Ziad K. Abdelnour
President & CEO of Blackhawk Partners
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
President & CEO
2010 - Current
Blackhawk Partners, Inc. is a private “family office” in the business of originating, structuring & acting as equity investor in strategic corporate investments worldwide. The Firm works aggressively – through various holding company structures – with experienced operators seeking to partner with it for traditional buyouts, recapitalizations and growth and acquisition capital financing. Blackhawk Partners provides funding for tougher transactions that fail to qualify for the traditional bank financing. Depending on each specific business’ need, the Firm has solutions that work with rates and terms that make sense for any business looking for scalable financing. Funding is available for: Large Construction Projects, Corporate Expansion Loans, Large Alternative Energy Projects, Real Estate Development Projects and for large developments in: Agro-industry, Water Production, Ports and Airports, Fossil Fuels, Energy Projects (such as wind, solar, hydro), Mining, Telecommunications, Hotels, Office Complex, Large Real Estate Projects and much more.
Blackhawk Partners provides physical commodities trading solutions, and private equity investments and advisory services.
Founder & Chairman
2009
The mission of the Financial Policy Council Inc. (“FPC”) is to formulate and promote sound public policy based on the principles of free enterprise and wealth creation as envisioned by the ideals of the American Founding Fathers. The Council is a public policy-oriented organization which seeks to educate and inform the public about economic and fiscal matters. Its goal is to ensure that America retains an economic and regulatory system conducive to economic growth and wealth creation, and is not derailed by poorly formulated and reactive economic, fiscal and tax policy.
Financial Policy Council Inc. ("FPC") is ensure an economic growth,fiscal and tax policy.
Managing Director, Private Capital Markets & M&A
2002 - 2008
Acted as financial advisor and exclusive placement agent to 34 companies in the Technology, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Consumer/Media, Tech-enabled Business Services, and Clean Energy raising for them over $2 billion in debt and equity financing in the process.
TerraNova Capital is an investment firm with services in investment banking, capital solutions, M&A, finance, and merchant banking.
Managing Director & Head of Venture Finance
2000 - 2002
Member of executive team responsible for evaluating potential investment opportunities and allocating $25 million to early-stage technology firms.
Managing Director & Head of Private Finance
1998 - 2000
Performed credit analysis, due diligence, structuring, negotiating and marketing of public and 144A high yield debt offerings and leveraged loans. Developed leveraged buyout structures and financing strategies.
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. is a full service financial company committed to meeting the diverse and changing needs
Raised $73,500,000.00.
Partner & Member of Executive Comittee
1991 - 1998
Structured and negotiated leveraged acquisitions, recapitalizations, highly confident letters, bond indentures, and credit agreements. Developed leveraged finance and financial sponsor new business strategy and plan.
Private Capital Group is a wealth management firm that offers comprehensive wealth management and retirement planning services.
Vice President
1984 - 1990
Executed over 100 transactions across industry sectors, including financial advisory, recapitalizations, divestitures, buy-side advisory, exclusive sale, fairness opinions, preferred/common stock/convertible/debt offerings and debt and equity private placements. Transactions included the highest profile LBOs of the decade including but not limited to RJR Nabisco, Revlon, MCI, CNN, etc...