Makram founded in 2019 Full Circle Capital, a principal investment and advisory group which partners with some of the world’s most prominent UHNW families, institutional and sovereign investors. Makram launched Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp. (GFX.U on NYSE) with his partner Scott Freidheim in December 2020 and served as Chief Executive Officer of this publicly listed Special Purpose Acquisition Company until September 2023. Makram Azar was Chairman of Banking EMEA and Chairman of Barclays Bank PLC, MENA until January 2019 and then served as a Senior Advisor to Barclays until January 2021. Makram Azar joined Barclays in September 2010 from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) where he w