Valuegate Investments is a private investment and business development firm based in Saudi Arabia and focused on investing in a value-adding way in distinctive businesses, assets, and projects within Saudi Arabia and selectively internationally. As an aligned partner, Valuegate engages with select institutional investors to source, evaluate, structure, and oversee highly selective investments in target sectors and geographies to realize the strategic and financial objectives of these investors and partners. Valuegate systematically participates alongside its co-investors in all investments and when relevant, builds appropriate and unique partnerships to develop and effectively manage distinctive investment opportunities and assets.
At Valuegate, we emphasize ethics, transparency and rigor in all of our engagements. We attract and deploy the best resources with the right set of values and expertise to unlock and realize long-term value in our investments and businesses.
Through its seasoned team and deep institutional network and relationships, Valuegate is well positioned to act as an aligned, value-adding partner to strategic partners and institutional investors seeking to effectively access opportunities in the Saudi and regional markets.
At Valuegate Investments, we pride ourselves of the following core values that define our culture and drive our long-term strategy:
Vision
To be one of the most reputable private investment and business development firms in the region with distinctive performance, partnerships, and team.
Mission
To create and realize sustainable value to our co-investors, partners, shareholders and local community by blending talent, capital, insights, and innovation.
Dr. Ghazi Al-Rawi is the Founder and Chairman of Valuegate Investments, a private investment and business development company based in Saudi Arabia and focused on investing in a value-adding way in distinctive businesses, assets, and projects within Saudi Arabia and selectively internationally.
He is currently also the Chairman of Riyadh Airports Company (RAC), Chairman of the Executive Committee and member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee; a Director on the Board of MATARAT Holding, Chairman of the Investment Committee and member of the Executive Committee; a Director on the Board of Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF), Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit Committee; a Director on the Board of Qassim Cement Company (QCC) and member of the Executive Committee; and a Director on the Board of Adaptive Spectrum & Signal Alignment Inc. (ASSIA), a telecom technology company based in CA, USA.
Dr. Al-Rawi brings with him a wealth of institutional relationships, investment experience, and senior management experience in addition to strong leadership, governance, problem solving, and communication skills from his roles previously either as a Board or Committee Member or as a Senior Advisor to a number of other regional private and public institutions, including Saudi Ports Authority (SPA), Saudi Fransi Capital (SFC), National Medical Care Company (CARE), Taqnia, ACWA Holding, Sanabil Investments, National Commercial Bank (NCB), King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KA-CARE), Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA), and Saudi Arabia General Investments Authority (SAGIA).
Dr. Al-Rawi also has strong entrepreneurial skills and experience and has founded and/or co-founded several businesses and companies in different sectors. From 2006 to 2015, Dr. Al-Rawi was a Founder and Managing Partner of Eastgate Capital Group, a leading regional private equity and real estate investment firm. Previous to that, Dr. Al-Rawi was with McKinsey & Company. Dr. Al-Rawi was also a faculty member at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, and prior to that worked for leading telecommunication companies in the United States.
Dr. Al-Rawi holds an M.S. degree and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. degree in Management Science & Engineering with a focus on Finance and Investments, all from Stanford University.
Valuegate Investments is a pioneering investment and business development firm based in Saudi Arabia. The Company connects investors and partners with attractive opportunities, through identifying and filtering opportunities and investment initiatives against a specific set of rigorous criteria, and then tapping the appropriate strategic partners and strategic investors to build and execute successful and mutually rewarding business and investment initiatives.
Capitalize on global secular trends and local transformation opportunities to target opportunities
Focus on what we understand and where we have a unique angle or can add tangible value
Prioritize downside protection and value realization
Follow a robust investment and decision-making process
Reinforce alignment through firm co-investment in every opportunity
Back or attract strong management teams at portfolio companies with the right set of values, skills, and expertise, and align them through appropriate incentive structures
Commit to post investment support and value add
Promote institutionalization and strong governance at portfolio companies
Valuegate engages on the following key types of activities:
Co-investing in a value-adding way along with close and like-minded local institutional investors in relevant and distinctive local and international opportunities within the technology, telecom, healthcare, consumer goods and services, and energy sectors
Acting as a business development platform to pursue and incubate promising business opportunities in the local market, sometimes jointly with relevant local and/or international partners
Working with international partners to introduce relevant and best-in-class international solutions to address specific local market needs and opportunities
Collaborating with interested international and regional investors to effectively access certain local investment opportunities
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