# Ziad Abaza

> Ziad Abaza is a private equity investor at Development Partners International backing Health Care. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Development Partners International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/development-partners-international)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Ziad Abaza is a private equity investor at Development Partners International focused on Health Care and Retail. Ziad Abaza, Managing Director at Development Partners International.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 67% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Hospital | 1 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alameda Health Care | Alameda Health Care is a private healthcare Group with growing activities that include hospitals, outpatient clinics, diagnostic centers, medical laboratories, rehabilitation centers, and pharmacies. | $190M | Private Equity | Jul 06, 2025 |  |
| Kazyon | Kazyon is the largest Egyptian discount supermarket chain with over 450 stores in 17 governorates. | $165M | Private Equity | Apr 27, 2023 |  |
| Marcyrl Pharmaceutical | Marcyrl Pharmaceutical is one of the largest leading pharmaceutical company manufacture generic products. |  | Private Equity | Apr 04, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Amethis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amethis) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [British International Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-international-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [British International Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdc-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [South Suez Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/south-suez-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Development Partners International

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Development Partners International (“DPI”) is a leading Pan-African private equity firm, with strong local knowledge and an established track record of investing in Africa.DPI was established in 2007 by co-founders Miles Morland and Runa Alam, both pioneers of African investment, with a vision to build a leading pan-African private equity firm.Today, DPI manages over US$1.1bn of assets across two private equity funds.Through its world class team with over 100 years of aggregate African investment experience, DPI has invested in 19 portfolio companies operating across 27 countries.The investment team is 100% African and over 40% of the DPI team is made up of women. They possess the local network, knowledge and language skills to source and invest in transactions throughout the continent.

5 contacts available at Development Partners International.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Babacar Ka | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/babacar-ka-6278 |
| Miles Morland | Co-Founding Partner and Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miles-morland |
| Runa Alam | Co-Founding Partner and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/runa-alam |
| Takudzwa Mutasa | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takudzwa-mutasa |
| Ziad Abaza | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ziad-abaza |

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## FAQ

### What does Ziad Abaza invest in?

Ziad Abaza invests primarily in Health Care, Retail and Medical startups, most often at Private Equity stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ziad Abaza last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ziad Abaza closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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