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C-suite start-up chat with Bilal Shabandri, Co-founder at arcab

We caught up with Bilal to find out how arcab are currently positioning themselves Please tell us about your core business? arcab is a pay per use digital mobility service designed for organizations to move their teams together. The company is tackling the 150B$ microtransit market in emerging countries by focusing on serving businesses along…
Carrie Cousins By Neil Ashman  |  Jan. 21, 2021
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MENA REGION: VC TRENDS 2020 AND BEYOND

I've spoken lots about how COVID has accelerated the acceptance and adoption of technology. For all the awful things that have happened due to the pandemic, it has clearly formed the tipping point for a technology driven revolution. Very few industries will look the same, function the same or even have the same incumbents leading…
Carrie Cousins By Derek Watson  |  Jul. 02, 2020
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The Startup Ecosystem in MENA

The MENA region is home to a large number of young, aspiring entrepreneurs. The startup ecosystem is supported through extensive government programs, which is critical given how important SMEs are to the local economy. Sources: 2 What is apparent though is that the MENA startup ecosystem still has a long way to go in terms…
Carrie Cousins By Derek Watson  |  Jun. 28, 2020
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Deal Sourcing In Venture Capital

Deal Sourcing In Venture Capital According to a recent study by KPMG, companies spend more than 6,000 working hours per year, that's the equivalent of 3 full-time staff, to complete a deal. Tasks range from sourcing contacts, validating contact information, attempting to connect, engagement, due diligence and execution. Sources: 1 Combined with excessive asset allocation, this…
Carrie Cousins By Derek Watson  |  Jun. 25, 2020
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How Did Covid-19 Change Remote Working?

The rapid spread of COVID19 forced countries into lockdown periods and simultaneously demanded that even the most reluctant companies adopt a #WFH strategy. Workers have been required to quickly upskill and embrace the use of remote technology in daily life. Once seen as a tool for employees to escape the office and management supervision, remote working has now become…
Carrie Cousins By Derek Watson  |  Jun. 22, 2020
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A Day In The Life of A Private Equity Associate

A Day In The Life of A Private Equity Associate Stanislav Shamayev Private Equity Associate at Apollo  Last April marked the end of my second year as an associate in Apollo’s Private Equity (“PE”) group. This was both a significant milestone and a natural point to reflect on the first half of my associate experience.…
Carrie Cousins By Derek Watson  |  Feb. 06, 2020
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Venture capital direct listing

Read the full article here Venture capital's call for more direct listings is growing louder with a group of big-name investors and tech company executives expected to attend a private, invite-only "symposium" on the matter next month at a hotel in San Francisco. Why it matters: There's a growing investor consensus that the traditional VC-backed…
Carrie Cousins By Derek Watson  |  Sep. 19, 2019
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ESG Investing Isn’t The Only Way To Make An Impact

Read the Full article here From driving a hybrid car to buying from ethical brands, or meticulously separating your recycling, we’re all thinking about how we can have a more positive impact on the world we live in. And it is no different with investors.  Recent research shows that more than one in three family offices…
Carrie Cousins By  |  Aug. 07, 2019
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Sovereign wealth funds increase venture capital deals in 2018

Read the full article here Sovereign wealth funds boosted venture capital exposure in 2018 and favored private health-care companies, according to report from the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds published Thursday. In 2018, state-owned investment funds completed 27 transactions at the growth-capital stage, up 42% vs. 2017. The largest funds also doubled exposure to…
Carrie Cousins By  |  May. 25, 2019
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Who is investing in AI?

Who is investing in AI?  Read the full article here Between 2018 and 2019, the artificial intelligence market is expected to grow by 154 percent, reaching a $14.7 billion market size. While some of this growth is being driven by companies like Amazon that have put a lot of resources behind this technology, much of the growth…
Carrie Cousins By Derek Watson  |  May. 13, 2019
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A Quantitative Approach To Private Equity Fund Selection

Click here to read the full article Drawing on decades of private equity market experience, we have developed a machine driven scoring tool to substantiate our human decision making in the fund selection process. The scores produced can be turned into investment decisions through an economic cost/benefit analysis to create a framework that can be…
Carrie Cousins By  |  May. 11, 2019
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Brazil leads LatAm private equity surge

To read the full article click here International investors remain cautious, despite a strong performance in deal activity this year. Private equity (PE) deals have recovered sharply in 2019 in Latin America, according to data from the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA). In the first half of 2019, international private equity markets flows to the region reached…
Carrie Cousins By Derek Watson  |  Apr. 10, 2019
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The Future Of Wall Street: Fintech 50 2019

Read the full article here There’s a fintech revolution going on inside Wall Street’s biggest firms. At asset management giants from Blackrock to Third Point, banks such as Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, and financial service behemoths Nasdaq, MetLife and American Express, upstart fintech firms are revolutionizing the way they operate. These blue-chip institutions are both users…
Carrie Cousins By Derek Watson  |  Mar. 04, 2019
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Private markets AUM and deal value reached record highs in 2018

Read the full article here Global private markets AUM and total deal value both reached record highs in 2018 while fundraising eased slightly from prior records, according to McKinsey & Company 2019 annual review report: 'Private markets come of age'.The report offers comprehensive analysis of 2018 with the full year’s data across five asset classes…
Carrie Cousins By Derek Watson  |  Feb. 21, 2019
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Impact investing

mobilising private capital to address social issues while generating a financial Return Sustainability is not simply a nice to do but a must do! The current sustainability revolution goes beyond philanthropic donations or CSR initiatives, it disrupts all systems to pave the way for bigger and better social and economic growth. Commonly associated with climate…
Carrie Cousins By Derek Watson  |  Dec. 14, 2018
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Private Equity Sinks its Teeth into Tech

Private equity buyout firms are on course to make more investments in the technology sector in 2018 than in any year prior. As at November there have been 1,079 tech-focused private equity-backed buyout deals announced globally, approaching the record of 1,096 set the previous year. In fact, the number of private equity-backed buyout deals in tech…
Carrie Cousins By Derek Watson  |  Nov. 26, 2018
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