Bakari founded Graves Hall Capital to acquire companies.

In 2023, he acquired a $35M burlap bag manufacturing company with Granite Creek Partners, LLC where he recruited the company's CEO and sits on the board of directors. In 2021, he executed the acquisition of a $25M educational technology company with Iron Creek Partners, LLC.

Bakari previously served as:

• Director of Corporate Development for an Engineering Software company
• Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for an Artificial Intelligence company
• Director at a Technology-focused Private Equity firm

In each role, Bakari was responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and executing multi-million dollar acquisitions. Bakari is also a visiting lecturer at Cornell’s Graduate School of Management where he teaches MBA candidates how to buy businesses.

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