From Startup to IPO in Abu Dhabi

Lyve Talks

In this episode, Karim and Nader Museitif - Chief Investment Officer at Lyve - chat with Markus Thomas, Head of Investments at Abu Dhabi IPO Fund (ADIPOF).Markus is an experienced Capital Markets deal maker and investor with a career long focus on first time issuers. Having implemented merchant banking and investment strategies in senior positions across Europe, the UK and the UAE, he brings a wealth of experience as well as deep origination and execution relationships to the fund.He had previously served as Head of Investments and a member of the Executive Committee at Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) the central government hub supporting private sector #investment in the Emirate of Abu Dhab.Karim, Nader and Markus discuss some of the main efforts by the Abu Dhabi government to build a thriving ecosystem. Markus covers what Abu Dhabi can offer to companies of all sizes; from company setup support, to business incentives, all the way to IPO support and investment from the IPO fund - giving a great intro to how businesses can leverage the UAE and Abu Dhabi opportunity.