Boosts MENA offering with key new hire

Dubai, 13 October 2015 - Renaissance Capital, a leading emerging and frontier markets investment bank, has announced that Mohamed Zeinelabedin joined its growing MENA office as Vice President, MENA research analyst, covering consumer and retail sectors. Based in Dubai, he reports to Ahmed Badr, CEO of Renaissance Capital MENA and David Ferguson, Deputy Head of Research.

Mr. Zeinelabedin was previously a Senior Equity Research Analyst at CI Capital in Cairo, where he was responsible for conducting in-depth analysis of stocks under coverage in the clothing, home furnishing, automotive and electronics sectors. Prior to this role, he worked at HC Securities & Investment and as a Junior Economist at the Egyptian Ministry of Trade & Industry. He was ranked as one of the top five MENA consumer research analysts in the 2015 Thomson Reuters Extel survey.

Ahmed Badr, Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance Capital MENA, commented: "As we grow our MENA offering, we are delighted to welcome Mohamed as MENA research analyst. His impressive pedigree and deep sector knowledge will be a real asset to the team.

"With frontier and emerging markets attracting more scrutiny than ever from investors, it is important we continue to strengthen so we can provide clients with the best possible service. We see significant upside potential in the MENA region going forward, and have already initiated coverage of almost 50 regional stocks with an aim to grow this further."

For further information, please visit www.rencap.com or contact:
Iain Gibson
Finsbury Middle East & Africa
Telephone: + 971 (0) 553 387 748
Email: iain.gibson@finsbury.com 
 
About Renaissance Capital:
Renaissance Capital is a leading emerging and frontier markets investment bank with operations in Russia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa, and offices in major financial centres, such as London, New York and Dubai. In September 2015, the Firm celebrated its 20th anniversary. Over those years, Renaissance Capital has established market-leading positions in each of its core businesses - M&A, equity and debt capital markets, securities sales and trading, research and derivatives. The Firm continues to build its practices in metals & mining, oil & gas and agriculture across its target markets. Renaissance Capital is part of ONEXIM Group.

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