Kardan Investment Bank
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| PJSC | |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | January 7, 2014 |
| Headquarters |
Suite 203, No.4, Rahimi St., Africa Blvd, Tehran, Iran |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
Parviz Aghili (Chairman) Majid Zamani (CEO) |
| Products | Investment banking |
Number of employees | 11-50 |
| Website | kardan.ir |
Kardan investment bank (Persian: شرکت تأمین سرمایه کاردان) is a full-fledged investment bank based in Tehran, Iran. Kardan is licensed and regulated by the country’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO).[1] The formation of Kardan Investment Bank started in January 2011. The Bank received its license from SEO in June 2013. The company’s capital initially set at IRR1 Trillion ($40 million) was raised to IRR2 Trillion (about $80 million) when license was granted.[2] The company is poised to execute cross-border deals [3] and is sponsored and owned by three commercial banks, Tejarat (the country’s third largest bank), Saman and Middle East.[4] Kardan board of directors is chaired by Wisconsin university graduate and a prominent banker [5] Dr. Parviz Aghili (Chairman) who spearheaded the creation of the company. The company is co-founded and run by Majid Zamani (CEO) a Columbia University graduate and a previous consultant to the World Bank.[2][6]
References
- ↑ ".:: Seo.ir - سازمان بورس و اوراق بهادار ::.". seo.ir.
- 1 2 Golnar Motevalli. "Iran Bank to Market Energy Fund to Foreign Investors, CEO Says". Bloomberg.com.
- ↑
- ↑ Kardan on Saman Bank Website
- ↑ "The banking revolutionary". Financial Times.
- ↑ "Majid Zamani: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Businessweek.com.