SuperReturn Middle East Event - MENA Region Private Equity Conference

The Premier International Private Equity Conference In The Middle East

SuperReturn Middle East returns to bring you even more regional LPs, top local fund managers and international industry titans to explain where they see the future of private equity in the region.

Plus! In order to broaden the support base of the conference and give you even more access to local wealth managers, SuperReturn Middle East 2010 shall now alternate between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, with the 2010 event being held in the stunning Fairmont Hotel, Bab Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi.

For a sneak preview of what makes SuperReturn Middle East the leading Private Equity event in the MENA region Click HERE

Regional and International Strategies For Creating Value, Maximising Returns & Securing Funding In The New Market Environment

Learn how to create value with companies bought at the height of the boom through hearing insights from global industry titans, such as Steve Pagliuca, Managing Director, BAIN CAPITAL, David Rubenstein, Co-Founder & Managing Director, THE CARLYLE GROUP and many more.
Discover how to Maximise Returns when investing in specific regions as we bring you two dedicated sessions for each of the key countries, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey
Hear how to Secure Funding from LPs from three panels of regional investors, as they discuss what they are looking for in a fund manager and where they plan to invest over the next decade.
Learn how to benefit from Sharia compliant funds and hear how the experts structure their funds in the Islamic Finance Workshop. Hear from: Harris Irfan, Head of Islamic Products, BARCLAYS CAPITAL
Learn the opinions and thoughts of International LPs in our LP Summit, which aims to give LPs a chance to air their opinions, discuss where they are investing now and what they really want from a GP. Highlights include an exclusive interview with Mark Boyle, NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL CAPITAL

£600

Key Speakers Include:

Mishal Kanoo Deputy Chairman - UAE & Oman THE KANOO GROUP	Lord Charles Falconer Senior Counsel, GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP Former LORD CHANCELLOR OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Daniel H. Mudd Chief Executive Officer FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP	Steve Pagliuca Managing Director BAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS
Professor Josh Lerner Jacob H. Schiff Prof of Investment Banking HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL	Charles Baillie Global Co-Head Alternative Investments & Manager Selection (AIMS) GOLDMAN SACHS
David Rubenstein Founder & Managing Director THE CARLYLE GROUP	Karim El Solh CEO GULF CAPITAL

and many more

More Networking Opportunities Than Any Other MENA Private Equity Conference

Take advantage of the unique networking opportunities that SuperReturn Middle East provides, allowing you to meet more regional and international fund managers and a host of LPs.

New! ‘Live Talk Back’ Blackberry Questions Read more.

Send your questions in real time directly to the speaker using your blackberry. The questions are anonymous and it gives you the opportunity to put the world’s biggest private equity players on the spot.

LP/GP Structured Speed Networking Read more.

The speed networkers are divided in LPs and GPs giving GPs a chance to deliver a brief synopsis of their fund, and LPs a chance to evaluate a large number of funds very quickly. Pick up 20 business cards in 20 minutes; if there is a fit, you can follow up later.

My SuperReturn Middle East E-Networker - Our Online Pre-Conference Networking Tool Read more.

My SuperReturn Middle East E-Networker allows registered delegates to load up their profile, view other delegate profiles, book meetings with key contacts and start preparing in advance for the conference with our online networking tool. My SuperReturn Middle East goes live two weeks before the event to all registered and paid delegates to the main conference.

NEW! Delegate QuickFire Showcase - Present Your Fund To A Panel Of LPs Read more.

Delegates have exactly 90 seconds to present their fund strategy without using financial and performance data. Feedback is given by our expert LP panel and participants are awarded points for strategy and presentation style. The mood is informal and fun.

Meet The LP Lunch Tables Read more.

Have lunch and conversation with the biggest investors in the industry

Networking Knowledge Exchange Roundtables Read more.

Take the opportunity to discuss your sector or region with a leading industry expert, in an informal group setting of about 15 people – the ideal chance to discuss the issues that have been brought up during the day and meet the key speakers.

Electronic Polling Sessions Read more.

See what the industry really thinks and participate in the debate with our confidential real time delegate polling sessions, followed by analysis from the biggest names in the industry.

Evening Gala Networking Reception Read more.

Relax and enjoy the opportunity to meet the best of the global industry at our splendid Gala reception, specifically designed to allow you to network and unwind at your leisure.

More Access To LPs Than Any Other MENA Focused Conference Read more.

SuperReturn Middle East 2010 brings you unique access to LPs such as Mishal Kanoo, Deputy Chairman, UAE & Oman, THE KANOO GROUP, who will be taking part in an exclusive VIP hosted lunch table, giving you the opportunity to have an informal conversation with one of the Middle East’s most powerful investors

Plus! Hear From Leading Academic Expert, Josh Lerner, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, Exclusively at SuperReturn Middle East Read more.

Hear from one of the world’s leading academics, Josh Lerner, Jacob H Schiff Professor Of Investment Banking, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, as he explains how to manage the risk in private equity portfolios as the world emerges from recession. Josh shall also be hosting a VIP lunch table and on-hand to answer all your questions.

Hear From Top Local Fund Managers And Investors, Experts In The Region And Successful In The Post-Crisis Environment Read more.

