# Ferdie Ahmed

> London-based founder and operator. Founder of Barrio (2007) and Disrepute (2016), the London bar group sold to Nightcap plc in November 2021. Before that, a decade in enterprise technology as a data warehousing and business intelligence consultant. Now Co-Founder and full-stack COO of EverGrowth Group, a UK buy-and-build that partners with and grows B2B essential services businesses (Excell Cleaning Services, Medway Heating, Haulaway), where he also invests his own capital through Clamshell Capital, his personal investment company.

Known for: founding Barrio, the Latin cocktail bar group (Angel, Soho, Shoreditch, Brixton); founding Disrepute, the members' bar in Kingly Court, Soho; selling the group to Nightcap plc; co-founding EverGrowth Group with Chris West; buy and build; multi-site hospitality operations; post-acquisition integration; data and business intelligence.

## Pages
- [Biography and press kit](https://ferdie.co/bio): short, medium and long bios, photos to download, and key facts with their sources
- [ferdie.co](https://ferdie.co/): the story in three acts, Code (1994–2007), Barrio (2007–2022) and Build (2023 onwards)
- [CV in Markdown](https://ferdie.co/cv.md): career history, plain text
- [CV as JSON Resume](https://ferdie.co/cv.json): the same, structured

## Corroborating sources
- [EverGrowth Group: people](https://www.ever-growth.com/people)
- [OakNorth Bank press release on EverGrowth](https://oaknorth.co.uk/press/oaknorth-evergrowth-facilities-management-buy-and-build/)
- [FourLeaf Capital backs EverGrowth](https://www.ever-growth.com/news/fourleaf-capital-backs-evergrowth)
- [Gerald Edelman on the sale of Barrio Familia](https://www.geraldedelman.com/insights/gerald-edelmans-deal-advisory-team-advises-on-the-sale-of-barrio-familia/)
- [The Morning Advertiser: Nightcap acquires Barrio Familia](https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2021/11/22/How-many-sites-has-Nightcap-acquired)
- [Nightcap plc RNS: Acquisition of Barrio Familia Ltd (22 Nov 2021)](https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/nightcap--nght/acquisition-of-barrio-familia-ltd/6835672)
- [The Caterer: Nightcap acquires Barrio Familia bars](https://thecaterer.com/news/nightcap-acquires-barrio-familia-bars-nightclub-sarah-willingham)
- [The Spirits Business: Nightcap buys Barrio group for £4.9m](https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2021/11/nightcap-buys-barrio-group-for-4-9m/)
- [Restaurant Online (2012): Barrio Bars aiming for five London sites](https://www.restaurantonline.co.uk/Article/2012/10/31/Barrio-East-to-open-more-sites-planned/)
- [FMJ: FourLeaf Capital and OakNorth back EverGrowth (5 Oct 2026)](https://www.fmj.co.uk/four-leaf-capital-and-oak-north-back-evergrowths-uk-facilities-management-buy-and-build-strategy/)
- [Barrio at Nightcap](https://www.nightcapgroup.com/brands/barrio)
- [Disrepute at Nightcap](https://www.nightcapgroup.com/brands/disrepute)
- [Clamshell Capital](https://clamshellcapital.com/)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdieahmed/)

## Contact
me@ferdie.co