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
Led by regional veteranswith world-class expertise
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QALAAHOLDINGS.COMms. Ghada HammoudaCMO&HeadofMarketingCommunicationsQalaaHoldings
[email protected]:+2022791-4482•Fax:+2022791-4448
CCAP.CACCAP.CAEMPLOYEES OnTHEEGYPTIAnExCHAnGEInASSETSACROSSOURFOOTPRInT
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
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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.
