Ahmed heikAlChAirmAn And Founder

• FormerExecutiveBoardMemberandManagingDirectorofEFGHermes,whichhetransformedfromasmallconsultancyintotheleadingregionalinvestmentbank

• Master’sandPhDinIndustrialEngineeringandEngineeringManagement,Stanford

hishAm el-khAzindArCo-Founder And mAnAging direCtor

• FormerExecutiveDirectorofInvestmentbankingatEFGHermes

• AdvisedglobalcorporationsonsecondmenttoGoldmanSachs

• WEFYoungGlobalLeader2013• MBA,HarvardSchoolofBusiness

kArim sAdekmAnAging direCtor

• FormerManagingDirectoroftheArabInvestmentCompany(ABIC),oneofthelargestprivateequityfirmsinEgypt

• PreviouslywithCIBandArabBank• Master’sinInternationalSecurities,Investment

andBanking,UniversityofReading

tArek sAlAhmAnAging direCtor

• TrackrecordincludesprojectmanagementatArabConsultingEngineersofUS$750millionCityStarsprojectandUSD107millionfloatglassplantinTenthofRamadan

• BSc,CairoUniversity;MBA,ArabAcademyforTechnologyandMaritimeTransport

AlAA el-AFiFimAnAging direCtor

• PartofUKmergersandacquisitionsaswellasindustrialsandnaturalresourcesteamsatGoldmanSachsinLondon

• BegancareeratEFGHermesInvestmentBanking• BA,AUC;MBA,WhartonSchoolofBusiness

AfricAn leAder in enerGY & infrAstructure

Africa fact sheetEnergy | Cement | Agrifoods | Transportation & Logistics | Mining

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QALAAHOLDINGS.COMms. Ghada HammoudaCMO&HeadofMarketingCommunicationsQalaaHoldings

ghammouda@qalaaholdings.comTel:+2022791-4482•Fax:+2022791-4448

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USD 4.5 bnUSD 4.6 bn

Qalaa Holdings, formerly Citadel Capital

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QalaaHoldingsisaleadinginvestmentcompanyinAfrica,withmajorinvestmentsinenergyandinfrastructureacrossnorthandEastAfrica.WebuildsustainablebusinessesinindustriesthatwillbetheenginesofgrowthandeconomicdevelopmentinAfrica.Thefirm’ssubsidiariesfocusonindustriessuchasenergy,cement,agrifoods,transportation&logisticsandmining.

QalaaHoldingshasalwaystakentheviewthatthereisnobettertimetoinvestinAfrica,whichstandstodayasa1billion-person-strongconsumermarketandwillbehometotheworld’slargestworking-agepopulationby2040.Africaisalsohometosevenoutoftheworld’s10fastestgrowingeconomiesthatarenowsufficientlypoisedtosupportinvestmentsthatwillhelpmeettheaspirationsoftheAfricanpeople.

WhileEgyptremainsourcenterofgravityandaspringboardformostofourregionalexpansion,QalaaHoldingshasbeendirectlyinvestinginAfricasince2006,andarisingnumberofitsinvestmentshaveoriginatedinAfricaneconomiesotherthanEgyptsuchasRiftValleyRailways(RVR),thenationalrailwayofKenyaandUganda,whichishelpingopendoorstointra-Africantrade.

QalaaHoldingshashistoricallystriventoinvestandbroadeninvestorinterestinAfricanopportunities,particularlythosethatmoveawayfrompurecommoditiesandtowardsvaluebuildingandmarketmakinginvestmentsininfrastructure,energyandvalue-addedexportsthatwillbecatalystsforAfrica’sgrowth.

TracingbackourrootsasaleadingAfricanprivateequityinvestor,QalaaHoldingshasbeenrankedasthelargestprivateequityfirminAfricabyPEassetsundermanagementforsixyearsback-to-back(2007-2012)byPrivateEquityInternational(PEI),whichalsorankedthefirmamongthe10largestprivateequityplayersinglobalemergingmarkets.ThefirmisalsoaBoardMemberoftheAfricanPrivateEquityAssociation(AVCA),anAdvisoryBoardMemberoftheEmergingMarketsPrivateEquityAssociation(EMPEA)andaFoundingMemberoftheEgyptianPrivateEquityAssociation(EPEA).

Thebusinesseswebuildwillserveasenginesofnationalgrowthintheexcitingyearstocome,creatingjobsandhelpingmakeAfricaneconomiesmoreefficient,moresustainableandmoregloballycompetitive.Ineachoftheindustriesinwhichweinvest,weseektoaddressaspecificvaluepropositionthatwillhelpdrivegrowthontheAfricancontinent.Theseincludeenergyderegulation,demandforinfrastructure,populationgrowth,thefavorableeconomicsofexportingfromalowercost-baseenvironmentandpersistenthighcommoditiesprices.

P i o n e e r i n g i n v e s t m e n t s A C r o s s A F r i C A

A P A r t o F A F r i C A ’ s g r o w t h s t o r y

EnErgy

Ourinvestmentsintherefining,energydistribution,powergenerationandalternativeenergysectorsdirectlyaddressAfricandemand,keeppacewithprojectedeconomicgrowthandprovideadditionalcapacitytosupporttherolloutofelectrificationonthecontinent.QalaaHoldings’integratedinvestmentsalongtheenergyvaluechain,fromelectricityandfuelstonaturalgasandwastetoenergyproducts,providesolutionsthattackletheproblemsthatAfricansfacetoday.

