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Conference:
Day 1
18 Nov 8:15am - 6:00pm
Day 2
19 Nov 8:15am - 6:00pm
Pre-conference workshop:
17 Nov 9:15am - 5:00pm
Introducing private equity as an asset class.
Post-conference workshop:
20 Nov 8:30am - 5:00pm
The importance of due diligence.
Awards ceremony and gala dinner:
18 Nov 9:30pm
› Full conference programme
› Awards Ceremony
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Our sponsors and exhibitors
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Citadel Capital is a leading private equity firm operating in the Middle East and North Africa. Headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, the firm focuses primarily on emerging markets in the MENA region, particularly Egypt, Algeria, Libya and Syria. Citadel Capital has US$ 8 billion in investments under control in more than a dozen industries ranging from cement, mining and transportation to specialty real estate, food and the complete oil and gas value chain. Citadel Capital acquires companies and makes new investments using a combination of its own capital and money raised from co-investors to fund the equity component of each transaction. In each deal, the firm generally takes an equity stake of at least 10% alongside its co-investors and maintains a sharp focus on creating value through the growth of its portfolio companies.
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 Established in 2003, Istithmar World is an investment arm of Dubai World. In the five years since its inception, Istithmar World has built a broad portfolio of successful investments in markets ranging from North America and Europe to Asia and the Middle East, as well as across a variety of sectors, including consumer, industrial and financial services. Based in Dubai and with offices in Shanghai and New York, the firm invests through its three separately-managed divisions: Istithmar World Capital, Istithmar World Aviation and Istithmar World Ventures. |
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 Al Salam Investment is a Dubai based Investment company focusing on the MENA region. The Companies business activities are Principal Investing, Asset Management and Financial Advisory services. Al Salam Investment provide its corporate and HNWI clients with premium finance products in several asset classes. Its main focus is on Energy, Real Estate, Infrastructure and Transportation. |
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 HSH Nordbank AG is a strong commercial bank in Northern Europe with total assets of EUR 204 billion. Some 4,900 of the bank’s employees provide corporate and high net-worth clients around the globe with premium bank products and services. In its home market of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, it is the market leader in the corporate customer segment. HSH Nordbank is an acknowledged partner of the capital markets and international sector specialist. Its main focus is on transportation, real estate and energy. In fact, HSH Nordbank is the world’s largest provider of ship finance and covers the entire value chain in the transportation segment. In the area of real estate, HSH Nordbank is one of the strongest banks in Germany, acting as a provider of services relating to all aspects of real estate and in financing renewable energy projects it is the number one worldwide. |
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 Swift Capital Partners, a subsidiary of HSH Nordbank, is a private equity fund investment advisor based in Hamburg. The Swift Capital Partners team has been responsible for establishing and managing HSH Nordbank’s private equity business since 1999. The investment strategy is based on a focused and highly selective approach with the aim of identifying highest quality buyout funds throughout Europe. Today, Swift Capital Partners is one of the largest German investors in the European private equity market and shows a superior track record. Over many years, Swift Capital Partners has established a broad network in the European private equity community and has excellent access to the most attractive buyout funds. |
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 Deutsche Bank is a leading global investment bank with a strong and profitable private clients franchise. A leader in Germany and Europe, the bank is continuously growing in North America, Asia and key emerging markets. With 80,253 employees in 75 countries, Deutsche Bank offers unparalleled financial services throughout the world. The bank competes to be the leading global provider of financial solutions for demanding clients creating exceptional value for its shareholders and people. www.db.com |
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 Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs more than 50,000 people in 93 countries. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TRI); Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: TRI); London Stock Exchange (LSE: TRIL); and Nasdaq (NASDAQ: TRIN). For more information, go to www.thomsonreuters.com |
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 Capital Industries & Investments (CII) is one of the few investment companies in the UAE to focus exclusively on mid-sized construction-related manufacturing businesses. It is thus creating a market for its own shareholders and potential investors as well as offers alternative means to SME owners and managers to go into the next stage of growth or to exit the business knowing that they have secured the long-term sustainability of their companies. This is undertaken in the most professional, innovative and discreet way to ensure that potential acquisitions maintain their competitive advantage in the marketplace. |
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 Riyada Ventures is a venture capital house focused on knowledge-based industries including technology, telecommunication, cleantech, biotech, media, finance, and education. Riyada’s portfolio includes more than 20 transactions both regionally and internationally. In addition to venture capital management, we provide advisory services to investors as well as entrepreneurs and corporations. We also engage opportunistically in other alternative investment asset classes such as private equity and in other sectors such as manufacturing and hospitality when we can leverage our unmatched regional and international network, hands on approach, and regional insights and knowledge. |
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 Gandhi & Associates ("G&A") is an Indian law firm focusing on corporate, securities and intellectual property/information technology transactions. G&A has been founded by Mr. Vishal Gandhi a U.K. qualified lawyer, a Solicitor (England & Wales) and an Advocate (Maharashtra & Goa). Mr. Gandhi is recognized as one of the most highly-acclaimed legal experts in the Asia-Pacific region. G&A is ranked as one of the top law firms in India, in practice areas such as Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital and Private Equity Fund Investments, Capital Markets, Technology Media & Entertainment, Intellectual Property and certain others.
