The principals have been involved in leading and structuring landmark private equity deals in the Gulf, Africa and Asia. Current ongoing deals in our target sectors include:
Natural Resources: we are founding strategic investors in a bauxite mining company with world-class assets in West Africa. The company is developing a 10m tpa bauxite mine. Bauxite is the critical raw material in the aluminum value chain. The company is fully funded having executed a financing and offtake deal with one of the largest bauxite trading groups in China and is in process of being IPO readied
Education: founding partners and investors in an innovative student housing specialist company targeting key cities in Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom has over 2 million students enrolled in higher education and Vision 2030 has education and creating student hubs, communities and access to technologies/training at its core
Food & Beverage: mandate from leading family that owns over 33 casual dining restaurants in top locations in UAE and Saudi Arabia. The company is profitable and on a strong growth expansion plan targeting Saudi Arabia
Real Estate: mandate representing the developer of the largest affordable/moderate housing project in Riyadh. The project uses innovative cost effective and environmentally friendly housing solutions. There is a severe shortage of affordable/moderate housing for Saudi citizens
44% acquisition
Acquisition
Q1 2008
The undersigned are the exclusive advisors on the City Gourmet Internation Deal
7,91% purchase
Exclusive buyside advisory to
In Acquisition of Minority Interest In
Q1 2006
The undersigned was appointed as the exclusive buy-side advisor for the Djezzy acquisition
7.91% exit
of:
Minority Interest In
Q3 2006
The undersigned exclusively negotiated and structured the exit on behalf of the client
$50,000,000
private placement advisor
Q3 2005
The undersigned acted as the financial advisor to Global Alumina Corporation
60% acquisition
buy side advisory
Investiment In
Q4 2005
The undersigned acted as the esxclusive buy-side advisor to Gourmet Gul Company.
$25,000,000
esclusive sell side advisory to
in acquisition of a 50% interest for 123,000,000 in
Q4 2004
The undersigned formed the consortium for the 50% sale of Meiya Power Company
28% acquisition
buy side advisory
Investiment In
Q4 2005
The undersigned acted as the financial advisor to REI Holding Group
our achievements
Over 70 years of experience in private equity by the managing partners
Over $2 billion of deals advised/led investments with leading family offices and institutional investors
Proven ability spanning the whole cycle from identifying & creating investment opportunities through to exiting investments
Equity-i has a long track record in structuring and investing in Telecom, Real Estate, Infrastructure and Natural Resources
Large exits on transactions like over an 80% IRR on Orascom telecom Algeria’s $230m investment
Successful exits over a period of 10 years with high IRR’s exceeding 30%
first avenue mall and hotel
(famh)
Co-owned EIMP sister company Novo Urban envisaged the concept for FAMH, negotiated with Union Properties, master developer, conducted full feasibility, and packaged the whole concept and sold it to one of its UHNW Saudi investors. Currently the mall and hotel are under construction. Completion Q2 2017.
Crowne plaza
(cp), dubai marina
Co-owned EIMP sister company Novo Urban is the Construction Manager and Client Rep for CP. It has fully authority granted by the client and has created value through multiple value engineering consultations that has been highly commended by its Clients. Expected completion Q4 2017
FINANCING FOR ICON TOWER
1 AND 2 JLT
EIMP managers exclusively advised Mazaya Real Estate on the sale of Icon Towers 1 and 2 and arranged full equity financing from Dubai – based investors for a total transaction size of AED 550m. Towers were later sold – down and run at high occupancy.
first avenue mall and hotel
(famh)
Co-owned EIMP sister company Novo Urban envisaged the concept for FAMH, negotiated with Union Properties, master developer, conducted full feasibility, and packaged the whole concept and sold it to one of its UHNW Saudi investors. Currently the mall and hotel are under construction. Completion Q2 2017.
Crowne plaza
(cp), dubai marina
Co-owned EIMP sister company Novo Urban is the Construction Manager and Client Rep for CP. It has fully authority granted by the client and has created value through multiple value engineering consultations that has been highly commended by its Clients. Expected completion Q4 2017
FINANCING FOR ICON TOWER
1 AND 2 JLT
EIMP managers exclusively advised Mazaya Real Estate on the sale of Icon Towers 1 and 2 and arranged full equity financing from Dubai – based investors for a total transaction size of AED 550m. Towers were later sold – down and run at high occupancy.