His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, and President of the Dubai International Financial Center, met with Rollie van Rappaard, co-founder and co-chairman of CVC Capital Partners, a global company specializing in the field of… Investment consulting and asset management is the largest private investment company in Europe.
During the meeting, which took place at His Highness’s rest house in the Nad Al Sheba area in Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was briefed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the international company on its overall work in the Middle East region, and the role that the company’s office in the Dubai International Financial Center contributes to directly… Its interests in the region, based on Dubai’s distinguished position as a major financial and business centre.
Maktoum bin Mohammed: Dubai is a strong starting point for the company’s business in the region
His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said on the “X” platform: “I met Rollie van Rappaard, co-founder and co-chairman of CVC Capital Partners, the leader in the field of private investments in Europe, and during the meeting we reviewed her vital presence.” “In the Dubai International Financial Centre, which represents a strong starting point for its business in the region.”
His Highness added: “We also discussed the opportunities offered by Dubai, represented by the advanced infrastructure and policies that make it an ideal environment for growth and development in the global asset and investment management sector.”
The conversation touched on the ambitious vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for the future of Dubai’s economy, which was translated by “Dubai Economic Agenda D33”, with the objectives it included, the most prominent of which is making Dubai one of the 4 most important financial centers in the world. the world.
The meeting reviewed the elements that distinguish Dubai as an important hub for business in the world, including the strong infrastructure that it makes available to its partners in support of the growth and development opportunities they aspire to, in addition to the clear approach it follows in enacting policies and setting flexible regulatory frameworks that it is keen to be supportive. For the interests of its partners from global business institutions of diverse sizes and specializations.
The discussion also discussed the facilities that Dubai grants to international companies seeking to enter the region’s markets and enhance their business there, as well as the surrounding regions with their promising emerging markets, while benefiting from the investment environment that Dubai established and took care to be very dynamic in harmony with the companies’ requirements. Financial and investment, including specialized in the field of asset management.
Rollie Van Rappaard: Dubai is a leading business center at the regional and international levels
For his part, Rollie van Rappard expressed his appreciation for Dubai and its wise leadership, for the city’s success as a pioneering business center at the regional and international levels, by creating an atmosphere conducive to investment and encouraging for investors and capitalists, noting the many advantages it enjoys in this field, most notably stability and openness to… The world and its keenness to create legal and regulatory frameworks that take into account the interests of business institutions and support them for further growth, which made it one of the most important centers for investment and asset management.
The meeting was attended by Issa Kazim, Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre, Malek Sultan Al Malek, Chairman of the Board of Directors of TECOM Group, Hilal Saeed Al Marri, Director General of the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai, and from CVC Capital Partners, Ozgur Onder, Head of the company’s office in Dubai, Head of Investments for the Middle East and Turkey Region, and Ragheb Al Rami, Head of Investor Relations for the Middle East and Turkey Region.
It is noteworthy that CVC Capital Partners was founded in 1981 and has 29 offices distributed in a number of major capitals and cities of the world, including the company’s office in Dubai, while its main headquarters is located in Luxembourg City. The company’s assets under management amount to approximately 186 billion euros, of which private equity alone accounts for approximately 116 billion euros of assets.