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Africa & MENA private equity · Established 2015

We back the companies
quietly running
North Africa's real economy

Institutional capital and governance for businesses built to outlast us.

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Contact Financial · Fawry · Orchidia
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AZ

Ashraf Zaki

Managing Partner

MA

Mohamed Arafa

Managing Partner

SS

Sherif Salem

Managing Partner

AF

Amr Fikry

Managing Partner

MS

Mohamed Sadek

Managing Partner

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September 2026

Mourad Taoufiki appointed Chairman for Morocco

A former McKinsey partner and Amazon country head joins Lorax to build the firm’s presence in Morocco.

July 2026

EAEF completes its exit from Orchidia

The Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund sells its investment in Egypt’s leading ophthalmic pharmaceuticals maker, managed by Lorax since 2017, to a consortium led by SPE Capital.

May 2025

Lorax-led consortium invests in Masria Digital Payments

Lorax leads a consortium backed by the EBRD, IFC and Proparco in acquiring AfricInvest’s entire stake in MDP, since renamed modupay.
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