Karim Awad

Managing Director

Karim has over 20 years of financial services experience, including:

• M&A advisory: Citi
• Transaction Advisory Services: KPMG, EY
• Private Equity (Investment): Barclays Capital Principal Investments
• Private Equity (Data science value creation): EQT Asia

This represents a unique combination of skills, combining value creation and deal-making expertise alongside a strong grounding in accounting and internal audit processes. 

Prior to starting Matsu in 2024, he led EQT Asia's data science value creation efforts across its APAC portfolio.

He holds degrees from the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and Insead. He was a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)