Meriem Smida

Managing Director UK

Meriem Smida joined Jolt Capital in May 2024.

Meriem Smida began her career in 2001 as an investment banker specializing in M&A at Schroders Salomon Smith Barney / Citigroup in London. Meriem then worked as an investment professional at private equity firms Actis from 2007 to 2013 and Kerogen Capital from 2013 to 2015. She then joined investment bank Natixis where she held several positions between 2015 and 2021, including head of M&A advisory for Asia-Pacific based in Hong Kong and global head of Private Equity Coverage, where she led an international team in Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. Prior to joining Jolt Capital, Meriem was an Investment Partner at Ethos Private Equity.

Meriem holds a MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences and is fluent in Arabic, French and English. Meriem is currently a member of the Board of Trustees on the Institute of Business Ethics in the UK.