Partner & Chief Exit Officer, MEVP
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.
Mr. Khoury served on the Board of Directors of ART Marine, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Airports Division, CB Richard Ellis Dubai and Middle East, Energy Management Services, Ishraq Gulf Real Estate Holding Company, Jordan Dubai Capital, Jordinvest, Rivoli Holdings, and the MENA Infrastructure Fund. In addition, Mr. Khoury represented DIC on the investment committees of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (as Chairman), Jordan Dubai Capital and the MENA Infrastructure Fund. He is also a member of the Arab Bankers Association of North America (ABANA).
Mr. Khoury received his MBA from Columbia University and his MS in Structural Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He also received a Bachelor of Engineering with Distinction from the American University of Beirut (AUB) and graduated with Honors from Lebanon’s International College. In addition, Mr. Khoury was the President of the New York Chapter of AUB’s Alumni Association.
