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Top 25 Private equity firms based in the United Arab Emirates
RevenueBase identified 205 private equity firms headquartered in the United Arab Emirates as of September 2026 and tracks 2,442 professional contacts across them, including 483 with verified work emails. Dubai is the largest hub.
This list covers private equity 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 14, 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 private equity firms based in the United Arab Emirates
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 286 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Shamal Holding is a diversified investment firm that cultivates the extraordinary.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 131 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “With a diverse portfolio and decades of experience, Dubai Investments is a public joint stock company with a proven track record in driving positive growth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 127 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At KEF Holdings we invest in businesses that are innovative, sustainable, cost-effective and deliver positive disruptive solutions across core business sectors encompassing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 111 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are a global institution investing in growth markets across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Turkey.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 98 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Bin Harmal Group is a private multi-asset investment firm that creates lasting impact for its shareholders, teams, businesses, and communities since 1985.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 79 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Gulf Capital is an operationally focused private equity firm with over 19 years of investment experience from the GCC to the rest of Asia, one of the fastest growing investment…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 73 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Focusing exclusively on venture capital, value creation and growth equity, KBW Ventures is an asset management company that targets direct investments in some of the world’s most…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 63 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Fajr Capital is a private equity firm which invests in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 46 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Monterock International is a progressive, multinational, private equity holding company with a strong global presence which is reflected in its diverse investment portfolio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 31 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Al Dhaheri Capital Group Investments has been committed to helping businesses through all stages of their development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 31 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Enlightened Minds Investments is a forward-thinking investment firm dedicated to catalyzing the capital growth of dynamic companies by facilitating their expansion or relocation…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 29 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “EIGHTClouds is a boutique alternative investment firm transforming capital into prosperity for businesses, communities, and investors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 28 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Simba Investments is a venture capital firm that backs dynamic companies led by bold entrepreneurs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 23 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Kay Invest is a UAE based investment company established in 1997 with a diverse range of activities such as in Finance, Properties and General Trading.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 22 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Fronds is a Dubai-based private investment company specializing in private equity, real estate, and strategic partnerships.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 21 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “SRH Inc is an investment company which aims to create a positive impact through nurturing entrepreneurial ventures via pairing growth focused capital with transformative ideas.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Tabarak Investment is a focused private equity firm that transforms under-performing companies into better-performing businesses, while delivering high-returns.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Investing in Innovation, Driving Sustainable Growth Ratchet Capital is a pioneering private capital firm based in Abu Dhabi.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 16 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “ARI Holding is a leading private investment firm with a mandate to invest globally across a broad range of verticals including: • Public Markets – Publicly traded securities •…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Negma Group is a leading innovative investment company focused on supporting growth and capturing value through a multi-strategy approach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Our roots date back to the 1950s when the Abdullah Hashim Group, a multi-vertical holding company, began operations in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “NB & Associates Investment Company LLC NB & Associates Investment Company LLC is a Dubai-based private equity and investment banking firm focused on partnering with high-growth…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Located in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, TALC Investment, is an investment firm building a portfolio in growth companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “A special situations private capital investment fund supported by in-house restructuring and turnaround expertise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Dale Ventures is a global venture capital and investment holding group dedicated to empowering visionary leaders and building transformative, enduring businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 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: private equity 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 private equity firms.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of private equity firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name private equity 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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Private equity firms based in the United Arab Emirates at a glance
As of Sep 14, 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 205 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 private equity 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 “private equity 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 private equity 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 private equity 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, 483 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 14, 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.
Private equity firms by metro
- Private equity firms in Dubai134
- Private equity firms in Abu Dhabi31
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 private equity 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 private equity firms are there based in the United Arab Emirates?
RevenueBase identified 205 private equity 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 private equity firms?
Dubai leads with 134 headquartered companies, followed by Abu Dhabi (31) and Uae (2).
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 483 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 205 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 14, 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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