Investors in Lebanon

The Abraaj Group is a private equity, venture capital, and real estate investment firm specializing in early venture, seed, growth capital, emerging growth, mid venture, late venture, expansion capital, industry consolidation, mezzanine, subdebt, PIPES, buyouts, bridge, recapitalization, infrastructure, and buy and build in mature companies. It seeks to invest in small and medium sized enterprises in emerging markets. The firm typically invests in oil, gas and consumable fuels, metals and mining, agricultural machinery and equipment, agricultural services, auto parts and equipment, leisure facilities, pharmaceuticals, services outsourcing, water utilities, real estate, health care and clean energy, manufacturing, food products, FMCG, construction, healthcare services, industrials, telecommunications, resource and infrastructure services, education, information technologies, aviation, materials and logistics, agribusiness, energy, and food industries. It focuses on consumer goods and services, within which it also focuses on fast moving consumer goods manufacturing, retail, and food & beverage. Within financial services it also focuses on banking, non-bank financial institutions (such as mortgage or consumer finance specialists), insurance companies (life, general and reinsurance), and payments and fintech businesses. Within healthcare it focuses on hospitals & clinics and other type of service providers in the healthcare domain. Within education, it focuses on private K-12 schools and traditional graduate and post-graduate, campus-based universities. We are also investing in clean energy power generation, i.e., renewable power generation assets. We will also selectively invest in base-load gas-fired power generation assets and select midstream and downstream energy infrastructure assets including transmission and distribution assets that complete the value chain. It invests in companies based in Far East, the Middle East including Saudi Arabia, North Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, and South Asia with a focus on Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Algeria, Pakistan, Turkey, the Palestinian territories and the six Gulf Arab nations that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council. The firm also seeks to invest globally with a focus on Sub Saharan Africa including Ivory Coast region; Latin America including Argentina, Brazil; Central Asia; and Southeast Asia including India and the Philippines. The firm seeks to make equity investments between $0.5 million and $100 million; typically investing $10 million to $100 million in private equity investments as well as in real estate. It prefers to invest between $100 million and $300 million in its portfolio companies. It prefers to invest in companies with revenue between $6 million to $35 million. The firm acquires controlling or significant interest and seeks board representation in its portfolio companies. It typically exits its investments within a period of three years to five years through structured exits to strategic and trade buyers or onto public markets in the region. The firm seeks majority and minority positions in public enterprises ranging between 10% and 49%. The Abraaj Group was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with additional offices across Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Berytech is an incubator and venture capital firm specializing in investments focusing on early, start up, pre-incubation, and incubation investments. The firm seeks to invest in high tech small and medium enterprises including information and communication technology, communications software, digital, alternative energy resources, industrial & product design, multimedia software, healthcare, and fashion and other design services companies. It seeks to invest in Lebanon. The firm seeks to invest between $0.1 million and $3 million per transaction in companies with an enterprise value between $0.5 million and $5 million, sales value between $0.1 million and $2 million, and EBITDA between $0.1 million and $1 million. It also provides mentoring and hosting services. Berytech was founded in 2002 and is based in Beirut, Lebanon, with additional office Beirut, Lebanon.

Globivest is the first women-led, gender lens venture capital fund from the MENA region, focusing on impact-driven models and the One Health approach to drive health, social, and environmental change.

IM Fndng groups IM Capital and IM Ventures, implementing partners of USAID MENA & Lebanon Investment Initiatives, providing Matching Capital, Equity Guarantee & Support Programs to a broad spectrum of businesses ranging from seed stage to growth phase, as well as to investors in Lebanon.

Daher Capital is a Beirut-based family office, managing investments across the Middle East, the US and South America. Daher Capital's investments span across a wide range of industries including the mortgage industry, technology, financial services, farming and more.

