Our Approach

Capital Investment Fund Abu Dhabi made principal investments in 2006, which it partially syndicated down to a number of shareholders who had an interest in increasing their economic exposure to these investments. The syndicate is comprised of three companies: Metito Holdings Ltd, Maritime Industrial Services and Depa United Group PJSC.

Capital Investment Fund Abu Dhabi puts our transaction and operating experience to use to improve the long-term growth and profitability of our portfolio companies. We seek strategic ownership opportunities that take advantage of our region's strong economic and demographic growth prospects and where our expertise allows us to make positive contributions. We believe that making companies strategically and financially stronger enhances their value and is the key to consistently generating superior returns. This proposition - built on the concept of partnership and growth - appeals to owners/founders, entrepreneurs, family businesses and management teams who believe in our ability to help their companies succeed, and as a result, our partners often retain meaningful ownership interests to continue the growth journey with Capital Investment Fund Abu Dhabi.

Capital Investment Fund Abu Dhabi employs a highly disciplined investment approach grounded in thorough due diligence. We draw upon our transaction and financing experience to balance a sharp focus on capital preservation with the delivery of attractive returns. Capital Investment Fund Abu Dhabi targets industries that we believe offer the best private investment opportunities, characterised by high growth, global competitiveness, and the potential for transformational change. We strive to build a portfolio that is diverse in terms of transaction type and industry across the Cooperation Council and neighbouring countries such as Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon. With significant capital raised through our various funds, we have a deep pool of resources at our disposal, along with a global network of strategic relationships that allows us to act quickly on opportunities that we are convinced will benefit our investors.

Our exclusive access to these opportunities is enhanced by a network of prominent regional shareholders and a blue-chip collection of global institutional partners. Capital Investment Fund Abu Dhabi is a patient investor, typically holding investments for at least three to five years to give portfolio companies sufficient room to grow and to produce attractive capital gains and robust internal rates of return.

Operational improvement is key to the value we create and we have a dedicated operations group, Excellence O2, to help maximise the performance of firms we invest in. We actively apply our expertise in our portfolio companies to accelerate their growth and empower them to achieve their strategic objectives. We emphasize operational health and flexibility above all, encouraging the use of at most modest financial leverage so that debt obligations do not impede the realization of growth plans. Instead of relying on financial engineering to achieve outsized returns, we assist our partners in developing and delivering value-creating initiatives in areas such as sales, manufacturing, human resources and financial planning. Capital Investment Fund Abu Dhabi also provides our portfolio companies support for transactions such as mergers and acquisitions and capital-raising. These efforts help drive revenue growth, control expenses and maximise profitability across our portfolio.