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Investment Management51-200 Employees
First Equity Partners is a private equity firm founded in 2011 that offers a broad spectrum of services, including advisory support, in the MENA region. It focuses on mid-market growth companies and operates with in-house teams covering multiple sectors in the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Asia. The firm emphasizes proprietary deal sourcing and collaborates with long-tenured financial intermediaries to support execution, leveraging its regional network to access information where market data is less transparent. Its areas of activity span steel manufacturing, building materials, oil and gas services, heavy equipment trading, SME incubation and real estate. The firm maintains offices in Manama, Doha, Kuwait, Fujairah, Sulimaniya, Cairo, Casablanca and London. It has a history of exits, including public listings on the Hong Kong, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain stock exchanges.