A veteran of the MENA alternative investments sector, Shailesh Dash has over 20 years of alternative investment experience. In 2010, he started Al Masah Capital, which in seven years, has successfully raised over $1bn and established itself as one of the fastest growing alternative investment management and advisory firms in the MENA & South East Asia region.
The company provides tailored solutions to its broad client base offering private equity advisory (across healthcare, education, hospitality, food and beverage, and logistics), asset management, corporate and real estate advisory as well as public market research services. Headquartered in Dubai, Al Masdah has subsidiary offices in Abu Dhabi and Singapore.
Dash brings unique deal sourcing capabilities, and is one of the most experienced private equity investors in the region in terms of number of transactions, with more than 90 transactions executed at a value of $1.7bn.
Previously, before Al Masah Capital, Dash had managed $4bn of assets and executed 14 IPOs and five trade sales. In addition, he created the second largest PE business in the MENA region (Extrapolated from rankings of PEI Asia) and served on the board of 12 companies.
Having grown two different businesses into industry leading investment managers, Dash carries unique insight into the various investment opportunities available in the MENA & South East Asia regions and through his vast experience and execution capabilities also carries the necessary tools needed to take advantage of these opportunities and stay ahead of the curve.
Dash’s success and track record has been recognised by his peers as he is consistently ranked as one of the top most influential people in the regional investment industry.
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