Corporate PE Structures: Thinking About The End At The Beginning

Private equity investment is increasingly popular in the MENA region, with asset values expanding and investors taking bigger stakes. As a result, exit strategies by which investors realise their return on investment are of increasing interest. Kerri Lefebvre elaborates.

While often structured as a limited partnership, Private Equity (PE) funds or investment vehicles also encompass a wide variety of corporate structures commonly established offshore, particularly in the Cayman Islands, BVI and Bermuda. These include venture capital companies and "investment clubs" set up to finance an acquisition or investment opportunity, both of which are increasingly popular with MENA investors. Here are a couple of examples: