Adnan Khalef is a London-based Managing Director at The Carlyle Group, specializing in the Credit Opportunities team. His expertise covers structured equity, hybrid solutions, and providing flexible capital to European businesses. He holds an MSc in Finance from HEC Lausanne and previously worked at TPG Special Situations Partners and Credit Suisse.
He serves as a board member for Jordanes, a Scandinavian consumer brand group, and was involved in the strategic capital restructuring for Italian engineering firm Officine Maccaferri.
In March 2025, he was involved in Carlyles €250 million strategic investment into Sanoptis, a leading European ophthalmology services provider, to accelerate its growth and expansion.
Adnan Khalef
Managing Director at The Carlyle Group
London Area, United Kingdom
Overview
Topics They Care About
Flexible Capital Solutions
His role involves structuring and providing flexible capital to strong European businesses to help accelerate their growth trajectories and expand their market positions.
Structured Equity
A core part of his focus at Carlyle's Credit Opportunities team, where he makes structured equity and debt investments across the capital structure.
Healthcare Investing
He was directly involved in Carlyle's recent strategic investment into Sanoptis, a major European provider of ophthalmology services, to fuel its M&A and technology expansion.
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Work History
2017
Managing Director at The Carlyle Group
2013 - 2017
TSSP (Sixth Street) at TPG Global
2010 - 2013
Investment Banking Division at Credit Suisse
Education
Education details unavailable from HEC Lausanne - The Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne
Education details unavailable from Collège du Léman - International School
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Location : London Area, United Kingdom
Job Level : Mid-senior
Designation : Managing Director at The Carlyle Group
