Rabih I. Khoury
Managing Partner, Middle East Venture Partners
Rabih I. Khoury joined MEVP 12 years ago. He is the Managing Partner of Melwood Capital, a merchant bank that specializes in structuring private investments in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. Mr. Khoury has extensive experience in private equity and advisory, having executed more than US$5 billion in transactions and raised more than US$2 billion in capital.
Mr. Khoury currently serves on 1) the Board of Directors of Palmboard Technology Holdings, a developer of palm leaves-based engineered wood manufacturing plants in MENA, and 2) the Advisory Board of Kalaam Telecom, a Bahrain-based Integrated Telecom Services provider.
Previously, Mr. Khoury was the Chief Executive Officer of DIC Emerging Markets, in charge of Dubai International Capital’s (‘DIC’) investment portfolio in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in addition to Turkey, Asia and Latin America. DIC is the international investment arm of the Dubai–based conglomerate Dubai Holding. At DIC, Mr. Khoury was responsible for deal flow origination, execution, portfolio company management and exits in Emerging Markets.
