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The Islamic finance industry is emerging as a crucial component of the future global financial architecture. Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education is launching a new programme focused on the sector.

Dr Kamal Munir says Islamic banks weathered the financial crisis better and outperformed all conventional banks. Their unique services are attracting investors and clients in many parts of the world outside their traditional areas.

Islamic finance – conservative, safe and growing dramatically

The Islamic finance industry is facing a great future, not only because it offers a stable banking system, but also because its benefits are being realised by a greater number of people.

Launching his new Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education programme on Islamic finance, Dr Kamal Munir, Reader in Strategy & Policy at Cambridge Judge Business School, says the British government's move to issue an Islamic bond is good news for the industry.

Islamic finance: the future is great

In this podcast series we go behind the scenes to give you a feel for what it's really like to work in some of the most coveted careers and companies. In this podcast Cambridge MBA Ajay Arora (ex-BBC) is joined by classmates that have joined the programme from various finance backgrounds.

So you want to work in…finance

M&A & private equity panel from the inaugural IFLR European Capital Markets Forum, held at The Waldorf in London on January 24, 2013.

Topics:
Different approaches to M&A transactions: strategics vs sponsors
Acquisition due diligence, as buyer or seller
Special considerations for carve-outs
Structuring sales through a dual-track process
Evolution of key terms: time for a Eurozone Mac clause? Liability caps, thresholds, etc.
M&A deals in growth markets
Changes to the Takeover Code and the implications for defending hostile takeovers

Panelists:
Raman Bet-Mansour, partner, Debevoise & Plimpton (chair)
Rushad Abadan, general counsel, corporate/M&A, Royal Bank of Scotland
Ian FitzSimons, general counsel, Pernod Ricard
David Innes, partner, Debevoise & Plimpton

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