Few people, even in Egypt, have heard of Hend El Sherbini. But she last year pulled off an amazing feat with the help of Abraaj Group: In May, she led her lab company, Integrated Diagnostics Holdings, to an IPO on the London Stock Exchange that put its value at $668 million.
IPOs in the Middle East are still rare — those of companies led by women, incredibly so (I don’t know of any others, though would be glad to hear of some in the comments at the end).
