As part of our post-summit series, we’re sharing insights from the Impact Frontiers Summit, held earlier this month in Singapore.

The opening panel focused on how investors across MENA and Asia are building cross-border co-investment corridors — navigating regional complexity while leveraging long-term strategic alignment.

💡 Key takeaways:

• Trust drives execution. Relationship-based syndication remains critical when investing across jurisdictions.
• Structures are evolving. Investors are increasingly using SPVs, minority co-investment frameworks, and hybrid syndication models to match risk and governance expectations.
• Policy is playing a role. Regional development priorities are shaping where capital is flowing — particularly in infrastructure, digital economy, and energy transition.
• Patience is rewarded. While fragmentation exists, investors who engage locally and long-term are accessing opportunities that remain out of reach to more transactional capital.

Cross-border investing is becoming a core strategy — built on proximity, alignment, and a shared vision for regional growth.

This session featured:

• Anirudh A. Damani – Director, Artha India Ventures Family Office
• Alex Ma – Managing Principal, AO Holdings
• Malcolm Leoi – Chief Representative, Singapore, Dubai Chamber of Commerce
• Moderated by Amos Garcia, Senior Director, Asia Programming, Milken Institute