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conference details

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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Mr Basil Rahim,
Founder
MerchantBridge

A career of 28 years spent in the banking industry covering commercial banking, investment banking and private equity work. Mr. Al-Rahim has spent the last ten years in London as Managing Director and CEO of a privately owned FSA regulated and authorised private equity and corporate advisory firm, which he founded in partnership with a number of large institutional investors. Prior to that he was based in Washington D.C. where he was Managing Director of The Carlyle Group and founder of its international subsidiary. Mr. Al-Rahim was a Senior Advisor to Riggs National Bank and has also worked for Gulf International Bank in Bahrain as a credit and lending officer, and in London as a foreign exchange dealer upon graduating from the American University in Beirut. Mr. Al-Rahim has received his commercial banking training at Citibank and his investment banking training at Morgan Stanley and Brown Brothers Harriman in New York. He is a member of the Canadian Securities Institute and the founding member of the Iraq Foundation, a Washington based NGO working for democracy and human rights in Iraq established in 1991.

Appearing:

Conference day one - Monday 23 November 2009

3pm

Panel session: is infrastructure development and investing a perfect solution to

Are infrastructure opportunities coming to the table quick enough to help funds and investors?
Can Governmental influence be enough on its own – what do other investors need to do?
Who really are the drivers and winners of these projects?
How and where to invest and how to put money to work
Can there ever be a secondary market for infrastructure funds?
MENA requirements and the classic global requirements of power, energy and water
In unprecedented times - what sectors should investors now readily focus on?

Mr Mark Lemmon,

Chief Executive Officer,
MENA Infrastructure Fund

Mr John Mantzavinatos,

Director,
Instrata Capital

Ms Najmeh Habili,

Senior Manager,
ADCB Macquarie Corporate Finance

Mr Basil Rahim,

Founder,
MerchantBridge

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Mr Basil Rahim,FounderMerchantBridge

Mr Basil Rahim,
Founder
MerchantBridge