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On April 9th, 2019, the VII Private Investment Forum Worldwide took place for the members of the Global Investment Leaders Club. The chosen for the forum place was one of the most exquisite hotels in Europe ‘Baur Au Lac’ hotel in Zurich, Switzerland.

Leaders of the global investment industry discussed investment risks in the face of the declining global economic growth at the Round table discussion.
After discussion, the top 10 investment projects did their brief onstage presentations to investors.
Meetings and negotiations of one-to-one heads of investment companies, bankers, heads of family offices and owners of investment projects took place in airy and serene hotel ballrooms.
The second part of the day was devoted to introducing participants to each other and and holding private meetings beetween them in a relaxed lounge atmosphere.
 

On December 4th, 2019, 3500 private meetings of members of the Global Investment Leaders Club during the VI Grand Private Investment Forum Worldwide were held. The forum took place in one of  the most luxurious hotels in the world, Burj Al Arab in Dubai, UAE.

Over 100 participants – heads of Royal family offices, investment companies and owners of investment projects have conducted over 500 official negotiations, and over 3000 informal meetings. Heads of companies from the USA, UK , Europe, Asia, and GCC countries attended the meeting of the Global Investment Leaders Club.

According to the preliminary data, transactions worth over $800 million have been concluded, but more than 50 investment projects (total investment over $ 2 billion) will continue their negotiations with investors after the forum.

The majority of investment was attracted to Blockchain, tech, real estate, health care, and food products.

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