1st Saudi Arabia Private Markets Investment Breakfast

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Riyadh

The Saudi Arabia Private Markets Investment Breakfast is sponsored and hosted through the joint cooperation of Pedersen & Partners and CMS.

The event will be held in Riyadh and will bring together senior decision makers from Private Equity, Mezzanine and Venture Funds, Asset Managers, Financial Institutions, Family Offices and their portfolio companies.

The purpose of this event is to bring together investment professionals to discuss and share experiences and comments regarding the current industry climate and future developments.

Type:
Private Equity Breakfast
Venue:

Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences
6623 Al Shohadaa Eastern Ring Road
Riyadh, KSA

Co-Chairs: 

  • Michael Al-Nassir – Partner & Head of Private Equity Practice APMEA, Pedersen & Partners
  • Rizwan Osman - Head of Corporate, CMS Saudi Arabia

Panellists:

  • Waleed A. Alballaa - General Partner, Sukna Ventures
  • Turki Aljoaib - Managing Partner, Rua Growth Fund
  • Ivo Detelinov - General Partner, Salica Oryx Fund
  • Wassim Moukahhal - Head of Alternatives, Artal Capital
  • Orhan Osmansoy - Managing Partner, TVM Capital Healthcare
  • Markus Solibieda - Chief Investment Officer, Dussur
  • Mohamed Wahby - Managing Director Private Equity and Real Estate, Malaz Capital

Panel discussion topics:

  • Outlook for and latest trends in investment, finance, and M&A activity, including deal flow, valuations and exit strategies, search funds; one purpose funds; private debt funds, continuation funds;
  • High opportunity sectors and market segments: Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Life Sciences, digital & energy infrastructure, water & food security, decarbonisation/clean energy; in accordance with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030;
  • Value creation: portfolio management and exit strategies, change management, the significance of human capital in due diligence, succession planning, and key talent acquisition and retention;
  • Influence of current external factors such as interest rates and inflation, armed geopolitical conflicts, digital transformation, energy transition, new legislation and key elections;
  • Fundraising environment - who are the main sources of capital: institutional investors, family offices, corporate ventures, sovereign wealth funds, multilaterals, funds of funds;
  • Importance of ESG criteria in fundraising and when selecting portfolio companies, including the increased demand for governance at both the fund and portfolio levels;
  • Outbound investment destinations - what geographies have the highest potential for investors and their portfolio companies?