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SCA Regulatory Notice
PRESS RELEASE | 27/06/2025SCA warns the investors that an unknown party is impersonating the name and description of Gulf Islamic Investments L.L.C The SCA is not responsible for any dealings with parties that have no relation to the aforementioned company...
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GII Proudly Celebrates the Landmark IPO of zSpace in Nasdaq Bell Ringing Ceremony in New York
PRESS RELEASE | 08/05/20258 May 2025, Dubai (UAE): Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), a leading global alternative investment company based in the GCC, was honoured to participate in the iconic Nasdaq bell-ringing ceremony in New York City on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, marking the successful public offering of an allocation of zSpace, Inc. shares on the US Nasdaq in December 2024.
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Management buy-out separates GRID Properties from Gulf Islamic Investments
PRESS RELEASE | 19/12/202419 December 2024: Dubai, UAE – Gulf Islamic Investments group (GII) has sold its majority shareholding in GRID Properties to Mr. Shreen Gupta, GRID’s CEO and an existing minority shareholder in the business, in a management buy-out with the full support of GII’s Board and management.
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Gulf Islamic Investments finalises investment in GEMS Education
PRESS RELEASE | 17/07/2024Mohammed Alhassan, GII’s co-founder and co-CEO, added, “As established investors, GII has a track record of investments across the GCC in several verticals, including in education, healthcare, logistics, food, education and real estate. We are very excited to develop our relationship with GEMS Education, the Gulf’s largest provider of private schooling.
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Gulf Islamic Investments and Logipoint create powerful new logistics platform in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
PRESS RELEASE | 27/05/202427 May 2024, Jeddah: Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) and Logipoint, a subsidiary of SISCO, have signed an agreement in Jeddah to create a joint venture for a logistics platform providing Grade A warehousing solutions across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a deal worth over SAR 1 billion (approx. $300 million).
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Saeed Saleh Al Ghamdi appointed as new Board Member at GII Holding LLC
PRESS RELEASE | 24/05/202427 May 2024: Mr. Saeed Saleh Al Ghamdi brings over 26 years of experience in financial management. Mr. Saeed career path is filled with extensive diversified background including over 10 years at Procter & Gamble, followed by five years as Chief Financial Officer for the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA).
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Brookfield acquires controlling stake in GII’s logistics platform
PRESS RELEASE | 02/05/2024May 2, 2024, Dubai (UAE): Brookfield Asset Management, through one of its private real estate funds, today announced that it has acquired a controlling stake in Gulf Islamic Investments’ logistics real estate platform. The portfolio, comprising 1.5M sq. ft. of high quality warehouses in the UAE, marks Brookfield’s foray into the logistics sector in the region. Brookfield plans to invest and scale the platform overtime through the acquisition and development of high-quality logistics real estate assets.
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Edamah and Badia Farms partner on innovative new agricultural project in Bahrain
PRESS RELEASE | 25/03/202425 March 2024: Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain: Bahrain Real Estate Investment Company (Edamah), the real estate arm of the Kingdom's sovereign wealth fund, Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), announced a strategic partnership with Badia Farms, a leading controlled environment food producer, which will invest several million dollars in a new sustainable farm in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The initiative will enhance Bahrain’s agricultural industry by introducing innovative sustainable farming practices from an experienced agricultural producer.
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Gulf Islamic Investments acquires a significant stake in Saudi Arabia’s Abeer Medical Company
PRESS RELEASE | 15/01/202415 January 2024, Dubai (UAE): Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) has signed agreements to acquire a significant equity stake in Abeer Medical Company (Abeer), the largest affordable healthcare services provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in a deal valued at an estimated SAR 600 million.
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Rashid Center
PRESS RELEASE | 05/12/2023Mohammed Alhassan and Pankaj Gupta, co-CEOs of Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), had the privilege of visiting the Rashid Center for People of Determination on 5th December, in the presence of Sheikh Juma Al Maktoum, the Rashid Center's Managing Director.
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GII and Bahrain Bayan School Collaborate on Summer Internship Program for Top Students
PRESS RELEASE | 17/10/2023Gulf Islamic Investments group (GII) is proud to support Bahrain Bayan School's outstanding education with a commitment to take the top four Bayan students for an internship with GII in Dubai in summer 2024, as part of GII's social responsibilities programme. GII's co-CEO and co-Founder Mohammed Alhassan commented "We want to help to prepare the next generation of students for the exciting world of finance, passing on our knowledge and experience to provide the best foundation for successful, fulfilling careers.
