About IBC
A bridge built on trust.
IBC exists to make two business worlds work together, in both directions: the Gulf and Asia on one side, Southwest France on the other.
About IBC
Our story
IBC was established in France in 2005 with a simple conviction: the most valuable thing in business is not capital, technology or market intelligence. It is trust between people who know each other.
For two decades the people behind IBC have worked at the meeting point of two worlds. Based in the Gulf since 2006, they built deep personal relationships across the UAE, Qatar and the wider GCC, with investors, business leaders, security professionals, energy companies and real estate operators. At the same time they kept their roots in Southwest France, with connections in the Bordeaux business community, the regional chambers of commerce and the wine and agricultural estates that define the region.
IBC exists to make those two worlds work together.
We are not a consulting firm in the traditional sense. We do not sell reports or methodologies. We open doors that take years to build, and we walk through them with you.
What we do
Where we work
Our work sits between business development, investment facilitation, market entry and risk advisory. We work across sectors, including wine and agriculture, real estate, clean energy and technology, wherever serious capital and serious opportunity need a trusted human bridge between them.
And we work in both directions: bringing international capital to Southwest France, and helping French investors and companies establish in the UAE, where we have lived and operated for two decades.
Principles
How we work
Principals first
We deal directly with the people who decide, not with intermediaries or committees.
Selective by design
We take on a small number of mandates, so every introduction we make carries weight.
Discretion
Many of our clients and partners value their privacy. We treat every conversation, and every name, accordingly.
Present on both sides
A presence in the Gulf and in Southwest France lets us meet people where they are, in their own business culture.
The person behind IBC
Stéphane Jacob
Stéphane Jacob is a French entrepreneur who has lived and worked in the Gulf since 2006. He began in technology and media, founding Doo Interactive in Bordeaux in 1998, and has spent two decades building businesses and relationships across the UAE and the wider region.
He is Secretary of ASIS International Dubai Chapter 250, part of the world's largest professional security organisation.
Security
A security perspective on every cross-border move
Through ASIS International, IBC brings a professional understanding of risk, due diligence and the protection of people and assets across borders. For investors and families moving capital or operations into a new country, that layer of confidence is part of the foundation of the deal.
Risk and security