Bakari Akil's Game-Changer Guide Navigating Acquisitions, Family Offices, and Private Equity
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Bakari founded Graves Hall Capital to acquire companies.
In 2023, he acquired a $35M burlap bag manufacturing company with Granite Creek Partners, LLC where he recruited the company's CEO and sits on the board of directors. In 2021, he executed the acquisition of a $25M educational technology company with Iron Creek Partners, LLC.
Bakari previously served as:
- Director of Corporate Development for an Engineering Software company
- Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for an Artificial Intelligence company
- Director at a Technology-focused Private Equity firm
In each role, Bakari was responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and executing multi-million dollar acquisitions. Bakari is also a visiting lecturer at Cornell’s Graduate School of Management where he teaches MBA candidates how to buy businesses.
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