Gulf Capital, a leading alternative asset manager in the Middle East, has been named the “Best Alternative Investment Firm” in the Middle East at the Banker Middle East Awards in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The award was presented to Chris Foll, chief financial officer at Gulf Capital, Richard Dallas, senior managing director at the Firm’s Private Equity Group, Fidaa Haddad, managing director at the Private Debt Group, along with their teams.

Commenting on the recognition, Dr Karim El Solh, CEO of Gulf Capital, said: “Over the years, we have grown into becoming one of the largest and most active alternative investment firms in the Middle East. As we are celebrating our 10th anniversary, Gulf Capital has become the gateway for regional and global investors for investments in the Middle East. We are entering 2016 with a strong momentum across all of our alternative asset classes, fully funded and actively seeking investment opportunities. We look forward to yet another productive year.”

“We are extremely proud to have won this award and to be recognised as the premier alternative investment company in the region. As we celebrate our tenth year anniversary in 2016, this award is a testimony to the rapid growth, strength and diversity of our asset management platform. Gulf Capital manages today over Dh14.7 billion ($4 billion) across 10 funds and investment vehicles.

“The firm invests across three alternative asset classes, namely private equity, private debt and real estate. Over the last year, Gulf Capital has been particularly active and productive across its businesses, on the investing, acquisitions and growing fronts. We expect 2016 to be equally productive, and we are fortunate to be one of the best capitalised investment firms in the region and to be able to take advantage of the unique investment opportunities in the current environment,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service