Sham Kidane

Sham Kidane is the Founding Partner at SandWave Capital, an independent advisory firm specialized in providing liquidity solutions to holders of illiquid assets like private equity funds, hedge funds, venture capital funds, and more.

SandWave Capital focuses on various areas including PE/VC fund LP stakes secondaries, GP-led liquidity solutions, direct portfolio sales, and preferred equity/portfolio financing.

Sham Kidane has a background in business management, having studied MS in Business Management at the University of Geneva. Additionally, he has professional certifications in finance such as NASD Series 63 and NASD Series 7.

Prior to establishing SandWave Capital, Sham Kidane held significant roles in the financial industry, including being the Managing Director of Illiquid Alternative Investments at Hedgebay Securities, a Hedge Funds Research Analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, a Hedge Funds Advisor & Research Analyst at HSBC Private Bank, and a Hedge Funds Administrator at UBP.