MAHA CAPITAL PARTNERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Executive Director, Legal & Compliance
Alexandre Akhavi has more than 19 years of extensive experience in banking, financial, business and international law.
Alexandre joined MCP in 2020. He is Executive Director, Head of Legal and Compliance Officer, responsible for the design and implementation of the firm's global compliance program, as well as MCP's legal activities.
Prior to joining MCP, Alexandre was head of legal and an executive committee member at Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Europe (ICBC Europe) in Paris, the world's largest commercial bank.
Previously, he spent 11 years with EDF Group, which is the leading EU utility company. During this time, Alexandre was senior legal manager in charge of financing, treasury and cash management.
Alexandre holds a Master's degree in law from the University of La Sorbonne in Paris (France) and a Master's degree in business law, specializing in M&A from the University of Evry (France).
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate, Investment
Dina has over 7 years of experience in infrastructure investing and private equity.
She joined MCP in 2025 from CBRE Investment Management where she focused on investments across all sectors of infrastructure from core to value-add, globally, including in emerging markets. Dina's experience spans direct, co-investment and fund strategies.
Prior to that, Dina was at Octopus Energy where she focused on investments in renewable energy across Europe.
Dina holds a combined undergraduate-master's degree in Physics (MPhys) from the University of Oxford.
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate, Investment
Giovanni has more than 3 years of experience in M&A and corporate finance.
Prior to joining MCP, he worked as M&A analyst for DC Advisory in London covering both M&A and debt transactions for private equity and corporates, focusing on the infrastructure sector.
Previously, Giovanni was junior analyst at Bank of America in London where he was involved in corporate finance and M&A transactions, within the leveraged finance and ESG capital markets teams.
Giovanni holds an MSc in Finance from Bocconi University (Italy) with a major in investment banking.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President & Risk Officer
Hijab has more than 11 years of experience in financial services. He has strong multi-sectorial transactions' experience across both emerging (India) and developed markets (UK).
Prior to joining MCP, Hijab was Manager at Ernst & Young (EY). He began his career as an auditor at EY and transitioned into M&A after 3 years. During this time, Hijab gained extensive experience in all aspects of M&A, and most notably on transaction diligence, carve-outs, financial modeling and valuations.
Hijab holds a Bachelor's in Commerce from Madras University (India) and an MBA from INSEAD (France). Hijab is a Chartered Accountant (India).
Job Titles:
- MCP in 2023 As Senior Advisor
- Senior Advisor Port & Maritime Expert
Hoda joined MCP in 2023 as Senior Advisor. She advises the firm in sourcing transactions, preparing offers and negotiating agreements. Hoda has more than 27 years of experience in maritime transport sector and container terminal activities, PPP, and concessions.
She is a port concession specialist with expertise in the development of new ports and she was in charge of the development of one of the largest container terminals ever built across emerging and developing markets.
Prior to joining MCP, Hoda was the Under Secretary of the Head of Central Department of Container Terminals at Alexandria Port Authority in the Ministry of Transportation (Egypt).
Hoda holds a Master's Degree in Management of International Transportation & Logistics at Arab Academy for Science, Technology, & Maritime Transport (Egypt).
Job Titles:
- MCP in 2025 As a Senior Vice - President
- Senior Vice President, Investment
Jonathan joined MCP in 2025 as a Senior Vice-President. He has more than 10 years of experience in infrastructure investment, asset management, and corporate advisory in the UK.
Prior to joining MCP, Jonathan was an Investment Manager at one of the world's largest Sovereign Wealth Funds. Before that, he was an Investment Manager of GLIL Infrastructure and Deputy Portfolio Manager at Local Pensions Partnership Investments.
Jonathan began his career in the DCM and Corporate Advisory team at Centrus Advisors, before joining the transport M&A specialist Hillbrook Partners (now part of GIP), both based in the UK.
Jonathan holds a BSc in Theoretical Physics from Imperial College London (UK), an MSc in Finance from LSE (UK), and an MBA from University of Cambridge (UK) where he was a Dean's Scholar. He is also a CFA Chartered Financial Analyst.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Execution Team
- Senior Advisor
- President of the Sines Port
Jorge has more than 40 years of experience in the maritime transport, logistics and container terminals management business in Portugal and the United States.
Jorge is the President of the Sines Port and Logistics Community since 2017. Jorge also co-founded the consulting firm, Saconsult Lda in Portugal, and has been the Managing Director since 2014. During this time, he has actively been involved in a wide range of projects including port operations, ship management, ship design and building, and transport logistics.
Prior to this, Jorge led the rail terminal operator, Conteparque SA and developed an integrated intermodal network that serves all Portuguese ports. He also managed the Singapore-based container terminal port operator Port of Singapore (PSA) Sines SA for 9 years.
Jorge holds an MBA in International Finance and a money marketeer award from New York University (US) and a Master's degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US). He graduated in Naval Science at Escola Naval do Alfeite (the Portuguese Naval Academy).
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Founding Partner
- Member of the Leadership Execution Team
- Co - Founding Partner of MCP
Julien is a co-founding partner of MCP. He is based in Doha, Qatar.
Julien has more than 34 years of combined experience in private equity and investment banking.
Prior to the formation of MCP, Julien worked with the holding company of the Moroccan and pan-African group BMCE to develop its investment banking activities in Africa. During this time, Julien was actively involved in advising clients on major infrastructure projects across the African continent.
Julien began his career in investment banking by joining S.G. Warburg & Co Ltd in London (which later became part of UBS). He spent 12 years in the firm and was Director in charge of the Africa team of the bank. In this capacity, he advised clients on corporate and project finance transactions across multiple sectors, with a focus on infrastructure.
Julien holds a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from University Paris-Dauphine (France).
Job Titles:
- Finance Officer
- Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Subramanian has more than 2 years of experience in financial accounting.
Prior to joining MCP, Subramanian worked as Assistant Manager, Finance for TVS Electronics Limited, a listed company in India, where he was responsible for financial reporting.
Subramanian is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Execution Team
- Vice Chairman
Thierry has more than 32 years of financial investments, banking and senior government experience worldwide.
Prior to joining MCP, Thierry was the Minister of Oil, Energy and Renewable Energy in Côte d'Ivoire and served as Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Economic Affairs.
Previously, Thierry was the CEO of the pan-African bank, Ecobank Group, where he led the team to the highest organic growth in the bank's history.
Thierry also spent 18 years at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), where he last held the position of Vice President in charge of Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, and Western Europe. During this time, he was responsible for the largest portfolio of investments of IFC.
Thierry holds a Bachelor's in Business from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce d'Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), and an MBA from Harvard Business School (US). Thierry is a Certified Public Accountant (France).
Job Titles:
- Associate, Investment
- MCP in 2025 As an Associate
Vincenzo joined MCP in 2025 as an Associate. He has more than 9 years of experience in infrastructures, private equity, and sovereign wealth funds.
Prior to joining MCP, Vincenzo was a Senior Professional at Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP Italy). He previously worked as an Associate at Mutares and WeBuild Group as part of project financial team. He began his career as Internal Auditor at Salini Impregilo, Italy leading construction group.
Vincenzo holds an MBA from Bocconi University with major in Finance, and an MSc in Civil Engineering from Turin Polytechnic, with a specialization in Structural Engineering.