Welcome to Banvest
Banvest is a private investment company established in 2014 that invests in public and private markets across North America, Europe, and Middle East and North Africa. Banvest utilizes a multi-disciplinary investment strategy focused on maximizing long-term capital appreciation by making investments in public and private equity.
About Banvest
Overview
Banvest is a private investment firm established in 2014. We engage in a broad range of investment activities and have the flexibility to invest in a wide variety of asset classes.
Mission
Banvest seeks to make investments that consistently generate superior absolute risk-adjusted returns over the long-term, both in public and private markets. We evaluate investment opportunities by utilizing...
Business Principles
Our business is grounded in a set of deeply held values:
01 Laser Focus
We approach every opportunity and task with laser focus, drill down on the issues we see and execute efficiently. We are looking for partners who approach projects the same way.
02 Long-term View
We are committed sustainable growth and make our decision with long-term value creation in mind.
03 Integrity
We uphold the highest standard of integrity on everything we do and expect our partners to do the same.
04 Accountability
Each of us is personally accountable for delivering on our commitments and to contribute to overall success of the firm and our investments.
Investment Teams
Public Markets
Banvest makes concentrated and opportunistic investments with a focus on mispriced opportunities based on a deep understanding of each investment’s earnings potential over the investment horizon
Private Markets
Banvest seeks to invest in lower middle market opportunities across the US and Europe. We seek to add value by helping management and owners achieve their next leg of growth – through operational expertise, access to key markets and geographic expansion and instituting professional best practices.
Leadership
Waleed AlBanawi
Mr. AlBanawi is now an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, spending most of his time as Chairman and CEO of JISR Investment Group, and now more recently Banvest Group.
Omar Albanawi
Omar Albanawi is managing partner at Banvest. He leads overall investment strategy in addition to overseeing both public and private equity investment efforts. Before joining Banvest, Omar was an investment banking summer associate at J.P. Morgan in New York. Prior to that, he was principal at JISR Investment Group where he led investments in the technology and consumer space. Omar started his career at Deloitte Corporate Finance before joining Hassana Investment Company.
Yossuf Albanawi
Yossuf Albanawi is a managing partner at Banvest, a boutique family office that invests in an array of different asset classes across North America and Europe. Yossuf leads venture investments and operations at Banvest. On the venture side, Yossuf is passionate about finding opportunities in sectors that have been positively impacted by the rise in digitalization, including healthcare and finance. He sits on the board of Waitrr, an F&B tech company with operations in Singapore, Europe, and Asia, as well as Pilleve, a digital health company that seeks to improve medication safety and compliance, which he founded in 2017.