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Gulf Islamic Investments exits Amity school complex investment in a deal worth US$50 million
PRESS RELEASE | 09/10/2023This latest off-market sale of Amity School Building in Dubai takes GII’s overall exits more than $600 million in the last 4 years.GII’s divestment programme, with several more exits scheduled for Q4 2023, aims to fulfil its asset management objectives.
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Gulf Islamic Investments strengthens its presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through its acquisition of a CMA-licensed financial company
PRESS RELEASE | 06/07/20236 July 2023, Dubai: Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) expanded its operations in Saudi Arabia substantially in 2023 with the acquisition of a full investment licence from the Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) and the planned opening of a GII office in Riyadh this year.
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Hulexo wins Eureka! 2023 Grand Prize for the GCC’s most promising startup companies
PRESS RELEASE | 29/05/202329th May 2023: Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The Grand Finale of Eureka! GCC 2023 competition saw Hulexo take the top prize amongst a field of ten finalists at Dubai’s Habtoor Grand Hotel, in the GCC element of Asia's largest business model competition. Organized by IIT Bombay's Entrepreneurship Cell and powered by Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), Eureka! GCC 2023 provides aspiring entrepreneurs with a platform for business model creation, mentorship from investors, and networking and educational opportunities. In its second year of operation, Eureka! GCC 2023 received 150 business plans from budding business founders. Twenty-seven early-stage entrepreneurs participated in a five-week on-the-house entrepreneurship training programme, comprising customized workshops on effective business planning and personalized mentoring from seasoned industry professionals.
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Green Corp takes a stake in Badia Farms to expand sustainable food production across the GCC
PRESS RELEASE | 07/05/20237 May 2023: Manama, Bahrain: Bahrain-based agribusiness platform Green Corp has acquired a stake in Badia Farms, the GCC’s first vertical farming company supplying gourmet produce to hotels and discerning consumers, to grow its sustainable food production projects across the GCC.
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Al Meswak Dental Clinics acquires dental facilities in the UAE
PRESS RELEASE | 02/05/20232 May 2023: Dubai : The Saudi Arabia-based Al Meswak Dental Clinics Company (Al Meswak) has acquired two dental centres in Abu Dhabi emirate, as part of its growth strategy to expand its presence across the GCC.
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Gulf Islamic Investments contributes AED10 million in support of “1 Billion Meals Endowment” Campaign
PRESS RELEASE | 09/04/2023DUBAI, 9th April 2023 (WAM) -- Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) announced its contribution of AED 10 million towards the “1 Billion Meals Endowment” campaign, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to establish the largest Ramadan sustainable food aid endowment fund.
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Gulf Islamic Investments Announces an office opening in Bahrain
PRESS RELEASE | 04/04/2023Dubai, February 7, 2023 : Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) a leading Shari’ah-compliant global alternative investment company, with over $3 billion of assets under management in Real Estate, Private Equity and Venture Capital, has announced the opening of a wholly owned company named Gulf Ventures Capital.
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GII Exits Celtic Springs
PRESS RELEASE | 04/04/2023Dubai, April 4, 2023 : Gulf Islamic Investments Group (GII) has exited its management of a large office complex in Celtic Springs Business Park, Newport, South Wales successfully with its sale for an undisclosed amount to a Kuwaiti family office, in the largest South Wales commercial property deal in the last twelve months...
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Gulf Ventures Capital Launches Green Corp, a Food Business Platform
PRESS RELEASE | 28/03/2023Bahrain, March 28, 2023 : Gulf Ventures Capital, a Bahrain-based subsidiary of Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), has launched “Green Corp”, a new business creation platform to initiate and develop sustainable agricultural, aquaculture, food processing and production projects across the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) states.
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Gulf Islamic Investments Announces an office opening in Bahrain
PRESS RELEASE | 07/02/2023Dubai, February 7, 2023 : Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) a leading Shari’ah-compliant global alternative investment company, with over $3 billion of assets under management in Real Estate, Private Equity and Venture Capital, has announced the opening of a wholly owned company named Gulf Ventures Capital.
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Gulf Islamic Investments launches a $100million Shari’ah Compliant Debt Fund
PRESS RELEASE | 28/11/2022Dubai, 28 November 2022: Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), UAE based leading Shari’ah-compliant global alternative investment company is launching a $100million Debt Fund – GII Debt Fund-I (“GDF-I” or the “Fund”).
