Islamic Finance Summit: Aamir Khan - managing director, Unicorn Investment Bank
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Islamic Finance Summit: Aamir Khan - managing director, Unicorn Investment Bank

At Euromoney's Islamic Finance Summit, Aamir Khan - managing director - Unicorn Investment Bank discusses the size of the private equity market in Islamic fianance, the differences between conventional private equity and Islamic finance private equity, the impact of the liquidity squeeze and how private equity is perceived in the Middle East?

 

 
 

Aamir Khan - managing director, Unicorn Investment Bank

Interviewed by Sudip Roy - deputy editor, Euromoney

Islamic Finance Summit February 2009


Video summary


How big is private equity in Islamic finance?


What are the differences between conventional private equity and Islamic finance private equity?


How is the liquidity squeeze effecting the industry particularly in the GCC?


In the developed world the rates of return are driven by leverage. Given the leverage constraints in the Islamic finance world how hard is it to drive rate of return and what are the key drivers?


How challenging is the exit strategy for private equity investors in the GCC?


In the west private equity has aroused controversy. How is private equity perceived in the Middle East?



Euromoney Seminars has been at the forefront of this exciting industry for the past eight years and continues to deliver the premier Islamic finance event for the industry. Playing host to the industry’s most senior and distinguished representatives, the summit provides an incomparable platform on which to network and debate the most pressing issues within Islamic finance.

Sudip Roy, deputy editor of Euromoney, discusses the key issues affecting Islamic finance with some of the markets key players 

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