G&A is committed to providing high-quality legal services to its clients. |
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 The Arab Business Angels Network founded by Dubai International Capital, its lead Angel Investor, was set up to channel regional investor appetite in start-up and early-stage companies within the Middle East and North Africa. Through a number of vehicles, ranging from matchmaking high net worth investors with entrepreneurs to a series of seed capital funds including a fund exclusively targeting women-led ventures, ABAN matches individual investors or groups with investment opportunities. ABAN was conceived by the Young Arab Leaders (YAL) and Dubai Holding during the Clinton Initiative in September 2005. ABAN is Dubai International Capital (DIC)’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiative that aims at fostering innovative entrepreneurial ventures, creating new companies and increase job opportunity potential in the MENA region.
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 eFront provides business software solutions dedicated to the financial industries, with a recognized expertise in the areas of Private Equity and Alternative Investments. The success of eFront solutions relies upon teams of experienced finance consultants and technical experts, as well as a network of recognised partners. eFront solutions serve over 150 customers in more than 20 countries, including well known clients in Private Equity, Real Estate Investment, Banking, and Insurance industries. Founded in 1999, eFront has offices in Paris, London, Dubai, and Jersey. eFront has been listed on Alternext by NYSE EuronextTM Paris since December 2006. www.efront.com |
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 With over 12 years experience in hedge fund administration, Admiral Administration (“Admiral”) is an established provider of hedge fund and private equity services. It currently administers over 300 funds with net assets in excess of US$50 billion. Admiral offers full service fund administration from Grand Cayman, Ireland and the US, with a staff of 130 people. Admiral plans to establish offices in the UAE and Singapore in the near future. Admiral delivers by customising their service offering to match the needs of their client’s. Clients are assigned a dedicated account manager who handles all aspects of servicing the client on a day-to-day basis. Their philosophy “providing a high-quality service through a single point of contact”. In both 2006 and 2007, Admiral Cayman was recognised in the Institutional Investor Alpha Awards and was placed in the top 3 for “Overall Excellence in Fund Administration”. In addition, Admiral Cayman was shortlisted in the 2008 ICFA Global Awards for “Americas Fund Administrator of the Year”. www.admiraladmin.ie |
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 Expersoft is among the leading software solution providers for the asset and wealth management industry, private banking, private equity firms, pension funds, investment firms, insurance companies, family offices and HNWI. The firm’s modular based solution PM1-e is built on J2EE multi-tier architecture, complemented by the latest ORACLE database technology and is entirely customizable (GUI). It allows for 24/7 system access and facilitates seamless integration with other leading products. Mapping of all protocols/formats is possible (SWIFT Gold Certified). It has multi-currency and multi-client capability with high scalability.
PM1-e provides compliance, benchmarking, risk analysis, evaluation, model portfolio, historic data, strategic asset allocation, order generation and execution for any kind of asset class. Its integrated Investment Proposal System adheres to MiFID compliance. Extensive mass reports or customized reports on consolidated or individual levels with direct export possibility to MS EXCEL can be produced. Hereby PM1-e adheres to the International Portfolio Management Standards (i.e.GIPS).
The system has its own real-time two-way data layer to host systems and can connect to any host system (i.e. GEOS, IBSY, Olympic and many more). PM1-e bookkeeping export enables a complete accounting plan for all data relevant for a financial accounting. In addition it permits an accounting plan regarding to specific business types. It connects easily to any accounting system (i.e. Sage Sesam, SAP, ORACLE). PM1-e helps building trust, promotes a continuous coverage of changing requirements and creates qualified opportunities for cross- and up-selling and hence allows PM1-e customers to significantly increase business volume.
