TyreGate Capital
Principal holding company of the Chammas Family Office (founded 2017), investing in public equities with an activist approach, private companies, start-ups and PE funds.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Chammas
- HEADQUARTERS
- Beirut, Lebanon
- FOUNDED
- 2017
Investment approach
- ROUTES
- Direct investments · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Public equitiesPrivate equityVenture capitalFunds (as LP)Direct investments
Overview
TyreGate Capital Holdings Ltd, founded in February 2017, is the wholly owned principal holding company of the Chammas Family Office, combined with a private equity and activist public equity platform that may act under private mandates from investors. It holds a concentrated portfolio of about 20 listed securities, private companies, start-ups and private equity funds, focused on real estate, technology, energy, luxury goods, retail and media. It lists offices in Nicosia, Cyprus and Beirut, Lebanon. Founder and CIO Wahid P. Chammas previously worked at Janus Capital and Goldman Sachs.
Investment thesis
A multi-asset diversified investment company combining deep fundamental company analysis with risk analysis and a constructive activist role in a concentrated public portfolio, plus private companies, start-ups and PE funds.
People
Classification
Single Family Office. Manages one family's own capital, with no outside investors. The family bears every loss. How family capital is classified →
FAQ
TyreGate Capital is a single family office based in Beirut, Lebanon, founded in 2017.
TyreGate Capital invests on behalf of the Chammas family.
TyreGate Capital invests directly in companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes public equities, private equity, venture capital, funds (as lp) and direct investments.
TyreGate Capital invests in Real Estate & PropTech, Software & SaaS, Media & Entertainment, Consumer & E-commerce and Fintech.
Key people at TyreGate Capital include Wahid P. Chammas (Founder and Chief Investment Officer), Léa Chaftari (Portfolio Manager, Lebanon), Michel A. Jaklis (Senior Analyst) and James P. Goff (Non-Executive Director).