Understanding
Gulf Private
Markets.
The Unwritten Rules of Raising Capital, Building Relationships & Understanding Private Markets in the Gulf.
Most international firms fundamentally misunderstand Gulf capital.
Private markets in the GCC don't operate on performance alone. Relationships, trust, timing, credibility, governance expectations, and regional nuance shape every allocation decision. This program decodes the unwritten rules: how Gulf investors actually think, how family offices and sovereigns evaluate opportunities, and why DIFC, ADGM, and Saudi ecosystems meaningfully differ.
GCC Private Market Fundamentals Live Course.
The inaugural cohort is intentionally limited. Founding members receive priority access to faculty, the private member network, and every future Institute program.
- ◆Six live executive sessions
- ◆Full session recordings
- ◆Practical frameworks
- ◆Resource templates
- ◆Interactive Q&A
- ◆Private member network access
A six-week executive program.
Each week pairs a live executive session with practical frameworks, case studies, interactive Q&A, and resource templates, featuring weekly guest lecturers from across the GCC private market ecosystem.
Everything included in the program.
- ✓A deep, practical understanding of how Gulf private markets operate
- ✓Clear frameworks for GCC fundraising and investor conversations
- ✓Confidence speaking with allocators, family offices, and sovereign-linked institutions
- ✓Direct access to the Institute network and conversations with industry leaders
- ✓Relationship-building playbooks tested across DIFC, ADGM, and Riyadh
- ✓Practical GCC market intelligence you can act on immediately
- ✓Greater institutional credibility with Gulf counterparties
- ✓Lifetime access to all session recordings, materials, and resource templates
Rachel Zlatar
Rachel Zlatar works at the intersection of GCC private markets, institutional relationships, capital ecosystems, and emerging investment opportunities.
Through years of exposure to fund managers, allocators, family offices, developers, and sovereign-linked ecosystems, Rachel brings a practical and insider perspective on how Gulf capital actually works. She previously served as the LP Manager with the Middle East Investor Network and has launched three flagship private market conferences across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Riyadh focused on strategic capital deployment and regional insights.
Rachel has brought together and interviewed 500+ MENA investment leaders spanning private equity, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure, family offices, sovereign-linked institutions, and alternative investments, developing a practical, insider understanding of how Gulf capital actually moves, how relationships are built, and what drives investment decision-making across the region.