<p>The Middle East and North Africa’s (MENA) private equity industry (PE) is poised for significant growth led by the GCC’s six member states in light of intensified MENA-wide economic diversification and development efforts. This was the key finding of the report on ‘Challenges and Opportunities: Reinforcing the Private Equity Market in the MENA Region’ released by Orient Planet Research, an Orient Planet Group venture, on the sidelines of the inaugural Private Equity Forum & Awards 2017 held on 19 April 2017 at the St. Regis Hotel, Dubai.</p>