ANGEL INVESTING AND THE ROLE OF ABAN
MENA-OECD Enterprise Financing Network
20th – 21st March 2007
Rabih Khoury Head of MENA Investments – Dubai International Capital
www.aban-18.com
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Arab Business Angels Network
What is Angel Investing?
→ Angel investment is funding and mentorship provided by private investors, professional investors and money managers to young, rapidly developing companies → Investment is typically in the form of pure equity → Has high potential rewards, although there is much more risk associated than with later stage investments
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Some well known companies funded by Angel Investments:
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What is required to make successful Angel Investments?
→ Deal Generation – market awareness of investor’s existence, interest areas and channels to get deals through → Due Diligence – calculation of risk, screening of deals, researching market opportunities, investigating management and track records of entrepreneurs → Determining Valuation – ascribing a value to companies that lack traction, revenues or seasoned management. Subjective process that requires negotiation to structure deals and set terms. Earn-outs are common and capital is deployed on milestones → Entrepreneurship Experience – Ex-entrepreneur that started up with angel funding is desirable as is having a firm grasp of direct private equity investing.
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Who are Angel Investors:
→ Savvy investors who channel a portion of their time and investment portfolio – between 5 and 20% – into the private equity market or alternative asset classes → Angel investors are successful private equity direct investors, pre-IPO investors who are investing their own money → Active participants in the investment process – in the absence of a middleman, typically also provide guidance and expertise to their investee companies → Angel investors are increasingly joining organized groups (Angel Networks) to facilitate and share deal flow generation
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What is a Business Angel Network?
→ A network that brings together entrepreneurs seeking to fund early-stage businesses and investors looking for high-potential seed capital investments → Angel Networks function in the same manner as the investment committees of PE funds → Characterized by a social element and the absence of a middleman → Created to facilitate successful Angel Investing and channel deal flow in investors interest areas
→ Facilitate collaboration on deals thus spreading the deal risk over multiple investors
→ Their numbers have grown substantially in the US and Europe in recent years:
Region 66 282 Year 1999 2004 US* ~100 ~200 Europe** MENA ? ? 6
Source: *Angel Capital Association & Kauffman Foundation presentation 2004, **EBAN 2004,
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Examples of business angels networks in the US and Europe:
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Why a regional Business Angel Network?
→ Current economic environment within the MENA region is supportive for SME development with markedly above-average real GDP growth → Contributes to job creation and economic diversification – high population growth rates, high unemployment rates and a growing concentration of young people in MENA populations Estimated minimum 4 jobs created per angel investment in the US during 2005 (Prof. J Sohl, Centre for Venture Research 2005) → Increasing number of high net worth individuals (HNWI) within the region and growth of liquidity → Growing sophistication of investors and demand for alternative asset classes
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Growth in HNWIs in Middle East Region
The Middle East has one of the fastest growing markets of HNWIs globally:
HNWI Population by Region, 2002 - 2004 (in Millions)
Source: Cap Gemini – Merrill Lynch World Wealth Report 2005). 9
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Growth in Demand for Alternative Asset Classes
HNWIs are increasingly looking for investments in alternative asset classes:
HNWI Asset Allocations by Investment Class, 2002 - 2004
Source: Cap Gemini – Merrill Lynch World Wealth Report 2005).
*Includes: Structured products, hedge funds, managed funds, foreign currency, commodities (including precious metals), private equity and investments of passion (the art & collectibles) **Includes: Direct real estate investments and REITS, which are not common instruments outside the US.
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ARAB BUSINESS ANGELS NETWORK
www.aban-18.com
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Arab Business Angels Network
What is ABAN?
→ ABAN is the acronym for the Arab Business Angels Network → ABAN is a non-profit organization, set up to exchange information and channel regional investor appetite in start-up and early-stage companies within the Middle East and North Africa → Based in Dubai, ABAN is building a community of Angel investors in the Arab region and aims to have a network of investors across 18 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) → The proposed structure and organization of ABAN is modeled after the leading Business Angel Networks in Europe and North America
MATCHING
ENTREPRENEURS ANGEL INVESTORS
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Who is behind the creation of ABAN?
