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        <![CDATA[Sunday, 2nd May 2009 - keynote presentations, investor one-to-one meetings, capital-raising workshops 
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            08:00 - 08:45
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            Registration & networking breakfast
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            08:45 - 09:00
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            Opening remarks by event co-host
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            09:00 - 09:30
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            Interactive Panel Discussion: Sovereign Wealth Funds and Future Strategies
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            <p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Sovereign Wealth Fund outlook in the region - what are they pulling out of and what are they pushing in to? Post-recession investment tools of the largest SWFs of the world</span></p>
<p><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Panelists include senior executives from:</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Kuwait Investment Authority<br />
Qatar Investment Authority<br />
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority</span><br />
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            09:30 - 10:00
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            Investors in the Macroeconomy of MENA: keynote presentation
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            <p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Regional dynamics of the post-recession economy. A macroeconomic snapshot: understanding affected regions and the hidden promises within MENA and beyond</span></p>
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            10:00 - 10:30
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            Kingdom Investor Presentation 
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            <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The change in investment outlook by Saudi investors. What is driving investment decisions and how are they shaping the regional economy</span>
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            10:30 - 12:30
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            One-to-one investor meetings - Session: 1 
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            <p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Face-to-face meetings of investors with choice of business investment opportunities, project development investments, mutual funds, private equity companies and expert investment advisors. Advisors and opportunities are pre-screened and verified to ensure investor confidence</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">10:30 – 11:00 </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">meeting 1</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">11:00 – 11:30 </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">meeting 2</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">11:30 – 12:00 </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">meeting 3</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">12:00 – 12:30 </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">meeting 4</span><br />
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            12:30 - 13:00
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            Investor panel discussion: Gauging Stability and Returns
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<li><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The key challenge and opportunities in today’s economic environment</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Understanding regional dynamics, business culture, and transparency issues </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Where to find stability - what is the new shape of sustainable investments</span></li></ul>
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            13:00 - 14:00
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            One-to-one investor meetings - Session: 2
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            <p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Second session of face-to-face meetings of investors with choice of business investment opportunities, project development investments, mutual funds, private equity companies and expert investment advisors. Advisors and opportunities are pre-screened and verified to ensure investor confidence </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">13:00 – 13:30 </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">meeting 1</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">13:30 – 14:00 </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">meeting 2</span><br />
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            14:00 - 15:00
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            Networking lunch break 
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            <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Careful seating plans at the 5 star luncheons ensure peer mingling, investor relationship building, and business relationship establishment. All attendees will be able to network with a diverse collection of VIPs attending the event</span>
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            15:00 - 15:30
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            Prayer break
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            15:30 - 17:30
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            Capital-raising workshops
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            <p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Invest in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
As non oil sectors of the Kingdom expand under the government’s unique new vision for economic development, the workshop will educate and explore mushrooming investment opportunities to attending investors.<br />
• Learn about the KSA’s Economic Cities (EC) projects<br />
• Learn about sector opportunities in energy, transportation, knowledge-based industries (KBI) </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Invest in Abu Dhabi</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
With a strong focus on sustained infrastructure and general economic development, Abu Dhabi is attracting investors who have developed a more prudent approach - especially after those that have suffered through the downfall of Dubai. Abu Dhabi focuses on internal investment making it a more promising investment haven. The workshop will focus on the benefits of investing in the unique assets of the Abu Dhabi emirate</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Invest in North Africa</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
Learn to invest in the emerging&nbsp; markets of north africaTunisia: Competitive economy&nbsp; opening up to the world with fast-growing infrastructure and a transparent legal framework Libya: Investing in telecom &amp; internet, finance &amp; banking sectorMorocco:Vision 2010 - development of new marinas, roads, rail systems, and the hospitality industry Algeria: Strategic geographic location for trade, large domestic population, natural resources and minerals, university and education development</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Invest in Egypt</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
