Investcorp

Investcorp Holdings B.S.C.
Company typePrivate
Industryactivities of holding companies
financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding Edit this on Wikidata
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982)
FoundersNemir Kirdar, Elias Hallak, Savio Tung, Cem Cesmig, Mike Merritt
HeadquartersManama, Bahrain
Key people
Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi
(executive chairman)
Rishi Kapoor
(co-CEO)
Hazem Ben-Gacem
(co-CEO)
ProductsPrivate equity, real estate, hedge funds, credit management
AUMUS$50 billion[1]
Websitewww.investcorp.com

Investcorp is a global manager of alternative investment products, for private[2] and institutional[3] clients. Founded in Bahrain in 1982, the firm has offices in United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, India, China, Japan, and Singapore. Investcorp's principal client base is in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council,[4] but it also has a growing base of institutional clients in North America, Europe, and Asia.

The group's biggest external shareholder is Mubadala Investment Company, a $229 billion Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, which has a stake of 20 percent.[5] The company's main activities include private equity, real estate, and credit management,[6] and has $50 billion[7] worth of assets under management, as of April 2023.  

Investcorp has 7 asset classes[8] which include private equity, real estate, credit, absolute return strategies, GP stakes, infrastructure, and insurance asset management.

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