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<strong>Venture</strong> <strong>Capital</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Middle</strong> <strong>East</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> Report15directoryMENA Private Equity Association Member FirmsMalaz <strong>Capital</strong>Malaz <strong>Capital</strong> focuses on manag<strong>in</strong>g venture capital funds that <strong>in</strong>vest <strong>in</strong>technology <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> MENA region. The Malaz VC fund is a growth-stagefund focused on ICT sector <strong>and</strong> target<strong>in</strong>g private <strong>com</strong>panies <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> MENAregion or <strong>in</strong>ternational <strong>com</strong>panies aim<strong>in</strong>g to exp<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> MENA region»»Phone: +966 1 460 1644»»E-mail: <strong>in</strong>fo@malazcapital.<strong>com</strong>»»Location: Riyadh-Saudi ArabiaCedar Bridge PartnersCedar Bridge <strong>in</strong>vests <strong>in</strong> solid <strong>and</strong> promis<strong>in</strong>g MENA <strong>com</strong>panies <strong>and</strong>management teams, which it supports f<strong>in</strong>ancially <strong>and</strong> operationally toachieve exceptional growth.Cedar Bridge prides itself to be an <strong>in</strong>novative <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>dependent strategicth<strong>in</strong>ker with proprietary deals crafted <strong>and</strong> orig<strong>in</strong>ated by our <strong>in</strong>vestmentteam us<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>ir deep sector expertise <strong>and</strong> vast global networks. We<strong>com</strong>b<strong>in</strong>e a conservative f<strong>in</strong>ancial approach with practical local operationalexpertise.Cedar Bridge <strong>in</strong>vests ma<strong>in</strong>ly <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> core economies of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Middle</strong> <strong>East</strong>-- Egypt, Saudi Arabia, <strong>and</strong> UAE – <strong>and</strong> focuses on <strong>the</strong> sectors where ithas extensive <strong>in</strong>vestment <strong>and</strong> operational experience, ma<strong>in</strong>ly, education,healthcare, retail, <strong>and</strong> transportation.»»E-mail: <strong>in</strong>fo@cedar-bridge.<strong>com</strong>»»Location: Cairo-Egypt, Dubai - UAE»»Website: www.cedar-bridge.<strong>com</strong>Riyada Enterprise Development (RED)Riyada Enterprise Development (RED) is <strong>the</strong> small <strong>and</strong> medium enterprise(SME) <strong>in</strong>vestment platform of <strong>the</strong> Abraaj Group. It is a US$500million <strong>in</strong>itiative focused on <strong>the</strong> <strong>Middle</strong> <strong>East</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> (MENA)region, with a focus on provid<strong>in</strong>g growth capital for <strong>in</strong>fluential m<strong>in</strong>ority<strong>and</strong>, <strong>in</strong> some cases, majority stakes <strong>in</strong> SMEs. The target <strong>in</strong>vestment sizeranges from US$ 500 thous<strong>and</strong> to US$ 15 million. RED is sector agnosticbut prefers entrepreneurially run <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>novative bus<strong>in</strong>esses that arescalable <strong>in</strong>to new regional markets, <strong>and</strong> that can leverage technologyto support <strong>the</strong>ir work. Its primary focus is on profitable SMEs <strong>in</strong> need ofcapital <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>stitutional <strong>and</strong> strategic support to grow. The RED <strong>in</strong>itiativeoperates at both a regional <strong>and</strong> country-specific level, provid<strong>in</strong>g economiesof scale <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> ability to facilitate geographic expansion of itsportfolio <strong>com</strong>panies. The RED team is a dedicated unit with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> AbraajGroup that operates solely on <strong>the</strong> SME <strong>in</strong>itiative through a network oflocal offices that currently <strong>in</strong>cludes Dubai, Amman, Cairo, Ramallah <strong>and</strong>Beirut, with additional local offices be<strong>in</strong>g established <strong>in</strong> target countriesthroughout <strong>the</strong> region.»»Phone: Dubai +971 4 3191500, Amman +962 6 5347254,Beirut +961 1 964570, Cairo +202 2 4619930, Ramallah +970 22416000»»Email: dubai@riyada.<strong>com</strong>, amman@riyada.<strong>com</strong>, beirut@riyada.<strong>com</strong>,cairo@riyada.<strong>com</strong>, ramallah@riyada.<strong>com</strong>»»Location: Dubai -UAE, Amman - Jordan, Cairo - Egypt, Beirut -Lebanon, Ramallah-Palest<strong>in</strong>e»»Website: www.riyada.<strong>com</strong>31
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