While the country faces the challenges of major reforms and private sector development, the workshop will focus on and educate investors on this massive market with amazing investment&nbsp; potentials. Egypt remains a strong investment prospect due to:<br />
• Diversified sources of income<br />
• High foreign exchange reserves<br />
•&nbsp; Strategic location of the country<br />
• New structural reforms streamlining bureaucratic procedures for&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; investment<br />
• Fresh gas reserves<br />
• Direct and indirect opportunities for investment<br />
• Supporting legal infrastructure</span><br />
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Monday, 3rd May 2009 - keynote presentations, investor one-to-one meetings, capital-raising workshops, MENA Investor Awards
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            09:00 - 09:30
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            Interactive Panel Discussion: Financial Heads of Leading MENA Corporations 
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            <span style="font-weight: bold; color: #333333; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Changes and current outlook of the corporate investors of the middle east. What has changed and what is the shape of investments of the future?</span><br />

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            09:00 - 09:30
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            Interactive Panel Discussion: Saudi Business Leaders Panel
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            <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Looking at investments and sustainability from a business leader’s perspective. A panel discussion by some of the most influential business leaders from the Kingdom</span>
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            10:00 - 10:30
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            Risk presentation: MENA focused 
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            <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold">MENA’s risks and returns. The new shape of emerging economies of the region – an investments point of view</span>
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            10:30 - 12:30
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            One-to-one investor meetings - Session: 3
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            <p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Third session on Day2 of face-to-face meetings of investors with choice of business investment opportunities, project development investments, mutual funds, private equity companies and expert investment advisors. Advisors and opportunities are pre-screened and verified to ensure investor confidence</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">10:30 – 11:00 </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">meeting 1</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">11:00 – 11:30 </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">meeting 2<br />
</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">11:30 – 12:00 </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">meeting 3</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">12:00 – 12:30 </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">meeting 4</span></p>
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            12:30 - 13:00
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            Global investments presentation 
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            <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Strengthening the bond between MENA's investors and global opportunities - where are the gaps and how can they be filled</span><br />

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            One-to-one investor meetings - Session 4
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            <p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Last session of face-to-face meetings of investors with choice of business investment opportunities, project development investments, mutual funds, private equity companies and expert investment advisors. Advisors and opportunities are pre-screened and verified to ensure investor confidence </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">13:00 – 13:30 </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">meeting 1<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold">13:30 – 14:00 </span>meeting 2</span><br />
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            14:00 - 15:00
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            <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Careful seating plans at the 5 star luncheons ensure peer mingling, investor relationship building, and business relationship establishment. All attendees will be able to network with a diverse collection of VIPs attending the event </span><br />

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            15:00 - 15:30
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            Prayer break
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            15:30 - 17:30
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            <p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Invest in healthcare</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
This workshop will explore the unique and business cycle proof investment by funds in the healthcare industry. Special focus on various new healthcare projects and medical research giving investors a better insight on why this special sector promises sustained growth, consistent returns, and overall human development</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Invest in hospitality</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
As global business travel inevitably increases and the world will eventually come out of the recessionary cycle, hospitality, entertainment and housing sectors bring brand new growth&nbsp; guarantees. The workshop highlights some of the key hospitality projects that have credible ratings and will build investors confidence in the hard hit sector</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Invest in education</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
The private equity world eyes new&nbsp; education projects while the world turns away from conventional&nbsp; investments in real estate. While the world’s leading universities turn to building, faculty and program&nbsp; expansion sprees - investors will learn how education investment will be one of the most lucrative options available in the market in current conditions</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Invest in transportation</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
As the global population keeps&nbsp; increasing with leaps and bounds, cutting edge mass transportation technology and logistics needs are a keen interest for emerging economies. Which economies in the world will invest in transportation, and where around the globe are high-returns more probable in this sector? The workshop will act as the key investor guide for transportation </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Invest in infrastructure</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
A pivotal demand for all economies under internal and global pressure for better infrastructure to encourage business functioning and FDI - infrastructure and real estate development maintains its inelasticity in demand across global markets. The workshop will explore infrastructure opportunities as well as the best means for infrastructure invesment </span><br />
