Mehdi Iraqi joined Advent in 2026 and is a Managing Director. He is a member of Advent’s Limited Partner Services Group and leads Advent’s fundraising and investor relations activities in the Middle East.
Prior to joining Advent, Mehdi was a Managing Director at AMG where he served as Head of Investor Relations for the Middle East. He was previously a Managing Director at Carlyle with primary coverage of institutional investors in the Middle East. Mehdi also held a position of Partner at BlueCrest Capital Management. Immediately following graduation, Mehdi worked within the Global Capital Markets group at Morgan Stanley in London.
Mehdi received a post graduate degree in financial markets from Université Paris Dauphine. He also holds a Diplôme Grande École from ESCP Business School.
