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Zouhair el Helou
Pronunciation:
/zuːˈhɛər ɛl hɛˈluː/
Phonetic Breakdown:
[Zouhair: zoo-HAIR] [El Helou: el heh-LOO]
Zouhair (Zu) El Helou facilitates cross-border capital.
Zu earned his Master of Science in Entrepreneurship from Henley Business School at the University of Reading (UK).
Henley is one of the world’s few business schools to hold triple accreditation from AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS, a distinction held by less than 1% of business schools globally.
It ranks #35 in Europe and #7 in the UK according to the Financial Times European Business Schools Ranking 2024
Who I worked with
England
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Germany
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United Arab Emirates
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Lebanon
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Colombia
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Saudi Arabia
England • Germany • United Arab Emirates • Lebanon • Colombia • Saudi Arabia
Zu has held diverse roles across multiple countries:
🏴 England
🇩🇪 Germany
🇦🇪 Dubai
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇱🇧 Lebanon
Currently, Zouhair is the managing partner of Bluebird Invest, based in Bogotá.
The firm focuses on connecting alternative investorssuch as private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices—with ventures across emerging markets. His work emphasizes investment structuring, cross-border finance, and strategic capital deployment.
Zouhair is multilingual, fluent in
Arabic
Spanish
French
English