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        <![CDATA[<P align=justify><STRONG>ABOUT MENA INVESTORS SUMMIT</STRONG></P>
<P align=justify>The Summit consists of carefully accumulated features that ensure business networking, deal creation opportunities and highly interactive investment advisory. Whether seeking private investments, venture capital, private equity, or the latest safe investment opportunities in MENA and beyond, the MENA Investor Summit’s features imperative stepping stones for the future of investment flow from the region.&nbsp; </P>
<P align=justify>The MENA Investors Summit is a unique phenomenon for selected regional investors, occurring at a crucial time, supported by global financial leaders and regional capital-rich investment experts, taking place in the heart of the liquidity-rich Middle East. The event provides a high-quality platform for handpicked world-leading financial institutes and screened pre-qualified investors of the MENA region to meet with premier investment opportunities. The Summit is dedicated to instigating capital flow and familiarizing leading investors to the best global and regional investment opportunities in light of the worldwide financial crunch. </P>
<P align=justify><STRONG>Keynote presentations</STRONG> by the gurus of global finance and investments will help attending investors understand the intricate dynamics of budding high-return investment opportunities and safe investor strategies. </P>
<P align=justify>The keynote presentations will also educate and help investors explore the hidden high-return sustainable treasures of the growing sectors and emerging regions. </P>
<P align=justify><STRONG>Workshops </STRONG>hosting up to 15 investors per workshop room will capture the undivided attention of the attendees discussing exclusively selected cases and investment topics. </P>
<P align=justify><STRONG>One-to-one investor meetings </STRONG>in a unique match making session are scheduled for meeting sponsorts who will be able to have the undivided attention of their choice of investors for up to 30 minutes per meeting.</P>
<P align=justify><STRONG>5 star networking opportunities</STRONG> during the event in the shape of business meetings, networking coffee and lunch breaks, as well as meetings at exhibition stands will ensure the initiation of new regional investor relationships. Two conference streams will run side-by-side for the first two days of the three day event at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh.</P>
<P align=justify><STRONG>Networking opportunities include:</STRONG></P>
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<DIV align=justify>Dining with requested VIP guests (subject to availability) </DIV>
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<DIV align=justify>Extended Q&amp;A sessions<BR></DIV></LI></UL>

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<description><![CDATA[<p align="center"><font color="#525da9" face="Arial" size="2"><strong>MENA Investors Summit 2009 - <a href="http://www.naseba.com/source/d_files/4/6/4/6/6/MENA%20Investors%20Summit%20-%20PR%20Clippings.pdf">PRESS COVERAGE</a> </strong></font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="center"><font color="#525da9" face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;<strong>===</strong></font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font color="#525da9" face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Capital Consulting to participate at naseba’s MENA Investors Summit 2009</strong></font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial"><em>Capital Consulting, an independent business
advisor, confirms its participation at the first edition of naseba’s
MENA Investors Summit 2009.</em></font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial">Dubai, October 1st, 2009 – naseba (Euronext Paris:
MLNSB) is pleased to host Capital Consulting as a leading sponsor for
the MENA Investors Summit 2009, taking place on November 1st to 2nd,
2009 in Riyadh </font><font color="#525da9" face="Arial">(</font><font color="#525da9" face="Arial"><a href="http://www.menainvestors.com/">www.menainvestors.com</a></font><font color="#525da9" face="Arial">).</font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial">naseba, in partnership with MENA’s largest sovereign
wealth funds, leading family offices and the biggest private equity
companies in the world, has launched an innovative division of
“capital-raising” events, with the MENA Investors Summit as the
flagship event for this initiative. The event is hosted in Riyadh -
being the leading emerging market destination, most suitable for this
extremely exclusive and elite event which will attract both regional
investors and international investment opportunities under one roof.
[...]</font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial"><em>“We believe there are always times in history
when new frontiers open up and fresh ideas change the business world
and we trust The MENA Investors Summit could turn into one of those
decisive moments for the business world. For our group, particularly,
it will help us establish a priceless network with prestigious
companies from the MENA region that will bring us one step closer
towards realizing all of our ambitions for the Cape Verde Islands. More
so, it allows us to renew and establish new goals.”</em></font> commented Saidy Andrade, Chairman of Capital Consulting.&nbsp; </p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial">To read the full version go to <font color="#525da9"><a href="http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-34778.htm"><strong>Eye of Dubai.</strong></a></font></font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font color="#525da9" face="Arial"><strong><font size="2">Grant Management to participate at naseba’s MENA Investors World Summit 2009</font></strong></font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial"><em>Grant Management, an ARLA registered letting
agent and specialist in investment in residential property, confirms
its participation at the first edition of naseba’s MENA Investors World
Summit 2009.</em></font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial"><br>Dubai, September 17th, 2009 – naseba (Euronext
Paris: MLNSB) is pleased to host Grant Management as a sponsor for the
MENA Investors Summit 2009, taking place on November 1st to 2nd, 2009
in </font><font color="#525da9" face="Arial"><font color="#000000">Riyadh </font>(</font><font color="#525da9" face="Arial"><a href="http://www.menainvestors.com/">www.menainvestors.com</a></font><font color="#525da9" face="Arial">).</font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial">Grant Management provides a one-stop-shop for
investors and property funds, making it easy for them to invest in
residential property. The company has a skilled team of buyers who
source properties in 12 cities across the UK. Its clients range from
individuals with just one property investment to high net worth clients
with highly developed, larger portfolios of residential property. It
deals with a growing number of institutional clients and funds..[...]</font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial">Peter Grant, chief executive at Grant Management said:</font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial"><em>"With the green shoots of recovery, definitely
green, we are encouraging savvy investors to act quickly to make the
most of the opportunities within the residential property sector.
