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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 b ...
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Produced by the Asia Global Institute, a multidisciplinary think tank at The University of Hong Kong, AsiaGlobal Podcasts offer Asian perspectives on global issues through conversations with scholars, experts, policymakers and professionals from around the world.
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A conversation with Young China Watchers Johanna Costigan Research and Editorial Associate, Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) Writer and editor on China technology Member, Global Editorial Board, Young China Watchers (YCW) William Heidlage Senior Director, Bower Group Asia Global Executive Director, Young China Watchers (YCW) Follow us on Facebo…
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This week, we’re talking with Sherif El-Helw about the timing and considerations ahead of an exit, and the role of an external advisor to support the sale process. Sherif has worked with with firms such as Morgan Stanley, Booz & Co, Beltone Financial, Akanar Partners and is now Managing Director at Arqaam Capital. He has over 24 years of experience…
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We’re joined today by Mohammed Jaffar. Mohammed is Chairman & CEO of Faith Capital Holding, a Kuwait-based venture capital fund. Prior to this, Mohammed was the CEO of Talabat.com, a leading e-commerce business they eventually sold to Delivery Hero in 2015. We talk about his learnings from being on both sides of the aisle, as a founder, and now as …
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We’re joined today by Mohamed Khalifa, Group CFO of Middle East Glass, to talk about debt refinancing. Khalifa led MEG’s debt refinancing with the IFC and CIB as a way of securing the company’s balance sheet, in addition to steering the company through multiple devaluations of the Egyptian pound. We talk about the refinancing process, and the toolk…
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We’re joined today by Mohamed Madani and Rick Dallas to talk about mergers and acquisitions. Madani has led a number of unique buy-and-build platforms including Metamed, Middle East Glass, and CWB, which you’ll hear about on the episode. Rick, who’s our Senior Managing Director, has led investment execution and post-acquisition monitoring. We talk …
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We’re joined today by our Senior Operating Partner, Asaad Salhab to understand the role of the operating partner. Asaad has been with Gulf Capital for the past decade, and has over 30 years of experience in leading several integrations across Europe and MENA. We discuss what happens before the deal is done, the importance of the 100-day plan, and h…
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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 a…
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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 …
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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. Ch…
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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 managem…
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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 susta…
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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. Over the first few episodes, we’ll be talking about making the deal happen with some of the do’s & don’ts of managing the investment process, outlook f…
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A conversation with Young China Watchers Ann Listerud Analyst Strider Intelligence Jason Li Research Associate, East Asia Program The Stimson Center Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/…
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AsiaGlobal Podcast Andrew Collier Managing Director and Founder Orient Capital Research Hong Kong Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com “China’s Technology War: Why Beijing Took Down Its Tech Giants” is available on Amazon and other platforms: https://amzn.to/3wHYkkV Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute…
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AsiaGlobal Podcast Vasuki Shastry Associate Fellow in the Asia-Pacific Programme Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) Read AsiaGlobal Online articles by Vasuki Shastry: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/author/vasuki-shastry Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.co…
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Meet the Authors Jens Marquardt Institute of Political Science, Technical University of Darmstadt Laurence L Delina The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Mattijs Smits Wageningen University & Research Southeast Asian countries play a pivotal role in the fight against climate change, taking care to balance economic progress with climate…
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Meet the Author Leonard Schoppa Professor of Politics University of Virginia Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/death-japans-master-politician-leaves-void Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGIn…
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AsiaGlobal Podcast Jaime FlorCruz Journalist, China watcher and author of The Class of ’77: How My Classmates Changed China Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/ YouTube:…
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Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/tokyo-olympics-and-japans-quest-unity-diversity Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/ YouTube: htt…
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Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/china-and-gulf-nations-changing-world-opportunities-and-challenges-deeper-engagement Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linke…
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With the withdrawal of US military forces from Afghanistan and the collapse of the Washington-supported government in Kabul, the Taliban have moved quickly and effortlessly to retake control of the country. The central Asian nation is heading into a new yet familiar chapter in its tortured history, writes 2020/21 AsiaGlobal Fellow Jason Yip, who se…
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Russia is a Pacific power, pursuing its own pivot to Asia. Anna Kireeva of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations examines Moscow’s relationships in the region particularly its growing alignment with Beijing and its skepticism of the emerging “free and open Indo-Pacific” concept promoted by the United States. Read the AsiaGlobal Onli…
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Meet the Authors Nancy Reyes Mullins Independent researcher Salil Tripathi Senior Adviser, Global Issues Institute for Human Rights and Business Sanchita Banerjee Saxena Director Subir and Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies University of California, Berkeley Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/most-vu…
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Meet the Author Salvador Santino Fulo Regilme Jr University Lecturer Institute for History Leiden University Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/american-foreign-aid-and-its-consequences-human-rights-protection-southeast-asia Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.…
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Meet the Author Preeti Singh Writer and Communications Strategist, Delhi Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/covid-19-crisis-and-failure-educated-india Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstit…
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Meet the Author Renato Cruz De Castro Distinguished Professor in the International Studies Department Dr Aurelio Calderon Chair in Philippine-American Relations De La Salle University, Manila Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/dazed-and-confused-divided-duterte-administration-confronts-and-appeases-china Subscri…
