Abu Dhabi - Sharikat Mubasher: Nahda Capital Partners, a newly established private equity platform headquartered in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), officially filed for registration of its inaugural private equity fund, which focuses on investment opportunities across the GCC.

With a target of $300 million for the new fund, Nahda Capital is expected to commence fundraising in the coming weeks, subject to regulatory approvals, the company announced in a press release today.

The fund will target multiple sectors, including food production and distribution, healthcare, education, and industrial technology, and follow an investment approach guided by principles aligned with Shariah-compliant investing.

Nahda Capital Partners will focus on resilient founder-led and family-owned businesses poised to benefit from the region’s structural growth and increasing institutionalization. The company will specifically target companies navigating generational transitions or seeking institutional capital and operational expertise to accelerate their next phase of expansion across the GCC.

Iñigo de Luna, Founder and Managing Partner of Nahda Capital Partners, said: “Nahda Capital Partners was established to partner with high-quality mid-market businesses across the GCC that can benefit from long-term capital and hands-on operational support. These are difficult days, and the priority is safety and de-escalation. At the same time, we view this as a severe but temporary shock rather than a change in the long-term trajectory of the UAE and the region.”

Nahda Capital Partners’ strategy includes a majority-investment approach in partnership with founders and family shareholders, an operational value-creation model focused on professionalization, operational improvement, governance strengthening, and selective buy-and-build expansion.