Since the early 1990s, EIIC has been a significant investor in the MENA region and globally. EIIC is a long-term investor which scouts for sustainable growth and value creation across its investment portfolio.
EIIC has made long-term strategic investments in a number of regional and international companies, such as Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank which began operations in 1997, ADIB – Egypt, Abu Dhabi National Hotels, which owns some of the most reputable hotels in the UAE. EIIC is also an active investor in the regional and global capital markets, private equity and venture capital.
EIIC has made investments in several key regional and international companies. Listed below are the principal ones:
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) was established by Emiri Decree in 1997 and began commercial operations in late 1998. As one of the first banks to promote Islamic banking globally, ADIB is a Public Joint Stock Company and carries out all its activities – including contracts, operations and transactions – in accordance with Islamic Shariah principles, under the core guiding principle of ‘Banking as it should be’.
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ADIB-Egypt focuses on a broad spectrum of Shariah-compliant banking solutions, catering to the needs of corporate and retail customers. Aiming at integrating services, the bank has developed state-of-the-art infrastructure and established an investment banking arm (ADIB Capital Egypt), a leasing company (ADILease) and an asset management division (ADIB Invest).
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Since its inception over 30 years ago, Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) has expanded greatly, now owning and operating hotels in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. Its Al Diar Hotels division owns 10 hotels across the UAE. Complementing its hotel activities, ADNH also operates a catering division, cleaning services, taxi and chauffeur services, fleet leasing and short, medium and long-term car rental. The company has recently acquired a portfolio of Address Hotels in the UAE.
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Established in 2018, Entrust Capital is a boutique firm offering asset management and financial advisory services to institutional clients, family offices and high net worth individuals across the MENA region. Entrust Capital connects regional clients with investment opportunities around the globe across sectors and asset classes, by leveraging its unique experience to cater to client’s needs and investment priorities. Entrust Capital is regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and is licensed to provide financial services to Professional Clients and Market Counterparties, with a goal to generate long-term, risk-adjusted returns for its clients.
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Q Holding, established in 2005, is an Abu Dhabi based investment company specialized in Real Estate Development, Real Estate Project Management and Property & Asset Management. In 2022, Q Holding completed the acquisition of Reem Investments, an Abu Dhabi based real estate developer to become one of the leading real estate companies in the UAE.
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EIIC is an active player in the private equity space with focus on direct investments, co-investments and fund investments around the world. EIIC has invested significant capital in various geographies, primarily in the Middle East, North Africa and the United States. The Group actively seeks high potential investment opportunities with quality partners around the world.
EIIC is a significant and long-term investor in the capital markets and other financial investment opportunities. While the investment focus is mainly on the UAE and the wider MENA region, the company also actively looks for investments opportunities in global markets. The Group’s investment philosophy aims to generating superior, risk-adjusted returns on a long term basis.
Entrust Capital Limited, a 100% owned subsidiary of EIIC offers a range of asset management and financial advisory services to family offices and institutional clients across the UAE and the MENA region. The company takes a prudent approach in both managing assets and providing advisory services to the clients, taking into account the return objectives and risk tolerance of its clients are met.
Entrust Capital Limited is based in Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) and is regulated by Dubai Financial Service Authority (DFSA)
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Joseph has over two decades’ experience in the financial services industry, covering asset management, private equity, portfolio management, financial restructuring, research, banking, and audit. Prior to assuming his role as Entrust Capital CEO, Joseph joined Emirates International Investment Company (EIIC) in July 2017 as Head of Investments where he is responsible for spearheading and managing EIIC’s investments.
Joseph began his career at Deloitte & Touche (Egypt) as an Auditor, before working as an Investment Advisor for Egypt’s Commercial International Bank (CIB) and then as Head of Research for Egypt’s Prime Investments. In 2004, he joined Dubai Group as an Investment Manager working on a range of M&A transactions, advisory services, asset management, and private equity transactions with a collective value in excess of USD 8 billion. He then moved on to work as Head of Research for Dubai Capital Group, until 2009 when he joined Dubai Group as their Managing Director of Asset Management.
Joseph served as Non-Executive Director on the boards of EFG Hermes in Egypt, Oasis Capital Bank in Bahrain, Sun Hung Kai & Co in Hong Kong, Qalaa Holdings in Egypt, Emirates Retakaful in UAE, Marfin Laiki Bank in Cyprus, and Marfin Investment Group in Greece. He is currently a non-executive board member on ADIB Egypt and PetroNor. He holds a Degree in Accounting and Finance with high distinction from Helwan University, Egypt.
