Investors in Kuwait

KIA, Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund's mission is to achieve long term investment returns on the financial reserves of the State of Kuwait, providing an alternative to oil reserves and enabling Kuwait’s future generations to face the uncertainties of the future with greater confidence, while meeting the principal objective of KIA’s establishment.

Kuwait Life Sciences Company is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in start up, seed and growth capital investments. The firm supports both public and private sectors to access emerging technologies. The firm invests in life sciences, medical technology, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals and healthcare service industry which address critical and prevalent diseases. It invests in the GCC, MENA region focusing on Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, and also globally. It acts as a medium to long term investor. It can lead or co-lead the investments. Kuwait Life Sciences Company is based in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

KMEFIC is a leading asset management and financial services company in the Middle East providing innovative investment products and services, consistently producing strong returns and increasing shareholder value.KMEFIC was incorporated in January 1984 by The Bank of Kuwait and the Middle East (currently Ahli United Bank) and The Public Institution for Social Security-Kuwait, as equal shareholders.

Egypt Kuwait Holding Company (S.A.E.) is a private equity firm specializing in acquisitions. It seeks to invest in companies in oil, gas and power, fertilizers, Information Technology, utilities, infrastructure, transport, energy, petrochemicals, manufacturing, and insurance sectors. The firm seeks to invest in Africa and Middle East including; Libya, Egypt, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, and also in the high-growth emerging markets like Algeria and Sudan. The firm seeks to invest in greenfield projects. It also seeks to acquire controlling stakes and takes management control in its investments. Egypt Kuwait Holding Company (S.A.E.) was founded in 1997 and is based in Giza, Egypt

ADEEM is a family investment house that started with the consolidation of the business interest of two of the top prominent families in Kuwait, Al-Roumi and Al-Humaidhi. Although ADEEM was incorporated in 2005, the families have been rooted in business since the establishment of Kuwait in the early 1700s. ADEEM has positioned itself as a private equity powerhouse in the local market and strengthened its position with the ability to create and introduce investment and Islamic finance tools among which are "ADEEM Convertible Sukuk" that was registered as a patented invention & intellectual property, under the company name in the United States of America. The company owes its success to its highly qualified team who have a longstanding experience in the investment field & the support of its extensive network and relations. INNOVATIVE also engaged to other latest technologies including advanced over the clouds mobile applications development and traffic system management up to the level of full design and implementation.

Tharwa Investment Co. was established by a team of experienced professionals in the investment industry, were it managed to gain access from their business experience, effective management skills and shrewd decision making with the hopes of raising Tharwa to become an investment leader by focusing on assetTharwa Investment Co. is a company specializing in the field of asset management and investment services. Tharwa Investment Co. was founded in 2006 with a paid-up capital of KWD 15 million. The company was established by the synergic efforts of a team of specialized entrepreneurs and highly experienced professionals in the investment industry. Tharwa seeks and hopes to reach a leading position in the investment sector through focusing on asset management services and offering innovative investment products that live up to its clients’ aspirations as well as meet their respective goals and purposes.

Impulse was established by the National Technology Enterprises Company (NTEC) in 2012 to take over the direct investment activities of NTEC in the ICT field, investing in the MENA region and Kuwait

The Company was incorporated on March 17th, 1999 under the name of Muthanna Investment Company as an investment company carrying on business in accordance with the Noble Islamic Sharia'a. Pursuant to the ordinary assembly resolution dated December 29th, 2013, the Company name was changed to “KFH Capital Investment Company” (KFHC). The Company roots extend to several decades ago with the incorporation of the main shareholder and parent company, Kuwait Finance House, in 1977 as the first Islamic financial institution in Kuwait. KFH Capital Investment company is considered as the main investment arm of Kuwait Finance House. The company's paid up capital is 100,000,000 Kuwaiti Dinar.The Company has adopted a unique method for management of its operations, based on two principles (1) diversification of investment and asset management categories (2) constant development of its products and services for the purpose of accommodating all requirements of the clients, in line with the changes and developments in the market, while ensuring quality of investment and compliance with all the local and international regulatory requirements.

NBK Capital Partners Limited operates as a private equity firm. The Company invests in consumer, education, and health care sectors. NBK Capital Partners serves clients in the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Kuwait, and the Kindom of Bahrain.

Fajr Capital Limited is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in early venture, mezzanine, growth capital, buyout, infrastructure investments. It makes its investments with a commitment to Shariah principles. The firm invests in companies operating across diversified sectors with a focus on financial services, infrastructure, healthcare, energy and resources, education, food and beverage sector, logistics, oil and gas services, industrial manufacturing, and renewable energy. The firm also makes investments in waste water treatment, hospitals and healthcare centers, schools, marine ports and services, road and rail, marine, water, sewer and pipeline construction, petrochemicals, oil and gas storage and transportation sectors. The firm primarily makes its investments in high-growth Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) markets focusing on Algeria, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Egypt, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. The firm invests between $50 million and $100 million in its portfolio companies. Fajr Capital Limited is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with additional offices in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and London, United Kingdom.

