M&A group with Deutsche Bank in Latin America, focusing on financial sponsors. Mr. Wadih currently serves on the board of directors of ProSolus, HCC Solar, Clean Medical, GR and UCB.
Mr. Wadih received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from Universidad Simón Bolívar (Venezuela), a Master’s in Finance from IESA (Venezuela), and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.