Karim El Solh

Co-founder and chief executive officer, Gulf Capital

Dr. Karim El Solh is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Gulf Capital, one of the leading alternative asset management firms in the Middle East, that invests across several asset classes including Private Equity, Credit and Mezzanine and Real Estate. Under his leadership, Gulf Capital has been associated with some of the region’s most prominent private equity and credit and mezzanine transactions and has won numerous awards including “Best Private Equity Firm in the Middle East” Award by Banker Middle East Magazine for five years in a row and the “Best Private Equity Firm” in the Middle East and North Africa by Private Equity International in 2014. Prior to founding Gulf Capital, Dr El Solh was the chief executive officer of an Abu Dhabi investment bank, The National Investor. Under his leadership, the Firm was involved in a number of groundbreaking private equity transactions and was ranked the number one IPO underwriter in the Gulf.

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  • Schedule

    November 14, 2017

  • 09:10  - 09:55
    Gulf capital is increasingly significant for global markets, as shown by Saudi Arabia’s pledge to invest billions in US infrastructure through its Blackstone collaboration, as well as its backing of the Softbank Vision Fund, and the international reach of the region’s sovereign-wealth funds. The deepening of the region’s financial markets, including wealth and asset management and real estate investment trusts, is in turn drawing international investors seeking new sources of growth. This panel of leading financiers and experts will discuss the place of Gulf capital in global markets, and how the region’s financial markets may continue to attract foreign investors.
    GLOBALISING GULF FINANCE THEME




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