Jersey Finance co-hosted an event with FAME Advisory and Bakertilly Law Corporation in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, 26 February 2025.

Led by Faizal Bhana, Director – Middle East, Africa and India, Jersey Finance, Nirav Shah, Founder and Managing Director, FAME Advisory DMCC and Khaled Fathy, Director-Litigation, Bakertilly Law Corporation, the event was titled ‘Trends in Cross Border Investment and Finance Structuring’.

Keynote speaker Prabhav Sharma, CEO and Partner of Middle East, SUN Group, set the stage. The subsequent panel discussion, expertly moderated by Devika Raveendran, Founder and CEO, DR PARTNERS LLC, led to a dynamic exchange of ideas among the following international finance experts:

• Sinduja Amudanathan, Legal Consultant, Bakertilly Law Corporation
• Dr. Bhaskar Dasgupta, Principal, Sun Foundation (ADGM)
• Stuart Pinnington, Head of Alternative Assets, IQ-EQ
• Chandra Sen Hada, Director, Lock & Croft

In the context of today’s cross-border investment climate, the discussions covered themes including: tax; global minimum Pillar 2 considerations; geo-political impacts; valuations and financing costs; and investment returns.

View the event photos on Flickr.

Discover more about Jersey’s cross-border investment activities in the Gulf region.