Speakers Include: Karim El Solh, CEO, GULF CAPITAL, Abdulmohsen Al Touq, General Manager, Al Touq Company & Ali al Shihabi, Founder & Executive Chairman, RASMALA INVESTMENT BANK

Get The International Regulatory Perspective Read more.

from Lord Charles Falconer, Senior Counsel, GIBSON, DUNN & Former LORD CHANCELLOR OF THE UNITED KINGDOM to explain the role that a state should play in creating & maintaining a global financial centre.

We Bring International LPs To The Middle East Read more.

Don't miss out on your chance to hear from Erik Kaas, Partner, PARTNERS GROUP, Koonal Gandhi, Director Funds Investment, OPIC & Thomas Kubr, CEO, CAPITAL DYNAMICS

More Sector & Region Focused Discussion On The Most Topical Issues Read more.

Hear from the experts on what is happening in oil, gas, clean energy and infrastructure, or enjoy our dedicated afternoon on North African private equity and session on 'The New Silk Route' designed to explore Asian capital flows into the MENA region.

View the latest Agenda for the Premier Private Equity Conference in the Middle East

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Exhibitors

Investment Community Partner

Media Partners

Official Arabic Broadcaster

Official Business Publication

MENA Private Equity Portal

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2010 Attendees Include:

AB Capital IS Girisim Sermayesi Jade Invest King & Spalding Maples and Calder Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners. Riverside Europe Partners Siraj Capital Dubai Ltd Taylor Wessing LLP Vantage Capital Vinson Elkins Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Actis Capital LLP Aon DIFC Gulf Ltd Asia Alternatives

Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Co Bank Gutmann group CapMan Plc CI Capital Group Clifford Chance LLP Drum Capital Management Ernst & Young Foursan Group IDG Ventures India Advisors Pvt Ltd Investcorp Bank Ithmar Capital Maples Finance Dubai Ltd Mashreqbank Psc Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd Neuberger Berman

New Enterprise Associates Nomad Capital Northwestern Mutual Capital Ltd Overseas Private Investment Corp Partners Group Pomona Capital RHO Fund Investors Siraj Swicorp The Carlyle Group The Starling Group Turkven Private Equity Verny Investments LLP Vision Capital Actis

Adams Street Partners ATA Invest Capvent AG Invest AD Jadwa Investment Simmons & Simmons Almojel Group Goldman Sachs IFC Paul Capital Partners Rasmala Investment Bank Ltd The National Bank of Abu Dhabi Abraaj Capital AnaCap Financial Partners LLP Augur Capital

Barclays Capital Capital Dynamics ChrysCapital G2 Investment Group LLC Gulf Capital Harvard Business School HBG Holdings IS Private Equity IVCI JS Private Equity Marsh National Industrialization Co TASNEE Neuberger Berman Management Inc PGC I Preqin

Saffar Capital Tuninvest/Africinvest Abu Dhabi Retirement Pensions & Ben Fund Al Midas International Group Alix Partners AR Investment Partners Avenir Finance Corporate Bain Capital Bladonmore Capital Trust Citadel Capital Emirates Investment Authority Foursan Group Intermediate Capital Group Is Private Equity Investment Trust

Malaz Group Meidlinger Partners, LLC NBK Capital New York Life Capital Partners Onex Pomona Europe Advisers Limited Siguler Guff Tharwa Management Consultancy Voyager Partners UK Ltd IL & FS Investment Managers Ltd Rasmala Investment Bank Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank CDH Investments FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

Herbert Smith LLP Infinity Consultants Lime Rock Partners Masdar City Northern Gulf Partners Permira Advisers SBG UK Limited Squadron Capital The National Investor Dubai Ltd Waha Capital PJSC A'Sharqiya Investment Holding Co AXA Private Equity CVC Capital Partners HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd INSEAD

MENA Infrastructure Fund PricewaterhouseCoopers Shuaa Capital Waha Capital Latham & Watkins LLP Majid Al Futtaim Trust Accelerator Technology Holdings Argan Invest AL TAMIMI & CO ArCapita Bank CVC Capital Partners Delta Partners Hamilton Lane Deutsche Bank AG Amwal AlKhaleej

SL Capital Partners LLP LODH Private Equity AG HarbourVest Partners LLC Kulczyk Investments SA Macquarie AlpInvest Partners Apollo Management Better Capital LLP Standard Chartered Bank Acrostic Adams Capital Partners The Kanoo Group Al Touq Group Al Nasser Holdings Deloitte

London Business School First Reserve Corporation Pantheon Ventures The Riverside Company

"We regard it as the private equity event in the region. If you are going to be in private equity and you want to know about it, you’ve got to be here."

Chris Ward

Chief Executive Office – Financial Advisory Services

DELOITTE

"As far as private equity conferences in the region are concerned, this is certainly the best one. I think it’s been a great experience, I’ve learned a lot and met a lot of good people.” "

Paul Harter

Partner

GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER

"SuperReturn Middle East is clearly the foremost private equity event in the MENA region"

Chafic Najia

Managing Director, Private Equity

Algebra Capital