Middle East based boutiques offer alternative to global firms

April 7, 2019 (Dubai)

Greenstone Equity Partners is leading the dialogue on challenges faced by bankers looking to go it alone in the Middle East.  Greenstone Equity Partners’ Alex Gemici, was quoted:

Even if the founder has deep personal relationships within the region, clients and counterparties want to feel comfortable that any new firm will have longevity and will operate with the same standards as the global banks,” he said. “Once these challenges are overcome — which took years in our case — there is substantial interest in working with boutiques that are based in the region and offer an alternative to the global firms.

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