William Conway

Co-Founder, Carlyle

Search every verified William Conway interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a March 2018 interview with CNBC, Carlyle Group co-founder William Conway discussed changes to Saudi Arabia's investment laws. Conway stated that the country now permits foreigners to buy stock in the Saudi stock exchange and to acquire control of private companies, whereas previously only minority stake transactions were possible. He said he believed these changes were real and that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman would make the country attractive for Western and Asian capital, though he acknowledged that rule-of-law changes take time in any country. When asked about concerns regarding the treatment of individuals detained at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, Conway said he had concerns about rule of law in every country where Carlyle invests and that he was not familiar with the details of that situation)Skip to content