Session at Qatar Economic Forum highlights most prominent upcoming investment trends – The Peninsula

Session at Qatar Economic Forum highlights most prominent upcoming investment trends – The Peninsula

CEO and Managing Partner of EQT Partners, Christian Sinding (right) addressing the gathering at Qatar Economic Forum, yesterday.

Doha, Qatar: A session entitled “Where to Invest in Technology Right Now,” held within the 4th Qatar Economic Forum on its final day, discussed new investment channels that investors are focusing on, especially artificial intelligence and humanoid robots.

This trend comes as a growing number of private equity giants are considering new ways to exit their portfolio companies, from private initial public offerings to selling their shares to competitors, and looking for ways to return cash to investors.

Addressing the session, CEO and Managing Partner of EQT Partners Christian Sinding said that there is a current focus on making investments in industries that provide the infrastructure to support the growth of artificial intelligence, a technology that is believed to eventually have the same impact on the world as the introduction of Apple’s iPhone.

He added that there is also interest in investing in the human robotics sector, as these robots are likely to be an essential part of office life in the future, and will deal with areas including security, reception, and cleaning.

Sinding said that some private equity firms are under pressure from their