Dubai’s Binghatti announced on Monday the launch of an asset management firm that aims to manage approximately $1 billion in Shariah-compliant private credit and real estate investments. This initiative is designed to diversify the company’s portfolio and broaden access to alternative capital. The new entity, Binghatti Capital, will operate from the Dubai International Financial Centre...
Hassana Investment Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Franklin Templeton, amounting to $150 million, aimed at boosting the private credit market in Saudi Arabia. This agreement is particularly significant as it seeks to expand access to alternative financing for mid-sized companies, which constitute almost half of the country’s employment yet receive less...
Mubadala Investment Company has announced a significant strategic partnership with Fortress Investment Group, involving a $1 billion investment aimed at credit and special situations co-investment opportunities. This partnership intends to deploy the full $1 billion from Mubadala into various private credit, asset-based lending, and real estate strategies offered by Fortress, enhancing their existing pool of...
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Goldman Sachs Asset Management have recently signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU). This partnership will allow PIF to serve as a strategic anchor investor for new private credit and public equity strategies in Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. An anchor investor is...