Growth via M&A: Mohamed ElSheikh in conversation with Sunny Ray
Our Managing Partner joined Sunny Ray on LinkedIn Live to talk about how corporates use acquisitions to grow, and where Europe and the Middle East offer venture opportunities.
Mohamed ElSheikh, Managing Partner at Significa Capital, joined Sunny Ray for a LinkedIn Live conversation: Growth via M&A: How Corporates Build the Future Through Acquisitions (25 minutes, 22 September 2026).
The conversation covers:
- how major companies decide which technologies, teams and markets to acquire, and why that process often begins years before a deal closes;
- how corporates use M&A to drive growth, stay future-proof and gain exposure to emerging themes such as AI and data centers;
- what corporates look for in a target, and how investment and advisory teams help turn long-term strategy into deals;
- where Europe and the Middle East offer venture opportunities.
A short clip from the conversation asks a question we hear often from founders and investors: where will Middle East tech funding come from in ten years?
Watch the full conversation on YouTube, or on LinkedIn
Watch the clip: Where will Middle East tech funding come from in 10 years?
Sunny Ray hosts a series of LinkedIn Live conversations with founders, operators and investors.
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Nineteen years combining telecom network expertise with technology strategy and venture capital. Sixteen years at Vodafone Group across Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, as Network Performance Manager and then Technology Strategy and Planning Manager, followed by Startup Scout at Tomorrow Street, Vodafone's innovation joint venture in Luxembourg, and Asset Marketplace Manager. Co-founded Significa in 2021; designs venture clienting and partnership structures for operators and corporates in Egypt and the GCC, and leads the fund and deal architecture of CVC Builder. Venture Capital Executive Management, IE Business School; MBA, ESLSCA Paris.