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Top 25 Alternative investment management firms based in the United Arab Emirates
RevenueBase identified 181 alternative investment management firms headquartered in the United Arab Emirates as of September 2026 and tracks 2,459 professional contacts across them, including 520 with verified work emails. Dubai is the largest hub.
This list covers alternative investment management firms headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest alternative investment management firms based in the United Arab Emirates
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 286 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Shamal Holding is a diversified investment firm that cultivates the extraordinary.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 258 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “SHUAA Capital psc (DFM: SHUAA) is a leading asset management and investment banking platform.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 221 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Lunate is an independent global investment firm with over USD 115 billion in assets under management, headquartered in Abu Dhabi.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 185 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “In 2019, Hedge & Sachs began as two desks, a couple of determined minds, and one belief, disciplined, risk-conscious investing can outperform even the most volatile markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 119 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “GII (Gulf Islamic Investments Group) is a UAE-based financial services company, whose financial units are regulated by the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) in Dubai…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 71 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Rasmala is a multi-award-winning alternative investment manager with a 25-year track record.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 63 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Incepted in 2001 and nestled in the heart of Dubai, Bright Start redefines the essence of elite investments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 42 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “2Cents Capital is a well-known financial organization that specializes in hedge fund.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 32 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “NBK Capital Partners is the alternative investments arm of Watani Investment Company K.S.C.C.(“NBK Capital”).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 31 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “KHK & Partners Ltd is an independent financial services firm that was established in 2015 in the Dubai International Financial Centre.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 24 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “ADS Investment Solutions Ltd (ADSI) is a leading Abu Dhabi-grown Wealth and Asset Management company based in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 23 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “We offer a wide range of investment management services and experience to institutional and private clients, asset managers and investment professional.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 23 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At our investment trading company, we offer a comprehensive range of financial solutions and services to our clients worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 22 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Family office investing across multiple asset classes based in Dubai” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1994, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited (ABSLAMC) is a leading asset manager in India, co-owned by Aditya Birla Capital Limited (ABCL) and Sun Life (India) AMC…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “RIV-Capital Group is born based on a new concept of Asset Management Company to take maximum advantage of the enormous investment opportunities are now in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Eshraq Investments is an investments company with an extensive portfolio of residential, hospitality and other real estate projects.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Global Partners Limited (GP) is a Dubai-based alternative investment management firm, focused on delivering institutional-grade opportunities across real estate and other…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Fundament Capital is an independent, CMA-regulated investment management and advisory firm built to operate where markets are inefficient and complexity creates opportunity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Lighthouse Capital Group has been established in 2011.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We are the region’s trusted provider of asset management and financial advisory services, delivering custom-tailored solutions to institutions and family offices” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Daher Investments oversees a global portfolio of investments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “ARP is an Independent Global Alternatives Asset Manager founded in 2018 and led by industry veterans with global cross asset experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “NOVA Equity is a privately held investment management group with a multifaceted portfolio of sector- and class-agnostic holdings.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Whether your goals relate to wealth generation, wealth preservation or planning for higher education or retirement, we understand that each client has unique goals for their…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: alternative investment management firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names alternative investment management firms.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of alternative investment management firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name alternative investment management firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Alternative investment management firms based in the United Arab Emirates at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Arab Emirates, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Arab Emirates, over 181 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among alternative investment management firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United Arab Emirates whose own description of what they do matches “alternative investment management firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names alternative investment management firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among alternative investment management firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Arab Emirates are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 520 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
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Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names alternative investment management firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many alternative investment management firms are there based in the United Arab Emirates?
RevenueBase identified 181 alternative investment management firms headquartered in the United Arab Emirates as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Shamal Holding, headquartered in Dubai, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most alternative investment management firms?
Dubai leads with 122 headquartered companies, followed by Abu Dhabi (21) and Dhabi (4).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 520 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 181 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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