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 North Africa Holding Co. (NorAH), a Kuwait based Investment Company, was established in September 2006 with the aim of capitalizing on the significant investment opportunities arising within North African economies. With a capital base of KD 50 million, NorAH is one of the largest pan-regional investment companies and is driven by a clearly defined vision and investment strategy.
NorAH aims to contribute to the sustainable development of North African economies by partnering with local companies. Moreover, it seeks to acquire significant stakes in companies with superior management teams, and firmly believes in partnering with its investee companies in driving their transformation into premier regional and global players.
NorAH has a strong relationship with its shareholders, including Kuwait Projects Company (KIPCO Group), one of the most prestigious holdings in the GCC region with over US$20 billion of assets under management. The strong reputation and track record of KIPCO combined with its focus on the MENA region provides it with unparalleled access to the growing pool of opportunities. NorAH is well positioned to benefit from its solid shareholder base, its experienced senior management team, and its access to the large deal flow generated by the KIPCO Group.
NorAH's success is based on the depth, breadth, and experience of its investment team who come from a variety of backgrounds, ranging from investment banking, asset management, strategy consultants, and specialists in corporate finance.
NorAH's target market spans across Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt; countries which together account for two-thirds of the MENA population and offer significant untapped potential for abundant investment opportunities. These cover financial services, insurance, real estate, industrial, logistics, healthcare, and telecom sectors. Over the next couple of years, NorAH intends to build a portfolio of investments across growth industries with a potential to deliver superior returns.
Web: http://www.northafricaholding.com/index.aspx
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 Guernsey’s pre-eminent investment funds industry continues to see growth in the value of private equity in the Island. This is despite the difficult market conditions that have seen amounts raised by this asset class across Europe fall by some 10% this year.
The Island boasts a range of providers offering experience and innovation in the structuring, management, administration and custody of funds ranging from the traditional to the more esoteric. Combine this with top quality support services, a large non-executive resource, pragmatic regulation, modern legislation and an attractive fiscal environment and you can see why leading promoters of private equity funds use Guernsey.
“the jurisdiction of choice for private equity” Bridget Barker, Partner at Macfarlanes, London
“a terrific place in which to do business” Jon Moulton, Founder and Managing Partner of Alchemy Partners
www.guernseyfinance.com
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 SASCO Global Investments is a private equity firm that backs strong business operators in industries where we our team, capabilities, and network can add value. Our focus is on energy (including new generation fuels), real estate and infrastructure, and large-scale industrial manufacturing. Reflecting our global investor base and origination network, we invest in the MENA region and Southeast Asia. Our approach is to invest in industry segments where demand is strong, and align ourselves with proven local partners.
Website: www.sascogi.com
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 Zawya is an online business information and community platform focused on the Middle East. Headquartered in Dubai, Zawya has a global user base of over 350,000+ high-end business professionals. Zawya covers detailed information on the top 12,000+ companies in the Middle East with comprehensive live news coverage through the exclusive Zawya Dow Jones newswire service. Furthermore, the service provides industry news, macroeconomic reports, country statistics, stock market data as well as specialized databases such as IPO, Sukuk, Mutual Funds, Projects and Private Equity monitors. In addition to subscription services, Zawya offers advertisers the ability to target the most affluent online audience with an interest in the MENA region. Zawya's online service caters to and attracts only serious professional users and decision makers as it has the only fee paying user base in the region. Visit us today at www.zawya.com |
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 Private Equity & Hedge Funds Middle East is the voice piece of what have become the two fastest growing sectors of the financial services industry in the region. The smartest intellects and the best dealmakers have been attracted to the private equity and hedge funds space since this is where the best returns are to be had. Private Equity & Hedge Funds Middle East magazine charts all the main deals and trends and talks to the leading players to gain insights into their strategies. http://www.cpifinancial.net |
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 Failaka Advisors has become the recognized leader in the field of Islamic funds research. Its cornerstone product is the Failaka Islamic Funds Database, which was launched in March of 2008 and follows the success of their Failaka Islamic Fund Report, which was first published in 1997. The database is widely used by bankers, industry insiders, and others interested in the fast-developing world of Islamic fund management. Failaka also publishes the Shariah Report 2008, which is the 1st book for profile the world’s Shariah Scholars. The group also hosts the industry’s awards each March, the Failaka Islamic Fund Awards. For more information visit www.failaka.com |
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or call +971 (0) 4 709 4502 today for more information.
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