Richland Equities, founded in 1999 and one of the earliest private equity investment companies in China, is now managing 9 funds covering TMT, advanced manufacturing, health-care, culture&media and intelligent transportation with AUM over 3 billion RMB, which are supported by local governments of Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chongqing, and Hunan. We also conduct secondary market business…
JAFCO operates a series of funds to channel risk capital to start-ups in Japan, US, China, Taiwan, Korea, India, and Singapore. Targeting high-potential companies with innovative and creative management strategies, JAFCO provides support for enhancing corporate value and expanding business through deep involvement in management. JAFCO currently manages total capital commitments of approximately 460 billion…
PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL SUMMIT UAE#CreatingOpportunity 31 October 2018 Dubai, UAE GET INVOLVED EXPERIENCE #PEVCUAE17 RELIVE 2017 PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL SUMMIT UAE Middle Eastern economies have long been aware that while their reserves of oil and gas have been plentiful, they are also finite. Following the recent oil crisis, the region has…
Chinese Capital Controls? The year 2017 saw Beijing simultaneously tightening and ‘relaxing’ its outbound foreign direct investment (OFDI) protocols. In a somewhat confusing move, following a strew of disastrous Chinese investment decisions, and set against a background of politicking among the People’s Party and an ongoing battle against capital flight, Beijing began to scrutinise many…
Hussein Al Sayed has nearly 15 years of experience in the Financial Markets. He is best known for his role as an anchor at CNBC Arabia hosting the popular evening show, Bursat Al Alam. Prior to joining the broadcast network, Hussein spent several years working in the financial services sector as a dealer, trader and…
Saif is Co- Founder & Interim Chairman at Ras Al Khaimah Incubator and Accelerator, a hub for startups and early stage companies in partnership with Department of Economic Development, Ras Al Khaimah Government and with Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zones. Aljaibeji is also CEO for Middle East and Africa at UnitedHealth Group, a $180 billion…
Sonia Weymuller is a Founding Partner of VentureSouq, a GCC-based early stage equity funding platform. Previously, she headed Advertising Sales for Turner Broadcasting’s portfolio of children’s platforms across MENA and Africa. Prior to Turner, Sonia worked with Viacom’s Emerging Markets’ Strategy Group and Microsoft’s Strategy and M&A team in London. She holds a B.A. from…
RELIVE PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL SUMMIT UAE#CreatingOpportunity October 2017 Dubai, UAE REGISTER PEVC 2018 EXPERIENCE #PEVCUAE17 Introduction Dear reader, Middle Eastern economies have long been aware that while their reserves of oil and gas have been plentiful, they are also finite. Following the recent oil crisis, the region has accelerated its effort to leapfrog…
The AI market in the Middle East is expected to reach values of $114 million by 2021, but in the race to adapt, clear winners are already emerging. Here are three sectors currently being transformed by robotics and AI If they haven’t already, it’s safe to say everybody will come into contact with such tech…
