NEW YORK | LOS ANGELES | GENEVA | July 1, 2015 - Redwood Capital Group, an investment banking firm serving the technology, communications, media, business services and other growth industries, announced that the firm's CEO & Managing Partner, Gregory Bedrosian, recently participated in a panel discussion focused on doing deals in the areas of fastest growth in Africa.
On June 26th, 2015 Mr. Bedrosian participated in the International Bar Association’s conference entitled “Investing in Africa” held in New York City. He joined a panel of prominent leaders from the business, government, non-profit and legal communities to discuss the opportunities and challenges of deal-making in Africa and other emerging markets. The panelists debated issues related to private equity and strategic investments in Africa across the information technology, media and entertainment, consumer and other sectors. The panel was chaired by Mr. Ikenna Emehelu, Partner at Chadbourne & Parke LLP and, in addition to Mr. Bedrosian, the panel included senior representatives from The Carlyle Group, The Corporate Council on Africa, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and others.
Mr. Bedrosian commented, “Given Redwood’s expertise and activity in cross-border M&A and private equity transactions in many emerging markets, it was an honor to share some of our insight, ideas and case studies with the International Bar Association audience.”
About the International Bar Association
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