Middle East Investor Network Announces Official Partnership with Preqin, a Part of BlackRock
21 May 2026 | Middle East Investor Network
The Middle East Investor Network (ME-IN) is pleased to announce that Preqin, a part of BlackRock and the world's leading provider of data and intelligence for the alternative assets industry, has joined the network as an official partner for the 2026 event series.
Preqin's platform is used by over 200,000 investment professionals globally to benchmark fund performance, monitor fundraising activity, and analyse LP-GP trends across private equity, private credit, venture capital, infrastructure, real assets, and hedge funds. Its acquisition by BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has further enhanced its data capabilities and global reach, making it the most comprehensive intelligence platform available to private markets participants today.
As part of the partnership, the Preqin team will be in attendance at all three ME-IN events in 2026: ALTInvest in Dubai in September, the Saudi Alternatives Exchange (SAX) in Riyadh in November, and FutureFunds in Abu Dhabi. Across each event, Preqin will contribute data-driven thought leadership, drawing on its alternative assets database to provide ME-IN's community with authoritative, current intelligence on the trends shaping private markets across the GCC and globally.
Preqin will also support ME-IN's content production programme, ensuring the network's News and Insights platform consistently addresses the key themes driving Middle East private markets — from private equity and private credit deal flow in the GCC, to venture capital activity in Saudi Arabia, infrastructure investment across the Gulf, and the evolving allocation strategies of regional family offices and institutional allocators.
The partnership reflects the growing significance of the GCC as both a private markets destination and LP base, and represents a meaningful endorsement of ME-IN's position as the region's premier private markets community. For ME-IN members and event delegates, it delivers a tangible enhancement to the network's programming, grounding our events and content in the most credible data available in the alternative assets industry.
We look forward to welcoming the Preqin team to Dubai, Riyadh, and Abu Dhabi in 2026.