MENA Private Equity: Deal Structuring, Risk, and the $106B Opportunity That Cannot Be Ignored
For most of the past two decades, the Middle East and North Africa sat on the edges of most institutional investment portfolios. Today, that is changing — and the reason is no longer just the region’s oil wealth or the recycling of petrodollars into global markets, but a broader economic shift. Governments across the region are opening up industries they once kept entirely to themselves, such as healthcare, energy, and financial services, and inviting private investors in. For institutional allocators — pension funds, endowments, and large investment managers — that shift creates real opportunity. But to take advantage of it, understanding how deals get done is essential.
