ABOUT US

We streamline premium in-person meetings that progress transactions, convening complex and comprehensive groups of deal practitioners. Attendance at Global Banking & Markets events is considered imperative as more than 10,000+ deal practitioners return each year, in ever growing numbers.

Global deal making is becoming more challenging: shareholder and customer expectations can misalign; regulation is increasingly fragmented; and geopolitical circumstances continue to fluctuate dramatically. Our events and meeting services reduce the cost, inefficiency and risk of complex multi-party transactions.

Since our first events in the Gulf in 2010, we have developed a deep knowledge in markets with rising economic influence including CIS, CEE, Africa, Latin America, Saudi Arabia, The Middle East and Türkiye.

OUR VALUES

Excellence

  • We pursue excellence tirelessly, for ourselves and for our customers.
  • We take pride in being as good as we can possibly be, and always look to do better.

Teamwork

  • We work as a team. We succeed as a team. The star of the team is always the team.
  • We work with our customers and attendees as if they are part of our team to deliver the highest possible results.

Dedication

  • Success is defined as doing something well consistently over a long time.
  • We do not strive for one-off successes. We measure our success over many years of high-quality performance and delivery.

OUR APPROACH

Deal progression

There is nothing like the personal touch – we progress dealflow by generating eyeball and handshake contact.

Confidentiality

The dealmakers at our events demand strict confidentiality in their exchanges. For this reason, Chatham House rules apply, and media attendance is not supported.

Deep knowledge of markets

We make our clients comfortable in markets with increasing economic influence, that they might not know well.

Company History

 

2009

GFC Media Group is founded by Alex Johnson as a specialised financial conferences business focused on the Middle East.
 

2010

In June, GFC Media Group hosts its first-ever event in Dubai, Bonds & Loans Middle East, attended by 220 people; and in October hosts META Projects in Abu Dhabi, attended by 180 people; and M&A and Corporate Finance MENA in Doha, attended by 200 people.
 

2011-12

Due to high demand from clients, GFC Media Group hosts Bonds & Loans conferences: Bonds & Loans Turkey, Bonds & Loans Russia & CIS, Bonds & Loans Brazil, Bonds & Loans Mexico and Bonds & Loans Africa.
 

2013

GFC Media Group launches Mining & Investment Latin America Summit in Peru – the first and only event bringing Latin American miners together with investors, bankers and financiers, attended by 380 people.
 

2014-15

GFC Media Group launches Bonds & Loans Turkey Awards and the Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East Awards to recognise industry excellence.
 

2016

  • Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East 2016 becomes the first GFC event attended by over 1000 people, making it the world’s largest Sukuk investor conference and the largest corporate and investment banking event in the Middle East and Africa.
  • Due to high demand from our clients and contacts, GFC Media Group launches Bonds, Loans & Derivatives Argentina focused entirely on the development of Argentina's debt markets, onshore and offshore.
  • We expand our portfolio in Africa by launching the briefing days in Kenya and Nigeria.
 

2018

GFC Media Group launches Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Saudi Arabia.
 
 

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