Dianomi Partners strive to work with the best businesses and management, with the aim of building industry leading platforms for long term growth.

We believe that our role as investors and stewards of capital is to enable businesses and operators to thrive through a collaborative and supportive engagement model.

Dianomi Partners was founded in 2023 with the goal of building leading businesses by working together with world class operators.

We combine the investment methods and rigor of top-tier private equity with the expertise and operational skills of our team. Our strong industry network enables us to help our companies achieve the most difficult transformations.

Our team consists of experienced investors from top-tier private equity firms, working together with industry operators with decades of experience.

Together we bring a unique combination of expertise, with a history of significant value creation in both private and public companies.

Nadim El Gabbani

Nadim El Gabbani

Founder

Klas Norr

Klas Norr

Principal

Lindsley Ruth

Lindsley Ruth

Senior Advisor

Nadim El Gabbani

Founder

Prior to founding Dianomi, Nadim El Gabbani spent 14 years in Blackstone's Private Equity Group in New York and London. Most recently he served as Senior Managing Director leading European Business Services, Technology, Financial Services and Fintech investing.

Education

  • MBA, Harvard Business School
  • BA, Physics, Columbia University

Notable Investments

  • APi, BankUnited, Bayview, Exeter, First Eagle,
    Lendmark, Luminor, NIBC, Sithe Global Power, Stearns, VFS

Klas Norr

Principal

Klas spent over 10 years as an investor in both public and private markets, with a focus on Software, Technology, Financial Services, and Consumer sectors.

Career

  • 2020–2023: BlueDrive Global
  • 2015–2018: Hellman & Friedman
  • 2012–2015: Bain & Co

Education

  • MBA, Harvard Business School
  • BSc, Business & Economics, Stockholm School of Economics

Notable Investments

  • Verisure Securitas Direct, TeamSystem, SimpliSafe

Lindsley Ruth

Senior Advisor

Lindsley Ruth is an experienced global distribution leader with a track record of accelerated profitable growth. Over three decades leading organizations on six continents and more than 65 countries. As an executive at Solectron, TTI, and Future Electronics, Lindsley led transformation initiatives from procurement, logistics, IT, supply chain, marketing, sales through finance. Most recently, Lindsley was the group CEO of the RS Group from 2015 to 2023 where he transformed the business from a primarily off-line focused distributor and an average performer in the FTSE350 to a high performer in the FTSE100 generating nearly 65% of business from digital platforms, while driving a Total Shareholder Return of >600% during his seven-year tenure, representing a top 10 performance in TSR across Europe.

Career

  • 2015–2022: RS Group – CEO
  • 2002–2015: Future Electronics – EVP
  • 1999–2002: Solectron Technology – VP
  • 1992–1999: TTI – Director

Education

  • MBA, Texas A&M University
  • BSc, Engineering (Industrial Distribution), Texas A&M University

We partner with exceptional founders and operators to build industry-leading businesses.

Our portfolio spans fintech and consumer services, with a focus on companies where our operational expertise and network can drive meaningful value creation.

STEALTH

Stealth Fintech

My Beacon

A purpose-built financial super app for immigrants to Canada, offering digital banking, international bill payments, and money transfers. My Beacon helps newcomers manage their finances and stay connected to their home countries, all from a single mobile platform.

59° North Sailing

An offshore sailing company offering ocean crossings and bucket-list adventures for paying crew members aboard professionally-crewed, commercially-coded sailing vessels. With over 170,000 nautical miles of experience, 59° North takes sailors of all levels across the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, and beyond.

Stealth Fintech

A fintech company currently in stealth mode. Further details to be announced.

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