presentations - VC, Private Equity and Real Estate

As you know, Super Return MENA 2009 summit was held in Dubai in October and DubaiBeat.com was an official partner for this event.

Following is the presentation by Josh Lerner, Professor of Harvard Business School. The presentation is titled "New Insights into Sovereign Wealth Funds: Clues and Mysteries".

Following is the presentation by Ali Al Shihabi, Founder and Executive Chairman of Rasmala, at the Super Return conference in Dubai October 2009.

Following is the presentation by Imad Ghandour, Executive Director of Gulf Capital at the Super Return conference in Dubai October 2009.

A great presentation from Super Return MENA 2009 summit was the one by Willem H. Buiter, Professor of Political Economy, London School of Economics and Political Science. It is titled: "Global Developments and Regional Prospects for Markets, Businesses and Private Equity".

So you have closed the deal, or thinking about closing a deal with a Venture Capital or Private Equity investor for your firm. What are the implications of a PE/VC investment on a company? Here is a good presentation from the recent DIFC Private Equity Forum by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Enjoy!

Global LPs are going to significantly increase their private equity investments in the Middle East over the next three years - according to a survey by Coller Capital, the global investor in private equity secondaries.

Although not still significant in terms of amount, in terms of exposure the increase is going to be very significant: for Asia-Pacific LPs, exposure to the Middle East is going to increase from 10% to 48%, for American LPs from %3 to 32%, and for the European LPs from virtually zero to 21%.

And what do you think is the top reason for global investors being shy to invest in the Middle East PE? Geopolitical risk? Nope. Unfavorable regulatory environment? Nope. Lack of quality assets? Nope. “Too few credible GPs” is the top reason shared by 95% of LP respondents. (Our directory has listing of private equity firms in the Middle East)

The full document is here:

Another great presentation from the 4th annual Private Equity MENA 2008, organized by Terrapinn, was the one by Brad Bourland, Chief Economist at Jadwa Investment of Saudi Arabia. (Brad was the Chief Economist at Samba in Riyadh for almost 9 years before joining Jadwa.) Enjoy!

The 4th annual Private Equity MENA 2008, organized by Terrapinn, was held in Dubai last week and DubaiBeat.com was proud to be officially accredited to cover this event.

Following is the presentation by Istithmar World Capital’s Chief Investment Officer, Felix Herlihy: