Breaking — the capital moves defining 2026
Breaking — the capital moves defining 2026
Breaking — the capital moves defining 2026
7 global investment firms set up in the UAE this year
The Gulf has stopped being a place these firms fly into twice a year to raise from sovereign wealth. It is becoming where they base the people who deploy.
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The firms
Licensed entities, not representative offices
What it means if you are raising
The Gulf has stopped being a place these firms fly into twice a year to raise from sovereign wealth. It is becoming where they base the people who deploy.
The firms
Hillhouse Investment, ADGM, April 2026. The $100bn Singapore manager, licensed Category 3C by the FSRA.
Rokos Capital Management, ADGM, May 2026. Authorised and open, following Brevan Howard, Marshall Wace and Hudson Bay into Abu Dhabi.
Man Group, Abu Dhabi, May 2026. The world’s largest listed hedge fund manager, into the same cluster.
Capital Group, ADGM, announced May 2026. Its first office in the Middle East and its 35th anywhere, opening later this year.
Blackstone, DIFC, July 2026. $1.35tn under management, returning to Dubai after 6 years running the region out of Abu Dhabi.
ADAPT Investment Managers, Abu Dhabi, September 2026. The Swiss relative value fund’s fourth office, after Geneva, Zug and New York.
Mirae Asset Global Investments, DIFC, September 2026. A Category 3C licence from the DFSA to manage and distribute funds across the GCC.
Licensed entities, not representative offices
None of these are representative offices. They are licensed entities with portfolio managers sitting in them.
What it means if you are raising
That is the market forming right now. If you are raising capital in this region, the people on the other side of the table have moved here.
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Anton Bosredon
Anton is responsible for Vantierr in the UK and US, leading mandates directly and directing the firm's client management.
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