Portfolio Insights
Altaïs Towers
In March 2021, GII completed the landmark acquisition of Altaïs Towers, a fully redeveloped & refurbished commercial property located in the eastern Parisian suburb of Montreuil. The transaction marked the firm’s largest real-estate acquisition to date and its debut investment in France. In addition, it was a resounding testament to the team’s ability to pursue a complex transaction amidst the rapidly unfolding challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mumzworld
A pioneer in the motherhood space, Mumzworld is the leading bilingual e-commerce platform in the Middle East focused on the mother, baby and child vertical. The only scaled vertical of its kind in the region, Mumzworld works with 4,000 leading global brands and has over 250,000 products encompassing the life cycle of parenthood, with products targeted for children across different age groups. In September 2018, GII invested in Mumzworld as part of GII’s efforts to invest in developing the venture capital and technology ecosystem in the region.
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Amazon
The Amazon Fulfilment Center comprises two state of the art logistics centers in a Grade A logistics park in Dortmund, Germany. The Center is leased to the world’s third largest retailer and global e-commerce leader, Amazon, serving as one of the retail giant’s European hubs servicing over 29 centers across Europe. This acquisition was GII’s first €100-million-plus transaction in Europe and marked the firm’s third largest real estate acquisition to date.
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Indian Growth Portfolio I
As one of the world’s most populous and fastest growing economies, India represents an incredibly attractive investment destination for Gulf Islamic Investments. In 2020, GII made its Indian investment debut with India Growth Portfolio (IGP-I) comprising significant minority stake investments in a portfolio of healthcare companies, including an award-winning chain of multispecialty hospitals and the country’s leading in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) firm that manufactures reagents and medical equipment.
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zSpace
Founded in 2007 in San Jose, California, zSpace is one of the world’s foremost Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) solutions providers in the education sector. Its award-winning full-service AR/VR solution is purpose-built for K-12 and vocational training education segments and serves over 1 million users worldwide including students in almost 2000 school districts across the USA, with a growing presence in China and Eastern Europe.
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Noon Daily Warehouse
In July 2020, GII acquired a general warehouse located on Sheikh Zayed Road; the main freeway connecting multiple nodes of the two major cities in the UAE: Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, within 9 months of the acquisition GII successfully refurbished and leased the first phase to Noon Daily - one of the region’s leading e-commerce companies - for general, air conditioned and cold storage.
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Amity School
Amity School Dubai - operated by the reputed Indian education provider Amity Education Group - offers the Indian education curriculum to cater to the scholastic needs of the substantial Indian expatriate population located in the United Arab Emirates. The school is strategically located in Al Qusais, a key neighbourhood between the cities of Dubai and Sharjah with a substantial Indian population. In 2017, Gulf Islamic Investments provided $39 million towards financing of the school.
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Grand Street Plaza
In March 2020, Grand Street Plaza - located in White Plains, New York - became Gulf Islamic Investments’ third real estate acquisition in the USA. The property increased GII’s total real estate footprint in North America by more than 25 percent and reinforced the firm’s investment conviction for suburban office real estate around New York City, where its earlier two acquisitions were already located.