James McCarthy, Chief Investment Officer, Strategic Capital Solutions, to Speak at Middle East Leaders Forum 2009

New York, NY, October 01, 2009 --(PR.com)-- James McCarthy, Chief Investment Officer, Strategic Capital Solutions, a real estate merchant bank/bridge lender based in New York and London, will speak at GoldenNetworking.com's Middle East Leaders Forum 2009 (http://www.MiddleEastLeadersForum.com), forum generously sponsored by Qatar Airways, on October 22nd, New York City. This extraordinary gathering of minds will congregate businessmen, professionals, entrepreneurs and academics, both from the Middle East and Western countries, interested in learning more about the tremendous challenges and dynamic opportunities the economies of the Arabian Gulf face and present for the global business community.

Mr. McCarthy has over 30 years experience in real estate as a lender, investment manager, portfolio manager, financial adviser, work-out consultant, or city planner being involved in over $5 billion of real estate transactions. Mr. McCarthy is presently working in partnership with an international money center bank to establish a Shari'ah compliant asset-based investment fund. Previously Mr. McCarthy co-founded Intercap Investments, an investment boutique specializing in U.S. direct investments and investment advice for offshore, primarily Middle Eastern, investors, including Shari'ah compliant trade and asset-based investments and, among other transactions, closed some of the first Islamic real estate transactions in the U.S. Mr. McCarthy holds an MBA from Columbia University and a Master of City and Regional Planning from Rutgers University.

Sponsors are invited to contact GoldenNetworking.com by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.com to receive Middle East Leaders Forum 2009's Sponsorship Package. Guests are invited to RSVP for Middle East Leaders Forum 2009 while tickets are available. This forum is produced by GoldenNetworking.com, the premier networking community for businessmen, entrepreneurs, professionals and diplomats, founded by Columbia Business School MBA and former McKinsey consultant Edgar Perez.

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