Berytech Fund II is a 51 million US Dollar Beirut-based Venture Capital Fund. The funds were received from major banks in Lebanon under the Circular 331 issued by the Central Bank, an initiative that has played a massive role in the activation of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Lebanon. This fund comes following the extensive support provided by Berytech in the successful building, promotion and management of an ecosystem for start-ups and growing companies over the past 15 years. The Fund’s objective is to invest in small and medium-sized Lebanese enterprises with high growth potential, high human added value and that fall in the scope of the knowledge economy. The Fund targets mainly start-ups in the acceleration phase and that have the ability to scale up seamlessly. Industries and sectors covered are Information & Communication Technology, Digital Content, Industrial & Product Design, Fashion Design and Renewable Energies

The Emirates Capital Limited provides investment management and corporate financial services. The Company offers mergers and acquisitions consulting, private equity advisory, private placements, public offerings of debt and equity, and other financial services. Emirates Capital serves its clients in United Arab Emirates.

Phoenician Funds is at the heart of thriving capitals of digital innovation and startup ecosystems in the Middle East and North Africa Region. We are seasoned advisors, devoted problem solvers and serial entrepreneurs, who share a passion for technology and proactively seek opportunities in sectors that are ripe for disruption. Our team actively supports founders to co-shape successful ventures in the early stages of investment, and create value across the investment life-cycle. We provide strategic guidance, market access and insights, linkages to proprietary networks as well as proven execution capabilities to drive long-term success of our portfolio companies.

The Euromena Funds is a private equity firm specializing in investing in emerging markets. It seeks investments in Consumer and retail, Food and beverage, Agriculture, Education, Energy, Financial services and insurance, Healthcare and pharmaceuticals and Information technology. The firm do not invest in Real Estate and Start-ups. The firm prefers to invest in companies present in the Levant and Africa. The Euromena Funds was founded in 2005 and is based in Beirut, Lebanon with additional office in London, United Kingdom and Qormi, Malta.

B&Y Venture Partners is a venture capital firm founded by former entrepreneurs who have collectively built 10 companies and achieved 6 exits. Their investment approach is deeply founder-centric, offering not just capital but also hands-on support from day one to exit. This commitment has earned them a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 87 from their portfolio founders. The firm has a global perspective with roots in the MENA region, providing startups with a broad network of operating companies across various sectors, including hospitality, construction, and luxury retail. Their portfolio spans 16 countries across 4 continents, with 91 investments, 4 unicorns, and 10 category winners. B&Y Venture Partners emphasizes a 'default global' approach, helping startups think globally from the outset while leveraging their local expertise.

Cedar Mundi Ventures (“CMV”) is a Lebanese venture capital firm investing in international technology startups, having substantial economic presence in Lebanon and growth opportunities in the Middle East. We invest, or co-invest alongside key European / US VC firms, in Series-A, -B and -C of mid- to late-stage technology startups. We reach out to our European tech networks, and to the Lebanese Diaspora in particular, to bring to the region best-in-class technology startups founded or led by Lebanese entrepreneurs or friends abroad, seeking expansion capital and hands-on support from our corporate resources to access the Middle East markets. We indeed believe the Middle East offers tremendous growth opportunities for digital technology, which are best accessed from Lebanon as a regional tech hub, where innovative startups benefit from a cost-efficient, multicultural and tech-savvy workforce. CMV is part of Kuwait Holding group, a leading principal investor, asset manager and tech-driven conglomerate based in Kuwait, with a consolidated capitalization in excess of $6 billion with listings on the Kuwait and Dubai stock exchanges. Kuwait Holding group comprises prominent international companies, such as Alforda central markets / IFA Food, Aqarat, Ghaliah, International Financial Advisors, IFA Hotels & Resorts, MIAX, OnCost, and Yotel. In addition to principal investments in digital technology, Kuwait Holding manages to date venture capital funds in excess of $250 million, through its affiliates Arzan Venture Capital (UAE), Cedar Mundi Ventures (Lebanon), Chart Venture Partners (USA) and Nox Management (Kuwait).

