EVENTS - Islamic Private Equity - Top QFIB official takes part in Turkey summit

thepeninsulaqatar.com - DOHA: Joined by over 50 expert regional and global speakers, Ihab Asali, Qatar First Investment Bank (QFIB) Head of Private Equity addressed the global rise of Islamic Private Equity at the recently concluded Islamic Investment and Finance Forum, in Istanbul, Turkey.  (source)

EVENTS - Islamic Private Equity - Qatar First Investment Bank highlights changing trends of Islamic Private Equity

ameinfo.com - The recent global financial crises has changed the sentiment for finance and investments. An increased appetite for Islamic Private Equity has surfaced with its own challenges and trends. Joined by over 50 expert regional and global speakers, Ihab Asali, QFIB Head of Private Equity addressed the global rise of Islamic Private Equity at the recently concluded Islamic Investment and Finance Forum, in Istanbul, Turkey. (source)

FINANCE - Islamic Private Equity Firms Encouraged to Revisit their Business Model

Manama 03 October 2010: Islamic private equity firms face a reality check post the financial crises, said Ashar Nazim, Director and Head of Islamic Financial Services at Ernst and Young, speaking today at the Islamic Financial Services Board summit, titled Business Models in Islamic Finance - Challenges and Opportunities in Bahrain. 

EVENTS - Islamic Venture Capital Conference To Update Investors On Market Trends

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The two-day Third Islamic Venture Capital and Private Equity Conference beginning Tuesday would act as a platform for venture capitalists and private equity investors to keep them updated with global market trends and Islamic alternative investments in the region.

SUKUK - PRIVATE EQUITY - Dubai Private Equity Invests in Europe With First Sukuk: Islamic Finance

Millennium Private Equity Ltd., a Dubai government-linked investment company with about $5 billion in capital, plans to use Islamic financing for venture capital in Europe after buying the first corporate sukuk in the U.K.

Millennium, part-owned by Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC, the United Arab Emirates’ largest Shariah-compliant bank, bought $10 million of four-year convertible notes in July that were sold by International Innovative Technologies Ltd., a clean energy company in Gateshead.

“We are looking at transactions in Europe and other areas,” Vally Khamisani, a director at Millennium said in an interview in Dubai yesterday. “They can tap into capital which is focused on Shariah principles. The structures can fly well here.”

CONFERENCE - 28-29 Sept 2010 - Kuala Lumpur - 3rd Islamic Venture Capital and Private Equity Conference

3rd Islamic Venture Capital and Private Equity Conference

Sept 28-29, 2010 - Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia



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