Mr. Norris is a founding partner of Gulf Capital Partners, a Beverly Hills based merchant bank with offices in Dubai, Tripoli and New York City. Mr. Norris has been a private equity investment professional since 1995 and has participated in over 125 privately negotiated equity investments including leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, venture capital, recapitalizations, and real estate acquisition and development. Mr. Norris has been advising U.S. clients on developing business opportunities and raising equity capital from MENA based investors since 2000.