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The GC Call Gulf Capital
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Welcome to The GC call, a window into the investment process. On the show you’ll hear from regional investors, entrepreneurs & management, as well as advisors who participate in the overall process. We’ll start off with talking about making the deal happen, the outlook for private and public companies over the next 12-18 months and dig into managing the transaction. We’ll also be looking at how the board and shareholder interactions should work, and discuss the exit process.
The GC Call is brought to you from Gulf Capital, the leading alternative investment firm in emerging markets, from North Africa to South-East Asia. We’ve been investing in private companies for nearly two decades and currently have USD$2.5 billion of assets under management.
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Constituting the Board, with Nick Ogden
We’re joined today by Nick Ogden to discuss corporate governance, specifically the role of the Board of Directors. Nick is a serial entrepreneur, having founded WorldPay back in 1995 as the first internet payment service to guarantee worldwide payments; since then he founded ClearBank in 2014, RTGS Global in 2019 and 54Knots Limited in 2021. Nick also sits on multiple boards including ING-backed Funding Options, Visa-backed ShieldPay and Geidea, a Gulf Capital Portfolio company.
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Legal due diligence, with Fraser Dawson
Following up on our episode about financial due diligence, Fraser Dawson joins us today to talk about all things legal due diligence. Fraser is a Partner at Addelshaw Goddard, and has covered a broad range of M&A and other corporate transactions in both Europe and the Middle East. He’s also a CFA charterholder, which makes him unique and specially suited to his field of expertise, which includes cross-border acquisitions.
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Vendor due diligence, with Norma Taki
Norma Taki joins us on the show today to talk about the importance of financial due diligence (FDD). Norma looks after Transaction Services at PwC, specializing in FDD and business valuations. We also explore the importance of Vendor Due Diligence (VDD) during the fundraising process.
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Negotiating deals during tough times, with Christopher Rose
Christopher Rose joins us on the show today to talk about what the capital market looks like over the next 12-18 months, and what is needed to negotiate in these changed circumstances. Chris is a partner in the Corporate, M&A and Private Equity practices at Dentons, one of the largest law firms in the world with over 200 offices in 80 countries.
Chris has over 20 years of experience exclusive in venture and growth, with over 200 deals across both developed and emerging markets.
Links:
Brad Felt: Venture Deals: Be smarter than your lawyer and venture capitalist
William Draper: The Startup Game -
Part 2: The Dos and Don’ts of fundraising, with Ankur Shah
We’re continuing our conversation with Ankur Shah, ex-CFO of Careem, the largest venture-backed exit in our region. If you haven’t heard it yet, you can listen to Part I in your podcast app, where we talk about his insights on recent market conditions and his 3T framework.
On Part II, we expand on the various do’s and don’t for founders and management ahead of fundraising. -
Part 1: The Dos & Don’ts of Fundraising, with Ankur Shah
We’re kicking off our first episode with Ankur Shah, now ex-CFO of two large enterprises including Careem. Careem was the largest venture-backed exit in our region, fully acquired by Uber for US$3.1 billion.
In Part I of this conversation, we’ll get into some of his insights on recent market conditions and his suggested framework for building sustainable companies.