About Us
We have one goal at Walnut Bay Partners to help you grow your bottom line and scale with confidence.
We’ve spent years working in finance and management consulting, learning and implementing different growth strategies and converting companies into profit-generating efficiency powerhouses. Now, we’ve decided to leverage that experience to help small business across the nation do the same.
Most businesses leave money on the table—whether it’s inefficiencies in operations, missed revenue opportunities, or cash flow issues. That’s where we come in. With deep experience in strategy, operations, and finance, we work directly with business owners to identify hidden profit opportunities, optimize margins, and build scalable systems that set them up for long-term success.
Meet the Team
Nasser Takkesh, Founding Partner
Nasser Takkesh is a business strategist with extensive experience in private equity and management consulting. Over the years, he has analyzed and studied over 1,000 businesses, conducted in-depth financial due diligence, and developed tailored growth strategies for companies across various industries. His expertise lie in financial analysis, operational optimization, and identifying growth opportunities that drive tangible results.
Nasser previously led deal sourcing and diligence at Enduring Ventures, a long-term holdco with 23 business that produce revenues of over $175M+ annually. Prior to that, he was Chief of Staff at Adaptive Realty, a real estate private equity firm based in Los Angeles with over $200M+ AUM where he worked on market expansion, deal sourcing and special projects. He also worked as an analyst at healthcare management consulting firm in Irvine.
For more info, reach out to nasser@walnutbaypartners.com
Tarik Takkesh, Founding Partner
Tarik Takkesh is currently the COO of one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the Middle East. He has led the overall company strategy and help increase profitability by 20% over the last 7+ years. He is currently spearheading the company efforts to go public by 2027. Tarik co-founded the Qimam fellowship, a McKinsey-led fellowship commonly referred to as the Rhodes scholarship of the Middle East with over 100,000+ applicants annually.
Prior to Qimam, Tarik traveled extensively across the Middle East working on different consulting projects for Careem and RocketInternet. He also was Director of state-wide affairs in the state of California for the Obamacare initiative, where he built an outreach program that focused on educating and informing the public about the initiative.
For more info, reach out to tarik@walnutbaypartners.com