announcements - VC, Private Equity and Real Estate

It is a pleasure for us to announce that DubaiBeat.com is an official media partner of the Global Residence & Citizenship Conference - Dubai 2012 which will be held 21-22 November 2012 at Madinat Jumeirah Mina A’Salam Hotel, Dubai, UAE.

Henley & Partners & IBC Present the 6th Annual Global Residence & Citizenship conference. 200 attendees joined the 2011 conference in London where the premier residence and citizenship event in the private client calendar boasted two ministerial addresses, one from the UK & St Kitts & Nevis.

Among other partners of the event you can find Financial Times, National Bank Financial and Finance Malta. See more details and a list of speakers.

It is a pleasure for us to announce that DubaiBeat.com is an official media partner of the 6th Annual SuperReturn Middle East 2012 which is being held 15-17 October 2012 at Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Finance Center.

SuperReturn Middle East brings together global experts from around the region and the world. The largest private equity event in the MENA region returns for 2012 with its line-up of regional investors, international fund managers, and guest speakers.

Among other partners of the event you can find Abraaj Capital, HBG, Citadel and Citi. See more details here

We have just released our latest update to DubaiBeat's "Directory of Venture Capital and Private Equity in the Middle East". Now a total of 426 Middle Eastern investment firms and 731 contacts from those firms are listed in our investors directory.

This update is released in line with our regular enhancements to the directory. The last major updates have been released on Sep-2009, Jan-2010, Mar-2010, Jan-2011 and Nov-2011.

As before, since the volume of the directory has increased rapidly - now at 128 pages -, we are also including the raw Excel files of all 426 firms and 731 contacts. (At the moment the raw Excel files are free when you order the directory. So order and download now!)

It is a pleasure for us to announce that DubaiBeat.com is an official media partner of the Private Equity International Capital Connect: MENA 2012 which will be held 18-19 April 2012 at Dubai.

This re-designed conference format will bring together the engines of economic change in the Middle East, convening the leading private equity managers to meet entrepreneurs and connect with fresh capital. This year's forum will gather investors and fund managers from both local and global markets to discuss the vital role that private equity will play in the economic evolution of the region and beyond.

Among other partners of the event you can find KPMG, DIFC and CNBC Arabia. See more details and a list of speakers here.

It is a pleasure for us to announce that DubaiBeat.com is an official media partner of the ArabNet Digital Summit 2012 which will be held 27-31 March 2012 at Beirut, Lebanon.

ArabNet Digital Summit 2012 is an international digital event for 5 days featuring panel discussions, specialized workshops, competitions, networking sessions, social activities and more. The program will include Two Developer Days with technical discussions and workshops for programmers; Industry Day about how web & mobile are transforming traditional industries, like healthcare, travel and education; Two Forum Days, the largest gathering of digital business leaders in the region, covering the latest trends & technologies in web and mobile. A Community Day raising public awareness about the power of digital. Community Day is a day of free activities for students, NGOs and the general public, raising awareness about and providing training in digital technologies.

Among other partners of the event you can find Nokia, Qualcomm, Google and Microsoft. See more details and a list of speakers here