Arqaam Group is a fast growing, full service financial services and investment banking group, focused on emerging and frontier markets. Arqaam operates out of Dubai International Financial Center in Dubai and has offices in Cairo and Beirut with a planned on-ground presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Arqaam operates through five diversified and synergistic business units with a leading position across most business lines. Research focused Sales & Trading, Investment Banking comprising of Capital Markets Advisory and M&A Advisory, Asset Management, Treasury & Custody Operations and Arqaam Syndicate Strategy which assists late-stage technology start-ups in the MENA region with Financial Advisory and Investment Banking services.
Arqaam is amongst the Top 2 Institutional brokers in MENA with seats on three stock exchanges in the GCC and one in Egypt. Arqaam’s Research covers a total of 203 listed companies, across 10 countries and a wide range of sectors, including the largest global coverage of MENA equities representing over 60% of GCC market capitalization. Arqaam has been consistently ranked as one of the leading research providers since 2014. Arqaam’s Investment Banking Team has executed over 40 transactions with over USD54 billion. Arqaam was the Joint Book Runner in the recent successful and biggest ever IPO in Abu Dhabi, Borouge PLC.
Arqaam has over USD1.2 billion in Assets under Management and Custody and provides bespoke solutions to clients to help achieve superior risk adjusted returns.
With over 3 decades of market presence, Century Financial has remained the UAE's oldest and trusted investment solutions provider. Century Financial specializes in global financial investments covering 40,000 instruments across 125 global markets and 31 countries. The company's services include investment consultancy, research & analysis, and financial promotion, catering to local and expatriate customers from GCC residing in UAE. Exemplary client service is the hallmark of Century backed by industry-leading expertise and technology. Century places a lot of emphasis on educating investors, thereby empowering them to make informed decisions on their investment portfolios.
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We’ve been in the UAE for over 55 years, and we share the vision of the country to go above and beyond what’s expected. Our M&A and Transactions Advisory team actively originates and executes transactions across all sectors. Our global footprint enables us to leverage our relationships within the region as well as internationally with the ability to advise on all aspects of a transaction from start to finish including buyer/seller identification, deal negotiations, IPO/ Capital Market Advisory, valuations, due diligence, financial modelling, debt advisory, SPA advisory and fundraising (equity/debt).
Protiviti (www.protiviti.com) is a global consulting firm that delivers deep expertise, objective insights, a tailored approach, and unparalleled collaboration to help leaders confidently face the future. Protiviti and its independent and locally owned Member Firms provide clients with consulting and managed solutions in finance, technology, operations, data, digital, legal, governance, risk and internal audit through its network of more than 85 offices in over 25 countries.
Named to the 2022 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, Protiviti has served more than 80 percent of Fortune 100 and nearly 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies. The firm also works with smaller, growing companies, including those looking to go public, as well as with government agencies. Protiviti is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half (NYSE: RHI). Founded in 1948, Robert Half is a member of the S&P 500 index.
BHM Capital Financial Services PSC, is a private joint stock company listed in Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and regulated by the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority. Since its inception in 2006 BHM Capital has been one of the top-ranked firms in the UAE’s financial markets and a pioneer in financial technology making it a regional leader in providing essential tools for corporate and individual investors. BHM Capital offers clients access to capital markets in UAE, KSA, USA, UK, and other regional and international markets as well as a wide range of financial services and investment instruments including prime brokerage, fund management, portfolio management, market making, liquidity providing, corporate advisory and research.
Edelman Smithfield is a financial communications boutique that specializes in the financial markets and strategic situations. The team comprises 250 advisors across more than 25 cities and 15 countries, including offices across the MENA region, and serving an expansive roster of top organizations around the world.
Edelman Smithfield has deep expertise serving and communicating to the financial markets:
The Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA or ‘the Association’) is an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the Investor Relations (IR) profession and international standards in corporate governance. The mission of MEIRA is to enhance the reputation, efficiency and attractiveness of the Middle East capital markets. This is delivered by fostering increased dialogue among members and encouraging the IR community to share the global best practice within the field of IR. In partnership with stock exchanges, regulators and other market participants, MEIRA supports companies through its professional development and certification programmes as well as its membership community and network of country Chapters.
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.
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