Kamco Investment Company K.S.C.P ("Kamco Invest") is a regional non-banking financial powerhouse headquartered in Kuwait with offices in key regional financial markets, offering a comprehensive range of investment products and services covering asset management, investment banking and brokerage.Established in 1998 and listed on the Boursa Kuwait in 2003, Kamco Invest currently operates as an independently managed subsidiary of KIPCO Group.Kamco Invest provides a variety of bespoke asset management solutions covering equities and fixed income, private equity, real estate, third party solutions and management of special situations. Our team combines our latest in-house market research with innovative investment strategies and solutions to suite each client’s unique needs. Our investment banking specialists have assisted some of the regions top-rated institutions in successfully concluding M&As, Debt Capital Market and Equity Capital Market mandates. Stemming from the understanding that our clients want to grow their wealth with the freedom to choose the financial markets that suite their needs, our brokerage arm provides quick and reliable access to Boursa Kuwait and several regional and international markets.

iGan Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in early-stage, startup, series A, growth capital, expansion capital, and buyouts investments. The firm seeks to invest in interactive home entertainment, B2B commerceAI-enabled MedTech, information technology, medical instrument, equipment and devices/healthcare, healthcare Information technology, digital health, business-to-business software, financial services, software, internet, manufacturing, traditional industries, resources, other specialty retail, diversified financial services, multi-sector holdings, specialized finance, and real estate. It seeks to invest in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Estimates, North Africa, North America with a preference for Canadian companies especially the Greater Toronto Area. The firm prefers to invest between $2 million and $5 million. It seeks to invest through preferred equity or convertible debt. iGan Partners was founded in 2011 and is based in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in San Diego, California and Bridgetown, Barbados.

KISP Ventures is a shariah compliant venture capital firm that invest in early stage technology companies in the MENA region

Our mission is to support innovative, progressive startups and growth-oriented companies with a focus on technology

Markab Capital is the multi-family office and merchant banking arm of several large Middle Eastern family groups.Our broad base of ultra high net worth clients, based throughout the Middle East, are served by our veteran dealmakers who require advisors with long standing experience, an intimate knowledge of their business and the support of our capital as a cornerstone to our services.We can use our own proprietary capital to invest, which integrates funding with our advisory expertise. Our mandate is to provide private equity as well as mezzanine and bridge debt to mid-sized businesses. These investments typically support management buyouts, acquisitions, going private transactions, leveraged buyouts, corporate growth, financial restructuring, and project and property financings.

Seeds Partners is a privately-owned venture fund focused on investing in small-to-medium enterprises (SME’s) that are innovative and new to the regional environment.

Sharq Ventures focuses on early stage companies. striving to find and support true entrepreneurs We invests in startups led by creative thinkers. We invest in smart people solving difficult problems.

The Taken Seat is a venture capital firm specializing in seed/startup, growth capital, incubator and spin-off investments. The firm is industry agnostic but primarily focuses to invest in tech companies. The firm prefers to invest in middle-east. The Taken Seat was founded in 2019 and is based in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Al Dhow Capital Venture It is a new breed of venture capital firm leveraging world-class analytics, backed by industry experience to offer entrepreneurs a strategic option when they are seeking additional capital to complete a financing round or raising fresh capital on a seed round

Noor Financial Investment Company (“Noor”) was established in Kuwait in 1996 and its shares were listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange in May 2006. Noor is engaged in investment activities and financial services primarily in Kuwait, the Middle East, Asia, and other emerging markets. Noor offers a full spectrum of innovative and unrivalled investment and financial services which include both advisory and asset management. Noor’s strength rests on its diversified portfolio of Direct Capital Market Investments, Real Estate and Alternative Investments. Noor manages a proprietary listed equity portfolio comprising of local, GCC and international equities. The Marketable Securities Unit continues to successfully deploy funds in GCC and International equity markets achieving strong returns.To achieve consistent income and stable capital gain, Noor’s Real Estate Unit has substantially grown over the last few years and is also undertaking development of new complexes in Kuwait. It owns a commercial building located in the heart of Kuwait city in addition to several residential buildings across Kuwait. The Company's Alternative Investments Unit continues to grow with participation in transactions with an aggregate equity value of over USD 1.7 billion since 2005 including 27% investments for its own account. The Unit pursues strategic investment opportunities that aims to achieve synergies among existing investments as well as to open new opportunities for the Company. As part of its strategy to grow in IT services, it has acquired various companies in the IT sector in addition to substantial growth in its existing IT businesses. Further, continuing its focus towards an asset light model, Noor has expanded its footprint in the hospitality sector in Jordan through acquiring management services for an airport lounge, along with securing a hotel management concession at Queen Alia International Airport. Real Estate and Alternative Investments diversify Noor’s portfolio to mitigate market volatility.

