Establishing Fund Operations and Capital Raising in the UAE

This event covered key considerations when setting up a hedge fund and capital raising strategies in United Arab Emirates (UAE).

01 May 2024

Event

This conference with Simmons & Simmons, Apex Group, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) was a more in depth discussion where we covered key considerations when setting up a hedge fund and capital raising strategies in United Arab Emirates (UAE).

We covered:

  • Setting up a hedge fund manager
  • Legal agreements and issues
  • Regulatory landscape
  • Investment strategies
  • Capital raising strategies

Speakers

  • Salmaan Jaffery, Chief Business Development Officer, DIFC
  • Muneer Khan, Partner, Middle East Regional Head, Simmons & Simmons
  • Dr. Bhaskar Dasgupta, Chair, Apex Middle East Boards
  • Christiane El Habre, Regional Managing Director, Middle East, Apex

Agenda

10:30am - 11:00am – Registration and coffee
11:00am - 12:30pm – Panel
12:30pm - 2:00pm – Networking lunch and 1-2-1 consultations which will be on a first come first serve basis. These sessions should ideally include up to two people from your firm, and will offer the chance to have a tailored conversation and to ask any personalised questions. For more information please contact Mayuri Barot.