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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
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Important dates
Submit all nominations: 30th September 2009
Shortlists announced:
October 2009
Gala awards evening:
23rd November 2009
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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 Saqib Rashid,
Vice President Abraaj Capital Saqib is currently a Vice President at Abraaj Capital and is a member of the investment team covering buyout and growth capital investments. Prior to joining Abraaj, he worked at Spring Capital Partners, a U.S. Small Business Administration-sponsored private equity fund, where he executed 8 transactions in the SME space. Saqib also has experience working at McKinsey & Co (Dubai), where he assisted a GCC-based development bank on refining its SME strategy and assisted a leading commercial bank in the GCC in developing a strategy for launching a mid-market regional private equity fund. Saqib started his career at General Electric Corporation, where he participated in the company’s Financial Management Program.
Saqib holds a MBA degree from The Wharton School and an MA degree from The Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his BBA degree (with honors) from The George Washington University. Saqib is a U.S. Fulbright Scholar and was awarded a research grant in 2003 to conduct an in-depth study of the private equity industry in Egypt.Appearing: Conference day two - Tuesday 24 November 2009 3pm Panel discussion: Angel investing, Seed Capital, SMEs and VC
- Market models: the US, European and Asian models
- VC returns: comparing returns to quoted markets
- Capital: Government vs. institutional vs. UHNW investors
Chief Executive Officer,
Riyada Ventures Managing Partner,
Arab Seed Ventures Director Arab Academic Tech Transfer project, Manager, ASTF Techno Fund, Head, ASTF Bureau (Tunisia),
ASTF Bureau Vice President,
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The Awards ceremony brings together top executives from private equity institutions from across the region.
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