Private Equity Club Event in April '16 was a roaring success

The London Business School Private Equity Club of the Middle East and The London Business School Centre for Careers and Business Development hosted a panel event on the topic of Private Equity Investing in the Middle East. Over 80 people attended the event held in the Dubai International Financial Centre of Excellence including industry experts, students and alumni attended the panel.

Pictured (right to left) Abdullah Shahin (Gulf Capital), Ozgur Onder (CVC Capital Partners), Carling Giedt O'Brien ('17, LBS Private Equity Club of the Middle East), (not pictured) Shailesh Doshi (Aramis Partners), and Mariam Farage (LBS Centre for Careers and Business Development). Student contributors included Abdulrahman Al Zamil ('17), Mohamed Abalkhail ('17), Amer Fatayer ('17), Jalal Selo ('17) and Craig D'Souza ('17).

In recent years, globally recognized Private Equity firms have shown increasing interest in investing in one of the world's highest growth regions, driven by strong demographics, rapid economic development, and general under penetration in the private sector. Deal activity has been focused on politically stable economies like the UAE and KSA, and most recently to some extent Egypt. Fund and deal sizes have increased in size as we see large consortiums partnering with local investors. While some investors have a traditional fund model, others find that there is increasing appetite for a deal by deal fundraising approach.

For more info on the private equity club contact Carling O'Brien

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