→ Conceived by the Young Arab Leaders (YAL) and Dubai Holding during the Clinton initiative in September 2005 → Dubai International Capital (DIC) is the founder and lead angel of ABAN
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ABAN’s Mission
ABAN is a non-profit organization set up to exchange information and channel regional investor appetite in start-up and early-stage companies within the Middle East and North Africa. WHAT IS ABAN’S MISSION? → Provide a platform to complement the economic development objectives of the Arab world and launch young, dynamic ventures → Support Arab entrepreneurs and encourage the commercialization of promising ideas → Act as a vehicle for the promotion of angel investing in the Arab region
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ABAN membership is extended by invitation to:
→ Experienced and proven entrepreneurs, CEO's, venture capitalists and business leaders
→ Active contributors to mentoring, coaching and supporting entrepreneurs that receive investment → HNWIs who are interested in making individual investments in earlystage, privately-held ventures that have the potential for high returns, but may involve the loss of capital
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ABAN’s Initiatives to Date
→ Held in 2006 in conjunction with DIC & YAL
ABAN’s founding partners and promoters
→ Up to US $1 million each to two winning plans
Equity funding from DIC
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Rationale for the Arab Business Challenge
PROMOTION OF ARAB ENTREPENEURSHIP
A dynamic entrepreneurial environment is essential in the push for innovation, and the development of the economy as a whole
COMMERCIALIZATION OF BUSINESS IDEAS
Encourage individuals to turn innovative ideas into operating businesses by providing a funding mechanism
Challenge
PROMOTION OF ANGEL INVESTING IN THE REGION
Demonstrating to the sizeable regional investor community the scope for angel investing in the region
INTRODUCING ABAN TO THE ARAB REGION
An introduction to Arab investors and entrepreneurs about ABAN and its role and mission in the region
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The Arab Business Challenge - Overview:
The Challenge ran for nine months between January and September 2006:
Tunisia
→ PAN-REGIONAL:
Open to the entire MENA region
Morocco
Lebanon Algeria Libya
Syria
Iraq Jordan Kuwait Bahrain Qatar
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Egypt
Saudi Arabia Sudan
→ HIGH PROFILE PARTNERS:
Organized by leading institutions
Oman
Yemen
→ PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP:
Targeted young Arabs to submit business plans
→ PROMOTING ANGEL INVESTING:
Simulated investor interest in seed-capital opportunities
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Arab Business Challenge - Supporting Partners & Sponsors:
ORGANISING PARTNERS
Dubai International Capital Young Arab Leaders HSBC SHUAA CAPITAL Al-Arabiya TV McKinsey and Company
SPONSORS
MEDIA PARTNERS
CHALLENGE ADVISORS CHALLENGE ASSESSORS
PricewaterhouseCoopers
American University of Dubai Yarmouk University in Jordan Lebanese American University
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UNIVERSITY PARTNERS
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Arab Business Challenge – Process and Phases:
Pre-launch Phase I Develop the idea
Submissions Assessed
Phase II Refine the offering
200 Teams Qualify
Phase III Prepare full business plan
20 Teams Qualify
Finals Winners announcement:
5 Teams Qualify 2 Winners
Mobilization phase
4 months 09/2005 01/2006
11 weeks 04/2006
8 weeks 05/2006
12 weeks 08-2006
3 weeks 09/2006
→ Phase I: 933 Teams Register
Registered participants submit 5 page business concept
→ Phase II: 200 Qualifying Teams
Assessment of 5 page business concept identifies 200 teams. Teams in this phase received: - Training workshops – held in 4 centers (Amman, Beirut, Cairo and Dubai) - Panel presentations – filmed by Al-Arabiya TV - Coaching – from YAL members
→ Phase III: 20 Qualifying Teams
Assessment of 15 page business plan identifies 20 teams. Teams eligible for coaching and filmed panel presentation in Dubai
→ Finals: 5 Qualifying Teams.
2 Winners Announced at Televised Gala Dinner
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Assessment of complete business plan identifies 5 finalist teams. Teams received further coaching and took part in filmed judging panel in Dubai
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Arab Business Challenge - Statistics:
→ 933 Teams registered with all eligible countries represented (both in terms of country of residence and nationalities) → The largest proportion of teams registered from the following 5 countries: Egypt, UAE, Jordan, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. (Based on team leader country of residence)
Top 10 countries of residence for registered teams
SYRIA 12
Top 10 countries of residence for registered teams
ALGERIA
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PALISTINE
14
MOROCCO
15
U.S.A.
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SAUDI ARABIA
49
LEBANON
69
JORDAN
77
U.A.E.
120
EGYPT 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
468 500
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Arab Business Challenge – Winners:
The two winning teams receive up to $1 million in equity funding from Dubai International Capital:
→ Palm Paper
Egypt
Use of annually trimmed, waste leaves from date palm trees to make valuable commodities such as Kraft packaging paper and paper bags with various applications for the Egyptian market
Progress to date:
→ Detailed assessment and valuation completed by DIC
→ DIC’s evaluation identified a funding requirement of $1.55 million
→ Funding structure with earn-out has been agreed by the team and DIC
→ Legal documentation currently in the process of completion
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Arab Business Challenge - Winners (Cont.)
→ Ostrich Farm & Slaughterhouse
Jordan
Provide local slaughterhouse, marketing and export services for growing ostrich meat and leather production in Jordan
Progress to date:
→ Detailed assessment and valuation currently in process → Further evaluation of market entry mechanism and product viability in process
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