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Yagub Alserkal

Yagub Alserkal

Founder and CEO
Yagub Alserkal
As the founder and CEO of YAS Investments, Yagub heads an investment and advisory firm serving regional startups and the family groups in the UAE. He has over a decade of experience in private equity and investment banking across top-tier global firms. Yagub with over 10 years of industry experience has achieved and exceeded the financial goals of every undertaking he’s been a part of. In 2018, he also founded a VAT advisory firm, Themaar Group of which he is currently a board member.
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Sachhyam Regmi

Sachhyam is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at YAS Investments. He is an investment professional with more than 15 years of private equity and venture capital experience working in New York, London, and Dubai executing, managing and leading financial transactions totaling to USD 4.5bn. He is also the founder of YAS' venture capital arm, Spartech Ventures. In this role, he has led several marquee transactions for the fund and works closely with the startups. He also sits on the board of several startups.

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Piermaria Sartor

Piermaria Sartor

Advisor
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Piermaria has more than 15 years of investment banking and private equity experience, with an international background matured across top-tier global firms. Prior to joining YAS, Piermaria was responsible for the Corporate Finance practice at goetzpartners, leading both M&A projects and strategic due diligence. Previously, Piermaria was VP at the Technology division of Mubadala Investment Company, responsible for the M&A and business development of underlying assets and scouting of new opportunities. Among others, he worked on the acquisition of IBM’s Microelectronics business. Past companies Piermaria has worked for includes JPMorgan and Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC M&A).

He holds a bachelor degree cum laude in Finance & Law from the L. Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.

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Evan Green

Evan Green

Advisor
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Evan has more than 10 years’ experience across tech, consulting, entrepreneurship, private equity venture capital. He served as Vice President, and the third employee at Accordion Partners, aboutique New York consultancy focused on private equity backed companies, where he helped scaled the business to over 50 people and $100m valuation. He acquired an IT services business on the founding team of a search fund, Proviso Capital and founded a short-term rental business, which he scaled to over 100 listings in the states. Prior to YAS, Evan was Venture Partner at Revolt Ventures, the VC arm of Meyer Bergman, a €5B AUM private equity real estate fund in London.

Evan holds a BA in Economics, from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from London Business School.

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Kevin Holliday

Kevin Holliday

Advisor
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Kevin has over 20 years of strategy and finance experience across Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East, with broad exposure to different sectors and business models within complex and dynamic environments. He has previously held Head of Strategy positions at AW Rostamani Group, a large UAE family conglomerate, and OSN, the leading Pay TV platform in the MENA region, responsible for managing the group strategy development process, business portfolio mix optimization and investment strategy, including corporate venture capital. He has also held senior finance positions at Global Integrated Security, Networkers International Plc, and Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc.

He has substantial experience in high growth, fast-paced, innovative environments, with exceptional strengths in strategic development, evaluation, and execution, investment, M&A, valuation, andanalysis.

Kevin is a qualified chartered management accountant (London, UK) and an MBA from Warwick Business school (Warwick, UK).

Work With Us

We are committed to hiring world class talent who are passionate, dynamic, talented individuals. Through a collaborative working experience, we ensure each member at YAS can interact and learn from fellow colleagues at all stages in their career. It is through creating unrivaled growth opportunities that we ensure our teams remain agile and challenged and continue to fulfil their professional potential whilst contributing to the Firm’s vision.

Applying to YAS

Whether you are looking to transform your career or make an impact in the markets s we serve, we invite you to connect with us by emailing your Curriculum Vitae to careers@yasinvest.com