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Corm Building | Achrafieh | Beirut, Lebanon

Charles D. Corm

Inco Capital, Partner

Inco Capital (“Inco”) is an innovative and flexible financial structure that assists international investors and organizations on a limited number of deals requiring skill, speed, discretion and results. Over the years, Inco’s partners have worked for and with some of the wealthiest individuals and finest companies in the world. Inco’s partners are young, skilled and extremely connected. Some devote their entire time to Inco while others participate on a case per case basis. All have achieved impressive success in their respective fields and are able to approach diverse and complex situations in creative ways. They are backed by prestigious advisors that maximize their influence, reach and effectiveness. For more information on Inco Capital, its partners and advisors, please check out our website at www.incocapitalgroup.com. Please feel free to email me at charles@incocapitalgroup.com.

Bio

Prior to joining Inco Capital, Charles co-managed Lebanon’s first technology venture capital fund (incubated by Microsoft, Intel, Cisco and HP). In 2004, Charles co-founded Nomad Capital, a boutique investment bank focused on opportunities in North Africa. Nomad Capital incubated several new businesses (telecom, outsourcing, retail) and continues to manage a thriving corporate finance business. Charles continues to sit on the company’s board. Prior to Nomad Capital, Charles worked for a major family office where he managed a substantial hedge fund portfolio, evaluated private equity investments and worked on major real estate projects. Prior to that, Charles joined IPD, a leading think-tank based in New York City, created and led by Joseph Stiglitz, 2001 Nobel laureate in Economics. Charles worked on economic and policy issues in Nigeria, Liberia and Tanzania. In 1998 and based in New York City, Charles joined a team of four investment professionals solely focused on analyzing hedge funds on behalf of a consortium of France’s largest banks led by Credit Agricole Indosuez. The team was also responsible for supervising Credit Agricole Indosuez’s hedge fund investments. Prior to that, Charles spent a year as a financial consultant for Merrill Lynch Asset Management (Middle East). Charles also serves as Director of La Revue Phenicienne, Lebanon's oldest publishing house. He is also listed in Marquis’ Who’s Who in the World database and is a recipient of the International President's Award for Iconic Achievement in Business from the International Biographical Centre of Cambrige in the UK. Charles holds a BA in Management and an MS in Finance from Dauphine University in Paris as well as an MBA in Management and Finance from Columbia Business School in New York City.

Painting

In my opinion, anything capable of creating a sustained emotion can be considered artistic. I try to follow my instincts, hoping my intuition will find echo among others. The result is a quest to unite photography, digital art and painting. For more information on my work, to request a catalogue or to discuss any other matter, please feel free to email me at charles@corm.com.

Related Information

The Corm Group

The Corm Group (TCG) is a global holding company managing the Corm family’s current assets and investments as well as the family's investment strategy. The Corm Group is present in the USA, Canada, South America, Europe and the Middle East, investing in a wide range of asset classes and business opportunities.The Corm Group is run by David and Hiram Corm, the sons of the late Charles Corm. For more information on The Corm Group and its investment focus, please email corm@idm.net.lb. The Corm Group is headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon.

Les Editions de La Revue Phenicienne

Les Editions de La Revue Phenicienne is the Corm family's business publishing house and the oldest publishing outfit in Lebanon. It was created in 1920 by the late Charles Corm and has re-emerged as a major player in the Middle East publishing sector. For more information or to contact Les Editions de La Revue Phenicienne, please email revuephenicienne@gmail.com. A full-fledged website is on its way.

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For specific information on the late businessman and poet Charles Corm, his career, his literary work and achievements or The Charles Corm Foundation, please email corm@idm.net.lb.