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Conference:
Day 1
23rd Nov 8.50am - 5:30pm
Day 2
24th Nov 8.50am - 5:30pm
 
Master Classes:
Sunday 22nd Nov
KMPG - Making your investments sweat - driving value from portfolio companies
 
Wednesday 24 Nov
BDO Corporate Finance & Lawrence Graham - The challenges of restructuring & re-financing in the current market

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Private Equity World Awards, MENA 2009
 
 
Important dates

Submit all nominations: 30th September 2009

Shortlists announced:
October 2009

Gala awards evening:
23rd November 2009
 

Nominations can be put forward for a series of categories depending on the meeting of category criteria.

Categories

  • Deal of the year
  • Professional services firm of the year
  • Best fund raising of the year
  • Best new private equity fund
  • Best private equity house
  • Best venture capital fund
  • Special merit award

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The awards evening will be one of spectacular entertainment, food, networking and a whole lot of fun.  You will not want to miss it!
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Eng Sobhi Batterjee

Eng Sobhi Batterjee,
Founder, President & CEO
Saudi German Hospitals Group

Eng. Sobhi Batterjee is the Founder President & CEO of Saudi German Hospitals Group, the largest Healthcare Developer in the MENA region. Eng. Batterjee graduated in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas, USA and has Masters in Electrical Engineering from University of Colorado, USA. Eng.Batterjee driving philosophy is, a verse from The Holy Quran “ومن احياها فكأنما احيا الناس جميعا ” المائده 32 And if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind. Al-Maidah (32)”. He started the SGH Group with his brother Dr.Khalid Batterjee, with a Capital of 15 Million US$ in 1988. The Group has now grown to over 1 Billion US$ institution and number one Healthcare brand in GCC, Pan Arab and Levant regions. SGH Group has 5 World class Tertiary care Hospitals in KSA and Yemen, with over 1600 beds (has plan for further 8000 beds), treating over 1,000,000 patients and performing over 100,000 operations annually. 12 Hospital Projects are under various stages of Planning and Construction like Dubai (UAE), Cairo (Egypt), Hail (KSA), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Khartoum (Sudan), Kashmir (Pakistan), Syria, Morocco, Nigeria, Chad …. etc. The Group is developing many Not-for-Profit Hospitals for the poor in association with Prof. Mohammad Yunus (Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2006), Grameen Bank, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), GE and CCC. The Group has started the largest private Medical University of the MENA region with strategic partnership with Tubingen University of Germany and the Group has a network of SGNAs (Saudi German Nursing and Allied Sciences Training Institutes) across Saudi Arabia. Eng. Batterjee has also established many Not-for-Profit institutions like Charity Blood Bank, Saudi Entrepreneurship Development Institute (SEDI), Family Business Academy (FBA) and Health Management Research & Training Institute (HMRTI). Group has developed strategic partnerships with many institutions like IDB (Islamic Development Bank), IFC (International Finance Cooperation, Private sector arm of World Bank), Arab Fund-Kuwait, Global Investment House, Olympic Group, Yemen Airways, Retirement Fund of Ministry of Interior-Yemen, General Corporation for Social Security-Yemen, Islamic Finance Company-UAE….. etc. The Corporate Vision of the Group is “To design, finance, construct and operate 30 World Class Hospitals and Create 50,000 jobs by the Year 2015 & To be the dominant regional player in the Private Medical Education by establishing 5 Medical Colleges by the Year 2020” Eng. Batterjee is widely recognized for his commitment and contributions, has received many awards which include: -Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Arab Management in the category of 'Best Arab Management Personality’(2006); -National Medal of Cedar – Grade Knight by the President of Lebanon(2007); -Best Client of the Year from ICD-IDB(Islamic Development Bank)-(2003-4); -Saudi Achievement Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by Arabian Business(2007)’; -Millennium Development Goals Award by MDG-UN and The Arab–African Initiatives at Cairo(2007), -Healthcare Industry CEO Award by Middle East Excellence Awards Institute presented by Hon. Dominique de Villepin, Former Prime Minister of France(2008).…. etc. -SGH Group is among “50 most admired companies of the GCC” in a survey (2007) done by the Arabian Business.com, the one and only Healthcare Company in the list. -Eng.Batterjee has bagged the prestigious Ernst & Young (E&Y)’s Entrepreneur of the year Award for 2008 for entire Middle East and Arab World and he represented the region at E&Y’s World Entrepreneur of the Year event held at Monaco in May 2009 . -Eng.Sobhi A.Batterjee and SGH Group have been selected amongst an elite group of YPO-WPO members as an award recipient for the SEN Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Leadership Award at a ceremony of the YPO-WPO Global Leadership Conference in mid-March in 2009 at Miami, USA. Eng.Batterjee is currently working on developing a sustainable Private Healthcare model for the poor.
Appearing:
Conference day two - Tuesday 24 November 2009
11.30am
The growth potential of Saudi Family Businesses: what can Family Businesses achieve with strategic M&A and private equity investing
  • Growth of family businesses so far
  • Are family businesses M&A ready? - recent consolidation activity
  • Management control and equity dilution issues - views on private equity infusion and listing
  • Availability of acquisition finance and preferences – shariah compliance issue
  • Preferred sectors and geographies for M&A consolidation
  • The future: global businesses or local conglomerates?
Founder, President & CEO,
Saudi German Hospitals Group
Head - Mergers, Acquisitions & Advisory,
NCB Capital
Vice President – Business Development, Merger & Acquisition,
The Savola Group (KSA)
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