UAE-based Iridium, a leading advisory and technology firm, has partnered with Ipreo, a global provider of market intelligence workflow solutions to capital markets, to offer the latter’s full suite of corporate services in Arab markets.

“A new capital markets landscape is taking shape as regional governments, regulators and exchanges strive for international best practices in corporate governance, transparency and investor relations,” said Oliver Schutzmann, CEO of Iridium.

 “For company leaders that value their relationships with the investment community, Iridium now provides Ipreo’s powerful investor relations tools that improve their ability to engage, transact and communicate.”

Chris Taylor, US-based Ipreo’s EVP and managing director of Global Investor Relations, said: “Ipreo is committed to supporting and elevating the investor relations function, which is becoming increasingly important in Middle Eastern markets. Iridium’s mission of helping companies achieve international standards of excellence in investor relations makes them an ideal partner for us in this important region. Our combined value proposition is a must-have for companies that aspire to lead the market into its next phase of maturity.”

Ipreo, which is majority owned by Blackstone and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, provides investor communication tools, data, and analytical services to investment banks and public companies.

With this move, Iridium enhances its ability to offer investor relations advisory, analytics, access and automation services to companies in Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. – TradeArabia News Service