Islamic private equity funds, a Dechert reportp

Private equity is a well developed asset class in the Western world that has also enjoyed tremendous success in the Middle East in recent years and funds investing in a Shari’ah-compliant manner are increasingly looking beyond the Islamic world to explore global investment opportunities, gaining greater visibility across the world. This DechertOnPoint outlines what demands the managers of Islamic private equity funds, investing outside the Middle East region, have to deal with and what rules are to be observed to invest the collected money in an acceptable Shari’ah-compliant manner.