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Meet the Author Dan Leaf Lieutenant General (Retired), US Air Force Oslo Forum Peacewriter Prize 2017 Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/vaccine-valor-making-something-out-nothing-north-korea Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/…
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Meet the Authors Rachel Fleishman Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Center for Climate and Security Sarang Shidore Senior Fellow Council on Strategic Risks Senior Research Analyst Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/climate-security-growing-mil…
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Meet the Author Dr Khor Swee Kheng Associate Fellow Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) Senior Visiting Fellow United Nations University-International Institute for Global Health Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: http://bit.ly/ago-boost-covid-vaccine Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebo…
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Meet the Author Vasuki Shastry Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) Read the AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/asian-century-long-way Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ …
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Meet the Author Michael Seo Founder and Director, ReaMedica Health, Kenya Read the full article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/untapped-potential-lessons-women-led-healthcare-innovation-africa Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/…
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Meet the Author Elina Noor Deputy Director and Director, Political-Security Affairs Asia Society Policy Institute Read the full article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/what-missing-debate-technology-southeast-asia Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: …
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Meet the Author Yvonne Chiu National Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University Associate Professor, Strategy and Policy Department, US Naval War College Read the full article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/going-viral-cyber-warfare-and-ethic-cooperation Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://…
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Meet the Authors Rui Wang 2019 AsiaGlobal Fellow, Asia Global Institute, The University of Hong Kong China representative, GlobalGiving Consultant, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Minne Deng Program coordinator, China, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) During the fight against Covid-19, philanthropy in China demonstrated how i…
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Meet the Author Joe CB Leung Honorary Professor Department of Social Work and Social Administration The University of Hong Kong Read Joe’s AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/could-china-adopt-universal-basic-income-social-protection-policy Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https:…
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Meet the Author Roza Nurgozhayeva Vice President-General Counsel Nazarbayev University Read Roza’s AsiaGlobal Online article: https://www.asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/asian-corporate-law-post-covid-19-world Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.c…
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Meet the Authors Phoebe Ewen Program Director The Mekong Club Hannah Thinyane Principal Research Fellow Migrant Technology Team United Nations University Institute, Macau Sophie Zinser Research Assistant Migrant Technology TeamUnited Nations University Institute, Macau Read Phoebe, Hannah and Sophie's AsiaGlobal Online article: http://bit.ly/ago-ap…
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Meet the Author Thannapat Jarernpanit Deputy Director for Academic Research Research and Development Institute Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/comp…
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Meet the Author William M Tsutsui Edwin O Reischauer Distinguished Professor of Japanese Studies (2020-21) Harvard University Professor Emeritus Hendrix College Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.l…
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Meet the Author Dr Amit Wanchoo 2018 AsiaGlobal Fellow, Asia Global Institute Founder Chairman, HN Wanchoo Trust CEO, SPACE Communications Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/24…
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AsiaGlobal Podcast Manu Bhaskaran Founding Director and CEO Centennial Asia Advisors, Singapore Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473796/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/agi-yt-subsc…
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AsiaGlobal Podcast Noriyuki Shikata Assistant Minister, Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Subscribe to our podcast: https://agi.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsiaGlobalInstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsiaGInstitute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/247379…
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Meet the Author Tech and the pandemic: Why lockdowns are not the only way to confront Covid-19 Roland Bouffanais Associate Professor Singapore University of Technology and Design Sun Sun Lim Professor of Communication and Technology Dean of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Singapore University of Technology and Design Much as combating the scou…
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Meet the Author Sophal Ear Associate Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs Occidental College Chinese influence over Cambodia is pervasive. From banks to casinos, from basic imports to expensive infrastructure projects, Beijing’s shadow looms from all directions. As the West punishes Phnom Penh for human rights violations and backsliding on demo…
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Meet the Author Shai Reshef Founder and President University of the People Education has been one of the victims of the coronavirus pandemic. Given the inherent threat of infection from a precipitate return by students and staff to schools and colleges, countries around the world must rethink the online learning model, argues Shai Reshef, Founder a…
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Meet the Author In-bum Chun Lieutenant General (retired) Republic of Korea Army North Korea is deploying its usual brinkmanship in its latest conflict with South Korea, observes In-bum Chun, a retired lieutenant general who served in the Republic of Korea Army for 38 years. While recent developments seem to have a familiar progression, Pyongyang’s …
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Meet the Authors Irene YH Ng Associate Professor of Social Work Director, Social Service Research Centre National University of Singapore (NUS) Sun Sun Lim Professor of Communication and Technology Head of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) It is time – deep in the global coronavirus pandemic –…
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Meet the Author Vasuki Shastry Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) Twenty years ago, Southeast Asian nations and three dialogue partners – China, Japan and South Korea – launched the Chiang Mai Initiative (CMI) to act as a safety net to help countries manage short-term liquidity crun…
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Meet the Author Mher D Sahakyan Founder and Director China-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research The dismay with which Iran’s political elite greeted the US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action rebounded to China’s benefit, argues Mher D Sahakyan of the China-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research in Y…
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