Overseas investors can in particular benefit from a weak pound
compounded with low property prices - we have noticed a distinct
increase in demand from investors the Middle East, Far East and US over
recent months and predict that this trend is set to increase."</em></font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial">To read the full version go to <font color="#525da9"><a href="http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=40328"><strong>BI-ME.</strong></a></font></font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font color="#525da9" face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Greenpark Capital to participate at naseba’s MENA Investors World Summit 2009</strong></font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial"><em>Greenpark Capital, a global leader in customised
secondaries solutions, confirms its participation at the first edition
of naseba’s MENA Investors World Summit 2009</em></font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial"><em></em>&nbsp;</font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial">Dubai, September 4th, 2009 – naseba is pleased to
introduce Greenpark Capital as a leading sponsor for the MENA Investors
Summit 2009, taking place on November 1st to 2nd, 2009 in </font><font color="#ffffff" face="Arial">Riyadh <font color="#525da9">(</font></font><font color="#525da9" face="Arial"><a href="http://www.menainvestors.com/">www.menainvestors.com</a></font><font color="#525da9" face="Arial">).</font><font face="Arial"><br></font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial">Established in 2000, Greenpark Capital is one of the
leading global secondaries specialists focused on the mid-market with
€1.3billion of capital under management.&nbsp; With an international team of
highly experienced, multi-lingual investment professionals, Greenpark
is well positioned to cater for the rapid growth of the global
secondaries market.&nbsp; A deep understanding of local markets has placed
Greenpark at the forefront of secondaries innovation. [...]</font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial">“<em>Greenpark is pleased to be sponsoring the MENA
Investors Summit 2009 and the team and I are very much looking forward
to the opportunity to meet with investors in the region and develop
lasting business relationships. Greenpark has an international team
with a thorough understanding of the secondaries market, both globally
and locally, and I hope to continue to develop our reputation within
the sophisticated investment community in the MENA region</em>.”&nbsp; Eric Pathé, Investment Director, Greenpark Capital.</font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial">To read the full version go to <font color="#525da9"><a href="http://www.zawya.com/printstory.cfm?storyid=ZAWYA20090904075331&amp;l=075300090904"><strong>zawya.</strong></a></font></font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font color="#525da9" face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font color="#525da9" face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font color="#525da9" face="Arial"><strong><font size="2">NASEBA ANNOUNCES THE MENA INVESTORS SUMMIT TO BE HELD IN THE </font></strong><strong><font size="2">KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA</font></strong></font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial"><em>Resilient and liquid investors to gather at regional summit</em></font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial"><br>Riyadh, July 15, 2009 - naseba, in partnership
with MENA’s largest sovereign wealth funds, leading family offices and
the biggest private equity companies in the world, have&nbsp; launched the
first ever investor focused capital-raising, deal flow initiative in
the MENA region - focused on introducing capital to lucrative
opportunities: The MENA Investors Summit, on the&nbsp; 1st and 2nd of
November 2009, will take place in the heart of the liquidity-rich
Middle East – at the&nbsp; Four Seasons Hotel, in the&nbsp; Kingdom Center,
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[...]</font></p><div align="justify">
</div><p align="justify"><font face="Arial">“<em>The paradigm to gain access to capital has
shifted…Now, more than ever, the West is turning to the MENA region to
access some of the most resilient, dynamic investors in the world</em>.”&nbsp; Scott Ragsdale, Chairman, naseba group</font></p><div align="justify">
<br><font face="Arial">To read the full version go to <font color="#525da9"><a href="http://www.ameinfo.com/203893.html"><strong>AME Info.</strong></a></font></font></div>]]></description>
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