Capital Trust Limited is the private equity and venture capital arm of The Capital Trust Group specializing in recapitalizations, restructuring, IPOs, privatizations, corporate joint ventures, expansion financing, acquisitions of complementary businesses or product lines, mid venture, growth, acquisitions, financings, refinancing, mezzanine and equity investments in small to middle market companies. The firm also seeks to invest in in mezzanine investments in leveraged buyouts. In case of its corporate finance investments, the firm also invests in debt and equity offerings in public and private companies. The firm also invest in private equity and venture capital fund of fund investments. The firm does not invest in sponsor less mezzanine, turnaround situations or start-ups. The firm seeks to invest in corporate finance and real estate. The firm seeks to invest up to 25 percent of its aggregate capital in the combined high-tech sector, with a focus on support services. The firm typically invests in banking and insurance; oil services; maintenance and services; pharmaceutical, healthcare services, chemicals, and cosmetics; production of food and beverages; and retail and consumer products. In the corporate finance segment, the firm seeks to invest in manufacturing, distribution, services, and specialty retail segments. The firm also invests in real estate assets with a focus on commercial property, but may also consider investments in residential real estate on an opportunistic basis. The firm primarily invests in companies that have their principal place of business or substantial business interests in Europe including United Kingdom, Western Europe, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and the Nordic countries. It prefers to invest in the Mediterranean countries in Middle East and North Africa including Algeria, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Malta, Greece, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel. In case of its corporate finance investments, the firm prefers to invest in United States, the Middle East, and North Africa. The firm acts as the lead investor in transactions, as well as a co-investor with other financial institutions. The firm seeks to participate seeks to invest in mezzanine transactions through third party syndications. It seeks to acquire controlling stakes or involvement at the Board or operating level in its portfolio companies and typically holds its investment for a period of three to five years. The firm’s typical investment horizon for real estate investments is three to five years and an exit strategy is always sought prior to the acquisition. Capital Trust Ltd was founded in 1985 and is based in London, United Kingdom with an additional offices in London, United Kingdom; Beirut, Lebanon; New York, New York and Vienna, Virginia.

Saned Partners is an independently managed Venture Capital fund, aiming to nurture early-stage companies in the MENA region.We are drawn to entrepreneurs presenting validated and scalable business models, proven concepts as well as products and services that are creating or addressing market demand.

Al Masah Capital Limited, Private Equity is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in buyout and growth capital investments in public and private companies. The firm prefers to invest in infrastructure, defensive and demography supported sectors such as healthcare, education, logistics, energy, food and beverages, and retail as well as investing in semi distressed undervalued real estate. The firm also deals with acquisition and lease back of real estate assets such as bank office buildings, hospitals, clinics, schools, colleges, and warehouses and focuses on real estate projects development. It seeks to make private equity investments in Singapore, Malaysia, Middle East with a focus on Kuwait, and North Africa region. The firm prefers to make real estate investments in the GCC, Lebanon and Egypt. It prefers to take majority or minority stakes with influence. The firm invests in targets that have existed for at least two to three years and seeks to hold its investments for a period of four to five years. It seeks to exit through an initial public offering, private placement prior to an Initial Public Offering, a financial or a trade sale to another fund or to strategic investors. Al Masah Capital Limited, Private Equity is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Al Masah Capital Limited, Private Equity operates as a subsidiary of Al Masah Capital Limited.

Hivos Impact Investments is a venture capital firm specializing in seed, startup and early stage investments. The firm primarily invests in companies in the creative industry, such as ICT start-ups, (digital) media, (digital) creative services, technologies and innovation to increase access to essential foodstuffs, innovation in core art; and companies in the food and food lifestyle industry, such as local traditional food products, urban farming, biopesticides and organic fertilizers, farming related geodata, solutions for food handling and food transport, track and trace solutions within the food chain, food waste reduction, retail of organic food and beverages, nature-based cosmetics, food media and food marketing that promote healthy and sustainable diets. The firm typically invests in in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), especially in Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon; and in Southern Africa, especially South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Hivos Impact Investments was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands, with an additional office in Joahnnesburg, South Africa.