Inaworldwhereenergyisexpensive,focusingonefficiencyviariverorrailtransportisakeycompetitiveadvantage.Ourinvestmentsaimtoprovideaffordableandreliablelogisticssolutionsthatcanbecomeanengineofnationalandregionalgrowthandhelptopromoteintra-regionaltrade.

TransporTaTion & LogisTics

nile logistics Weprovidefuel-efficientrivertransportationsolutionsthatharnessthepoweroftheRivernile,linkingproducersandimporterstoglobalandlocalmarkets.

Africa railwaysWeareproudoperatorsofthenationalrailwaysofKenyaandUganda,offeringthepromiseofmoreaffordableconsumergoodsthroughlowertransportcosts. Ke

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Fromquarryingforthecementindustrytothemanufacturingofworld-classtechnicalcalciumcarbonateandenvironmentallyfriendlybuildingmaterials,wehelpnationsdevelopandaddvaluetotheirnaturalresources.Withallofourinvestmentsintheminingsector,wefocusontheproductionofvalue-addedproductsfordomesticandexportconsumptiontohelpAfricannationsunlocktheireconomicpotential.

Mining

AscomWearetheleadingproviderofquarryingservicestotheEgyptiancementindustry,whilealsooperatingafullyspecializedcompanyinAlgeria’saggregatemarket.Eg

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tAQA Arabia FromEgypttotheArabGulf,wegenerateanddistributeelectricityandprovideclean-burningnaturalgasaswellasoperation&maintenanceservicestomorethan830,000householdsandindustrialconsumers.

tawazonFromEgypttonigeria,SudantoSoutheastAsia,wehelpnationssolvetheirsolidwastechallenges,turningrefuseintoenergyandotherusefulproductsincludingpapersubstitutesandfodder.Eg

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Asec HoldingFromEgypttoAlgeriaandSudan,weproducehigh-qualitybuildingmaterials(andmeetinternationalenvironmentalstandards)whilehelpingbuildinfrastructure. Eg

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Hometoapproximately84%oftheentireAfricanpopulation,sub-SaharanAfricaaccountsforonly36%ofthecontinent’stotalcementproduction,leavingastaggeringsupplygap.Ourinvestmentsincementproduction,constructionandengineeringmanagementwillhelpbuildcriticalnationalinfrastructuretosupportAfrica’sgrowth.

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Taking the Lead in AfricaWeinvestinindustriesthatwillhelpshapeAfrica’sfuture

our African investmentsQalaaHoldings’mostnotableAfricaninvestmentsincludeAfricaRailways,theoperatorofRiftValleyRailways(RVR),thenationalrailwayofKenyaandUganda;theEgyptianRefiningCompany(ERC),aUSD3.7billionrefineryinEgypt;nileLogistics,arivertransportsubsidiarywithoperationsinEgypt,SudanandSouthSudan;andWafra,asubsidiaryforinvestmentintheSudaneseandSouthSudaneseagricultureindustrieswithmorethan500,000feddansoffarmland.

AtQalaaHoldings,wedon’tjustbuildbusinesses—wearecommittedtoleavingthecommunitiesinwhichwedobusinessbetterthanwefoundthem.Weplacespecialemphasisonhumancapitaldevelopmentandeducationasthekeystonesforasustainablefuture.InKenya,forinstance,aspartofanextensivecommunityengagementinitiative,RVRisofferingtrainingprogramsinmanagementandentrepreneurshiptoencourageprivateenterpriseintheneighboringcommunities.

10+ yEars of invEsTing rEsponsibLy in africa

WafraWegrowstaplecropsfordomesticconsumptioninSudanandSouthSudan,servingascornerstonesofnationalfoodsecurityandcatalystsforlocaldevelopment. Su

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agrifoods

Thechallengeofachievinglong-termfoodsecurityinAfricaisrealandwebelievethatincreasingfoodproductionthroughthedevelopmentoflarge-scalefarmingiscritical.Ourinvestmentsinagricultureandconsumerfoodsprovidesafe,highqualitylocallymanufacturedfoodproductsandagriculturalgoodsforsaleinlocalmarketsthatwillalleviatetheneedforexpensiveimports.

QalaaHoldingsisanactiveparticipantintheUnitednationsGlobalCompact(UnGC)Egyptnetwork.TheUnGCistheworld’slargestvoluntarycorporatesocialresponsibilityinitiativewithover12,000businessandnon-businessparticipantsfrom145countries,andisastrategicpolicyinitiativeforbusinessesthatarecommittedtoaligningtheiroperationsandstrategieswith10universallyacceptedprinciplesintheareasofhumanrights,labor,environmentandanti-corruption.

QalaaHoldingsisamemberofthe“GlobalImpactInvestingnetwork”(GIIn),anon-profitorganizationdedicatedtoincreasingtheeffectivenessoffor-profitinvestingthataddressessocialandenvironmentalchallenges.

egyptian refining company WearebuildingaUSD3.7bnrefinerythatwillhalveEgypt’sdieselimports,eliminateone-thirdofthenation’ssulfuremissionsandimprovethequalityofthenationalpetrolsupply.TherefineryisEgypt’slargestprivatesector,inprogressmegaprojectthatisontrack

tobeginoperation2017.Builton300,000squaremetersinMostorod,GreaterCairo,theERCconstructionsiteemploysmorethan8,000localresidentswhoarebenefitingfromthetransferofknowledgefromateamofglobalexpertswhohavebeencontractedtoworkontheproject.