Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2017 Winners Edition

Firm Profile Samena Capital is a principal investment group focusing on the Subcontinent, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (collectively, the SAMENA region). The firm has raised more than US$1.5 billion of capital since 2008 and has returned US$615 million to investors from over 45 full and partial exits. Samena Capital currently manages total capital of approximately US$1.0 billion across three primary investment strategies: private equity, direct investments, and credit. Investment Philosophy Samena Capital’s distinctive model brings together entrepreneurs and business leaders from different industries across the SAMENA region as shareholder-investors. These shareholder-investors are actively involved in originating investment ideas, supporting portfolio companies, sharing insights on markets and sectors and exploring possibilities for increasing business collaboration. The investment team uses these partnerships to gain an edge in a region that is largely opaque and where relationships play an important role. Our unique network helps us source proprietary transactions, gain valuable insights into particular markets and industry sectors, and provide strategic and operational value-added to our portfolio companies. Why SAMENA The SAMENA region has been one of the fastest growing regions of the world, achieving robust growth over the last few years. The combined SAMENA GDP of US$8.3 trillion in 2012 is expected to reach US$12.3 to US$12.8 trillion by 2022-23 (Source: Frost & Sullivan, August 2013). The fundamental drivers of this growth remain: a) favourable demographics with young, increasingly educated and highly aspirational populations, especially in South Asia and MENA; b) economic reforms in multiple countries across the region driven by political pressure to create jobs and more inclusive and equal societies; c) huge infrastructure spending planned across MENA and parts of Asia. In addition, there are a growing number of strong, well run and innovative companies lead by world class entrepreneurs in the SAMENA region. With valuations below long-term historical averages, a relative scarcity of risk capital, and businesses and entrepreneurs who have matured in their approach to investors, this may be amongst the best periods for deploying long-term capital in the SAMENA region. Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of Samena Capital Ramiz Hasan About Ramiz Hasan Mr Hasan is a Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer, Director and member of the Executive Committee of Samena Capital. He is also the Senior Executive Officer of Samena Capital Investments Limited in Dubai. He is a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of RAK Logistics and a member of the Investment Committee of the Samena Special Situations Funds. He has 27 years of financial investment experience with a particular focus on Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Prior to establishing Samena Capital, he founded Invicta Investment Management. Prior to setting up Invicta he was the Japanese portfolio manager at Hermes Pension Fund (London) managing in excess of US$1 billion. Prior to this he spent 4½ years at Orbis (a US$19 billion hedge fund) as head of Japanese equities research. He is a Chartered Accountant (England and Wales) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (AIMR). Mr Hasan was educated at Eton College and has a BSc degree in Monetary Economics from the London School of Economics. Contact Details www.samenacapital.com www.finance-monthly.com 55 UAE Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2017