Led by Iraq-born and Chase Manhattan-bred CEO Nemir Kirdar, asset manager Investcorp offers a variety of investment opportunities for an investor base of some 1,100 institutional, government, and high-net-worth clients in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the US and Europe. The company makes private equity investments in North America and Western Europe, manages hedge funds, and invests in US real estate. Its Gulf growth capital arm provides funding to promising businesses in the Middle East, while Investcorp Technology Partners makes controlling venture capital investments in technology-driven companies in the US and Europe.