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54% of deals had two or more investors. Farouk and Khalil closed 30 deals together.

54% of deals had more than one investor

Sample of 158 dealsdeals by the number of investors in the deal

Investors who closed the most deals together

Of 158 deals with a known line-up, 73 had a single investor. In 53, two investors came in together, and in 32 three or more did. In total, 54% of deals had more than one investor.

Some pairs come back again and again. Farouk and Khalil closed 30 deals together, Abbas and Khalil 21, and Abbas and Farouk 20. The list under the chart shows the regulars who closed at least 5 deals together.

A joint deal splits the share between investors and can bring more experience and contacts. If you want one investor in particular, say so; if two make a joint offer, ask what each will bring beyond the money.

What was said

Ahmed Tarek Khalil

Revised offer

Our joint offer together with Mohamed Mansour is to invest 2 million EGP for 45% of the company.

The Lean Jerky Company (The Lean Jerky Company) · S2 E8 · 21:19 · Paraphrased

Ahmed El Sewedy

Revised offer

The three of us will go in together, and for me the final offer is 5,000,000 EGP for 40%.

El Fares Plant Cloning (إل فارس لاستنساخ النباتات) · S3 E3 · 17:15 · Paraphrased