The Luxury Fund Management is a venture capital firm that supports early, Late and growth- stage ventures. The firm focus on Technology, Fashion, and Fashion-Technology companies. The firm typically invests in the four corners of the world. The Luxury Fund Management founded in 2008 and is based in the Dubai, United Arab Emirates and has an additional office in Beirut, Lebanon.

Accelerator Technology Holdings Limited is a venture capital investment firm specializing in growth capital investments. It prefers to invest in the technology sector with a focus on information and communications technology, communications infrastructure, animation and content creation, media and broadcasting, the internet and online businesses, financial technology, soft infrastructure technology, mobile financial services companies, telecommunications, and networked communities. The firm invests in companies in the Middle East with a focus on Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestinian Authority; North Africa with a focus on Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia; and United States of America. It seeks to invest between $0.5 million and $5 million in its portfolio companies. The firm prefers to be a lead investor but can also co-invest in its portfolios. Accelerator Technology Holdings Limited was founded in 2005 and is based in Amman, Jordan with an additional office in Manama, Bahrain.

Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden NV, Investment Arm is a private equity and venture capital of Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. Within direct investments, it invests in middle market, mature, later stage, seed/startup, early venture, emerging growth, recapitalization, buyout, and growth capital investments. Within fund of fund investments, it invests in private equity funds, venture capital funds, and mezzanine funds. It does not invest production or activities involving forced labour or child labour; production or trade in any product or activity deemed illegal under host country laws or regulations or international conventions and agreements; production or trade in a weapons and munitions, tobacco, hard liquor, gambling, casinos and equivalent enterprises; any business relating to pornography or prostitution; coal or coal mining; trade in wildlife or wildlife products regulated under CITES; production or use of or trade in hazardous materials such as radioactive materials, unbounded asbestos fibres and products containing PCBs; cross-border trade in waste and waste products unless compliant to the Basel Convention and the underlying regulations; drift net fishing in the marine environment using nets in excess of 2.5 km in length; production, use of or trade in pharmaceuticals, pesticides/herbicides, chemicals, ozone depleting substances and other hazardous substances subject to international phase-outs or bans; significant conversion or degradation of critical habitat; production and distribution of racist and anti-democratic media; significant alteration, damage, or removal of any critical cultural heritage; relocation of indigenous peoples from traditional or customary lands. The firm seeks to invest in agriculture and fisheries, mining, agribusiness, manufacturing industry, service sector, banking and insurance industry, housing, finance, energy, trade industry, Information technology, consumer staples, environment and infrastructure sectors. Within the housing sector, the firm seeks to invest in companies primarily operating in the land acquisition, infrastructure and construction, mortgage finance, leasing, building-related sustainability and housing-microfinance activities. Within the energy domain, it seeks to invest in developing energy-efficient technologies to distributing renewable energy. In case of its finance sector investments, the firm focuses on financial institutions, including banks, and microfinance institutions. In case of Infrastructure, the firm invests in infrastructure projects that contribute to development or improvement of socio-economic infrastructure such as the power, telecom, water, transport, environmental, and social infrastructure sectors. It seeks to invest in developing companies and emerging markets. It invests in Africa with a focus on Morocco, Tunisia, Angola, Botswana Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Senegal, Nigeria Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. It also invests in Turkey, Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, India, China, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Mexico, Netherlands, Croatia, Hungary, Malta, Poland ,Romania, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Netherlands Antilles, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Uruguay and Russia with a focus on Slovakia. It prefers to invests between €3 million ($4.28 million) and €5 million ($7.14 million) per company. The firm makes seed capital investments of minimum €1 million ($1.43 million) per company or fund. The firm takes minority equity stakes between 10% and 35% in private companies. It prefers to exit its direct equity investments in five years. The fund provides loans of up to €15.5 million ($20.92 million). It also co-invests. Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden NV, Investment Arm was founded in 1970 and is based in The Hague, Netherlands with additional offices in Nairobi, Kenya; Johannesburg, South Africa and San Jose, Costa Rica.