Babson Magazine

Summer 2015

News, Notes + Nods

Undergraduate

Adam Said ’04

Adam Said (center), Chris Kile ’06 (left), and Sherif El Halwagy ’06 (right) founded ACE & Company, a niche private equity firm headquartered in Geneva, in 2005. Adam emails, “The name was partially inspired by the acronym of a Babson course, ‘Accelerated Curriculum for Entrepreneurship.’ As ACE expanded, we were joined by Charles Lorenceau ’06, who runs our London office. Along with London and Geneva, ACE has offices in New York City, Hong Kong, and Cairo; 30 employees; and assets under management of US$390 million.”