Aldar and Mubadala Capital are becoming a member of arms to launch Aldar Capital, an funding administration platform that may present high-quality actual property and infrastructure alternatives throughout the UAE and the broader GCC area to international institutional buyers.
The brand new collaboration between the 2 Abu Dhabi heavyweights combines Aldar’s market-leading actual property funding and improvement experience with Mubadala Capital’s institutional fund administration capabilities and international investor community.
Aldar Capital will provide professionally managed funds for institutional buyers, together with sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, fund of funds, insurance coverage firms and household workplaces.
Abu Dhabi corporations kind Aldar Capital
The brand new firm will likely be headquartered in ADGM and structured with an unbiased governance framework. Aldar Capital guarantees clear oversight, transparency, and investor alignment.
Aldar Capital’s first fund, anticipated to be launched in 2026, will goal a dimension of US$1 billion.
Talal Al Dhiyebi, Group Chief Government Officer of Aldar, commented: “Within the UAE and wider area, actual property sits on the coronary heart of one of many world’s most compelling development tales – constructed on sturdy fundamentals, sustained funding, and increasing populations. Right this moment, the market has the size, maturity, and transparency that the worldwide institutional buyers search.
“The launch of Aldar Capital will likely be a defining milestone for Aldar, making a devoted funding administration platform that transforms our enterprise from a regional actual property chief right into a supervisor of worldwide capital. Leveraging Aldar’s actual property experience and Mubadala Capital’s international community, Aldar Capital will allow worldwide buyers to entry the area’s subsequent wave of development and reinforces Abu Dhabi’s position as a number one hub for institutional funding.”
UAE giants develop international asset presence
Aldar has over AED47 billion (US$12.8 billion) of actual property belongings beneath administration and presence in each actual property sector – business, retail, residential, logistics and hospitality asset lessons. The corporate has a long-standing document of partnering with international buyers, together with Apollo International Administration, The Carlyle Group, and Ares Administration Company to construction and deploy capital into high-quality actual property alternatives.
Mubadala Capital, the choice asset administration subsidiary of Mubadala Funding Firm, manages, advises, and administers over US$430 billion in belongings by means of its asset managers and strategic partnerships. It serves as a long-term companion to international institutional buyers looking for entry to distinctive alternatives throughout developed and rising markets.
Hani Barhoush, Chief Government Officer of Mubadala Capital, added: “Institutional buyers are more and more prioritising actual belongings for his or her diversification advantages and long-term revenue potential, but entry to institutional-grade alternatives within the UAE and GCC has been restricted.
“Aldar Capital will handle this hole by providing a clear, professionally managed platform constructed to international requirements and underpinned by deep, historic regional experience and observe document. Bringing collectively Mubadala Capital’s international funding attain and investor community with Aldar’s on-the-ground actual property management, the platform will mirror Abu Dhabi’s evolution as a nexus for international capital and the rising confidence of buyers within the area’s governance, development, and long-term potential.”
Aldar Capital may also strengthen Abu Dhabi’s place as a number one hub for institutional funding and assist the acceleration of non-oil financial development. By mobilising institutional capital into productive sectors, the agency will contribute to GDP diversification, employment creation, and sustainable improvement.
Welcoming Aldar Capital to ADGM, Arvind Ramamurthy, Chief of Market Growth, stated: “Aldar Capital displays the continued evolution of Abu Dhabi as a worldwide centre for long-term, institutional capital. By establishing this platform inside ADGM’s internationally recognised regulatory framework, Aldar and Mubadala Capital are reinforcing the Emirate’s place as a trusted vacation spot for actual asset funding.”