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Hamilton Bradshaw is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in any stage, from seed, start-up, early stage, development and growth to restructuring and recapitalization. For private equity investments, it primarily invests in management buyouts and development capital, mid-market, expansion, special situations including turnarounds, recapitalization, restructuring, and acquisitions. The firm invests in small and mid-cap businesses in the SME sector. It invests in recruitment and real estate opportunities in the UK. It seeks to invest in companies with turnover more than £150 million per annum. It seeks to invest above £0.5 million ($0.79 million) in each individual transaction and can co-invest above £10 million ($15.96 million). Within buyout situations, it seeks to invest in growth development capital buy-outs, management buy-outs and buy-ins of non-core divisions of larger corporations and management buy-outs and buy-ins and privatization of small to medium cap listed businesses that are perceived as undervalued by the public capital markets. It seeks to invest in financial services; electronics and industrial technology; business services; communications; healthcare; retail, food products, and leisure; information technology and software; oil and gas; social/domiciliary care; digital sector, and natural resources and renewable energy. Within the financial services sector, the firm focuses on sector trade receivables, specialist brokering, and providers of technology infrastructure. Within the electronics and industrial technology sector, the firm focuses on semiconductor packaging technology and wafer testing technology. Within the healthcare sector, it seeks to invest in specialist care services, support services, financing or funding services, and specialist asset-based facilities. Within the retail, food, and leisure sector, the firm focuses on health clubs, restaurants, franchise groups, catering services, and specialist retailers. Within the information technology and software sector, it seeks to invest in professional services, business process engineering, customer relationship management, infrastructure solutions for system management, application performance management, storage management, and security and data center management. Within the natural resources and renewable energy sector, the firm seeks to invest in conservation of forests and species, renewable energy, and prevention of greenhouse emissions. Within the business services sector, it focuses on business process outsourcing, commercial and facilities management, customer support services, direct marketing services, distribution, air, freight & logistics, and financial and database information services. Within the communications sector, the firm seeks to invest in companies that provide niche services to telecom companies, such as businesses that provide outsourced services or services to increase revenues, reduce costs or enhance customer satisfaction. For venture capital investments, the firm seeks to invest in early, mid, and late stage investments. It also makes start-up, early stage and later stage investments in the human capital sector with a focus on recruitment. The firm invests globally with a focus across across Europe, the United States, the Middle East, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and New Zealand. The firm seeks to invest above £0.25 million ($0.39 million) in individual transaction and can co-invest above £1 million ($1.59 million) and has more than £1 billion ($1348.05 million) in enterprise value. It typically invests in early stage companies with a minimum EBITDA between £0.5 million ($0.82 million) and £3 million ($4.97 million). It prefers to exit its investments between three to five years. The firm typically invests in as a lead or sole investor and prefers to take a board seat in its portfolio companies. Hamilton Bradshaw was founded in 2003 and is based in London, United Kingdom with additional offices in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Dublin, Ohio.

Khatif Holding is a Kuwaiti based acquisition company, established in 2008, which seeks to acquire significant shares in small to medium sized enterprises and to procure niche business opportunities in Kuwait and GCC.

Cedar Mundi Ventures (“CMV”) is a Lebanese venture capital firm investing in international technology startups, having substantial economic presence in Lebanon and growth opportunities in the Middle East. We invest, or co-invest alongside key European / US VC firms, in Series-A, -B and -C of mid- to late-stage technology startups. We reach out to our European tech networks, and to the Lebanese Diaspora in particular, to bring to the region best-in-class technology startups founded or led by Lebanese entrepreneurs or friends abroad, seeking expansion capital and hands-on support from our corporate resources to access the Middle East markets. We indeed believe the Middle East offers tremendous growth opportunities for digital technology, which are best accessed from Lebanon as a regional tech hub, where innovative startups benefit from a cost-efficient, multicultural and tech-savvy workforce. CMV is part of Kuwait Holding group, a leading principal investor, asset manager and tech-driven conglomerate based in Kuwait, with a consolidated capitalization in excess of $6 billion with listings on the Kuwait and Dubai stock exchanges. Kuwait Holding group comprises prominent international companies, such as Alforda central markets / IFA Food, Aqarat, Ghaliah, International Financial Advisors, IFA Hotels & Resorts, MIAX, OnCost, and Yotel. In addition to principal investments in digital technology, Kuwait Holding manages to date venture capital funds in excess of $250 million, through its affiliates Arzan Venture Capital (UAE), Cedar Mundi Ventures (Lebanon), Chart Venture Partners (USA) and Nox Management (Kuwait).

Instrata Capital BSC (c) is an investment firm specializing in shariah-compliant structured investments.It prefers to invest in the GCC and MENA regions with a focus on Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Turkey