Founder & Investor
I build and back businesses at the intersection of mobility and capital. Right now that means Fleet Fund Alpha EMEA — a DIFC-regulated fund financing vehicle fleets for ride-hailing, rental, and delivery operators across Europe and the Gulf — and Lynx Holdings, where I serve as founder and chairman.
Investment Thesis
Real estate went through this transition. Infrastructure went through it. Aircraft leasing went through it. Vehicles haven't yet. That gap is where I've focused the last several years.
Fleet operators across EMEA are scaling fast. Ride-hailing, last-mile delivery, self-drive rental — the demand for professionally managed vehicle fleets is compounding. But the capital markets haven't caught up. Banks cap exposure. Traditional leasing companies impose rigid terms. The best operators hit a ceiling long before their demand does.
Fleet Fund Alpha was built to solve that. Institutional-grade structure, escrow-backed downside protection, data-driven vehicle selection. The kind of discipline this asset class has never had applied to it at scale.
Current Work
Fleet Fund Alpha EMEA is a DIFC-regulated fund targeting $40M in equity to deploy approximately $270M in vehicle assets across the UAE, UK, and Portugal. The fund finances fleet growth for ride-hailing operators, car rental businesses, and self-drive mobility companies — sectors with strong demand and chronic capital constraints.
The fund has secured anchor operator commitments across its launch markets, with escrow-backed protection built directly into operator payment gateways. That structure — where lease payments are automatically secured before any operator payout is released — is what makes this model genuinely different from traditional fleet financing.
The fund is a joint venture between Axys Capital and MEASA Partners, with legal structuring by Latham & Watkins. The operating entity, Fleet4Ward, manages all SPV-level fleet operations on a cost pass-through basis.
Fund Terms
A live 10% reserve is held per vehicle inside the operator's payment gateway. If a payment is missed, funds are diverted automatically. No collections. No calls. Instant protection.
A proprietary car selector tool across 370+ vehicle models tracks financials, residual values, and maintenance costs in real time — optimising procurement and resale timing for maximum IRR.
The team has built and run fleets. ekar, Hiyacar, LeasePlan, CalPERS, Gulf Investment Corporation. The fund is structured by people who have lived the operational challenges it's solving.
Get in Touch
If you're an investor exploring the vehicle asset class, an operator looking for fleet financing, or a journalist covering mobility — I'm open to the conversation.
