Eagle Proprietary Investments Ltd (‘Eagle’) – a leading growth equity investment firm specializing in a globally diverse mix of financial sector investments – and New York-based Accordion Partners LLC (‘Accordion’) have launched a Middle East JV to offer Accordion’s services to the MENA region. Accordion will be represented in Dubai by Eagle Investments Limited. Accordion is a new model financial services firm deliver cost-effective deal and project execution services to private equity firms and corporate development groups. Clients turn to Accordion to act as an in-house team to execute highly-analytical operational and financial projects and to lead mergers and acquisitions, capital raises and refinancings, where an investment bank is often unneeded. Since its founding in 2009, Accordion has partnered with more than 90 private equity and corporate clients, including holdings of Providence Equity Partners, The Riverside Company, Symphony Technology Group, Toyota and the US Navy. In 2012, Accordion was awarded M&A Services Firm of the year for the second straight year by M&A Advisor and the Association for Corporate Growth.