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Our Process

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  • Open doors for our partners to raise capital across the spectrum of alternatives (PE, VC, Growth Equity, Private Debt, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Other Real Assets, and more)

  • Selectively choose fund manager and services partners that align with investor demand

  • Seeks non-conflicting products and services with strategy, sector, and geographic differentiation to provide GCC-based investors with optimal diversification

  • Conduct due diligence on our chosen partners and their fund/product/services prior to mandate

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Our Clients

Sovereign Wealth Funds
SWFs have become increasingly internationally focused over the last 10 years. Their role in developing the regional asset management industry will remain limited. These organizations are often set up with a specific mandate to deliver returns for future generations, using proceeds from natural resources trade surpluses.

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Insurance and Pension Funds
These organizations have been investors in the domestic markets/companies for many years. Internally they are reviewing their returns profile and reexamining asset allocation with a view to considering alternative asset investment opportunities. Examples include General Organization for Social Insurance in Saudi Arabia or the Abu Dhabi Retirement Pension & Benefits Fund in the UAE.

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Educational Endowments
This pool of capital is emerging and will increase meaningfully due to sociopolitical changes in the region. Examples include King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, which announced an endowment of $10 billion, one of the largest in the world. It is currently difficult to accurately calculate how much this emerging pool of capital may have in reserves, but there are certainly a number of universities in the region that are worth exploring. The American University in Beirut, Sharjah and Cairo are examples.

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Ultra High Net Worth Individuals and Family Offices
Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (“UHNWIs”) and Family Offices remain the largest and most important investor types in what is easily the wealthiest region in the world. 

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Institutional Investors
Institutions including central banks, commercial banks, insurance companies and other non-financial corporates are key sources of capital for regional funds.

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