Amid the backdrop of shifting asset allocation dynamics and fluctuating valuations, Saudi-based Sidra Capital’s Hani Baothman shares his insights on alternatives and private equity. In October, Saudi-based alternative asset manager Sidra Capital partnered with BlackRock Alternatives to launch the Sidra-BlackRock Asia-Pacific Private Equity fund. It will offer Shariah-compliant private equity (PE) opportunities in the Asia-Pacific…
Non-traditional asset classes have surged in popularity as investors have sought protection from the market turbulence. As part of its asset management offering, Sharia-compliant Saudi financial services company Sidra Capital focuses on two key areas: real estate and structured trade finance. Real estate is a popular investment for many investors in the region, where numerous…
The Middle East, in particular, is a well-established center of wealth but with an underdeveloped family office scene. With investors in the region having shown signs of repatriating capital since the onset of weaker oil prices more recently, the potential for a new generation of family offices to emerge could be significant. Thanks to its…
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Long considered a safe haven for global capital. The flow of private investment began slowly in the wake of the Arab Spring five years ago but has picked up steam in the past 24 months, says Fadi Moussalli, head of the international capital group at JLL MENA. Families not previously known as overseas investors are asking for help to complete deals in a bid to diversify their income and…
Saudi Arabia-based investment bank Sidra Capital is changing its Islamic trade finance fund, initially established as closed-ended, to an open-ended format as it sees growing appetite from regional investors in the Gulf, its chief executive said. The Luxembourg-registered fund provides working capital to small businesses focusing on agricultural commodities, energy and metals, a segment often neglected by Islamic lenders,…
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The project, which was recently inaugurated by the Governor of Makkah, Prince Khaled Al Faisal, is being developed by Diyar Al Balad, a consortium of Saudis and Emiratis and is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2016.
Who are regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), were recently awarded with the Best Trade Finance Deal 2012 by the Islamic Finance News (IFN), a leading Islamic Finance magazine, for its investment in Ghana via its jointly managed Sidra – Ancile Global Structured Trade Investment Fund (Fund). The much coveted award was…
Sidra Capital wins World Finance’s “Islamic Finance Awards 2013” for best new Islamic fund 2013. Read more :
