In a recent meeting, His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the First Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, met with Rollie van Rappaard, co-founder and co-chairman of CVC Capital Partners. CVC Capital Partners is a global company that specializes in investment consulting and asset management and is the largest private investment company in Europe. The meeting took place at His Highness’s rest house in the Nad Al Sheba area in Dubai.

During the meeting, Rollie van Rappaard briefed His Highness on the company’s work in the Middle East region and its office’s role in contributing to its interests in the region. The discussion touched on Dubai’s advantages as a major financial and business center, including its advanced infrastructure and policies that make it an ideal environment for growth and development in this sector.

His Highness emphasized Dubai’s position as a strong starting point for CVC Capital Partners’ business in the region due to its distinguished position as a major financial and business center. The conversation also focused on His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s ambitious vision for Dubai’s economy, as outlined in the “Dubai Economic Agenda D33.”

Rollie van Rappaard expressed his appreciation for Dubai and its leadership, noting its success as a leading business center at regional and international levels. He highlighted Dubai’s advantages such as stability, openness to the world, and supportive legal and regulatory frameworks for business institutions. The meeting was attended by key figures from both CVC Capital Partners and Dubai’s financial sector such as Issa Kazim, Malek Sultan Al Malek, Hilal Saeed Al Marri.

CVC Capital Partners was founded in 1981 with offices worldwide including Dubai. The company currently manages assets worth approximately 186 billion euros, with private equity accounting for around 116 billion euros of those assets. The dynamic investment environment