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Gulf Islamic Investment acquires two senior care homes in Germany as part of EUR500 million senior living fund
PRESS RELEASE | 02/11/2022Dubai, 1 November 2022: Gulf Islamic Investments (“GII”), a leading Shari’ah-compliant investment management company headquartered in the UAE, has acquired two German senior care facilities as part of its latest acquisitions through the EUR 500 million European senior living fund (the “Fund”), in a joint venture with Capital Bay Group (“CB”), a German based investment and asset manager.
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GULF ISLAMIC INVESTMENTS ANNOUNCES PRESTIGIOUS NEW COLLABORATION WITH MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL IN LONDON TO DEVELOP THE FIRST AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION BRANDED RESIDENCES
PRESS RELEASE | 27/07/2022Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 27, 2022 – Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), the leading Shariah compliant global investment company, with assets under management in the sectors of real estate, private equity and venture capital with over $ 3 billion of asset under management, has announced a new venture with Marriott International, Inc. The unique collaboration will see GII’s luxurious The Lucan, Autograph Collection Residences (‘The Lucan’) development in London’s prime Chelsea district, managed by the prestigious Marriott International Group in line with its Autograph Collection brand.
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Gulf Islamic Investments acquires majority stake in OFFA UK’s first Sharia-compliant bridge financing company
PRESS RELEASE | 30/06/2022Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 30, 2022 – Gulf Islamic Investments, a leading Shariah compliant global investment company based in the United Arab Emirates, with assets under management in the sectors of real estate, private equity and venture capital, announces a majority investment in OFFA, the UK’s first Sharia-compliant bridge financing provider for the real estate market.
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Gulf Islamic Investments fully acquires digital bank Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank from Mubadala
PRESS RELEASE | 01/06/2022Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 01, 2022 – Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), a leading private equity, real estate and venture capital company based in the United Arab Emirates, has acquired 100% of Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank (AGTB) from Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala in line with GII’s objective of providing the best financial services solution to its investors and clients.
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US-based EdTech Provider zSpace, Inc., with UAE’s Gulf Islamic Investments as a major securityholder, announces business combination with EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II
PRESS RELEASE | 18/05/2022Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 18, 2022 – Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) backed zSpace, Inc., a leading provider of commercial augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology in the global education market, has announced its merger with EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp. II (EdtechX II), a publicly traded Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) with an implied pro forma enterprise value of $195 million. Following the anticipated fourth quarter 2022 closing of the proposed business combination, the combined company is expected to be renamed zSpace Technologies, Inc. and listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. GII, and funds managed by GII, are key securityholders of zSpace and zSpace’s current stockholders will roll 100% of their existing equity holdings into the combined company.
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Jadwa Investment Sells its Majority Stake in Al Meswak Dental Clinics to Gulf Islamic Investments
PRESS RELEASE | 16/05/2022Riyadh, KSA, 16 May, 2022— Jadwa Investment (“Jadwa”), a leading investment management and advisory firm in the Middle East, and Gulf Islamic Investments LLC (“GII”), a leading private equity, real estate and venture capital company based in the United Arab Emirates, announced today that Jadwa Healthcare Opportunities Fund 3—a fund managed by Jadwa—has sold its majority stake in Al Meswak Dental Clinic (“Al Meswak”) to GII and Jadwa Healthcare Opportunities Fund 5, a newly formed fund managed by Jadwa.
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“GII REIT” signed another USD 52 m deal in Dubai
PRESS RELEASE | 12/06/2018GII Islamic REIT (CEIC) Ltd (GII REIT) has successfully signed another attractive investment worth USD 52 m in Downtown Dubai. Following the USD 32 million commercial property acquisition in Emaar square Dubai last month, this is the first residential property investment by GII REIT in a brand new development with easy access to Du- bai Mall and other popular attractions in the Downtown area.
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GII closes $100 million capital increase to boost its growth plans
PRESS RELEASE | 12/06/201828 October 2024, Dubai: Leading shareholders in Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), plus new investors, have added an additional $100 million growth capital to the group’s balance sheet to develop private equity opportunities across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the GCC, ahead of the forthcoming Financial Investment Initiative (FII8) in Riyadh on 29-31 October 2024.
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“GII Islamic REIT” acquires office property in Dubai for USD 32 m
PRESS RELEASE | 03/06/2018“GII Islamic REIT” successfully concluded the acquisition of a prime Downtown Dubai office property, spread over two floors in the highly sought after “Emaar” Square offices, in Down- town Dubai.
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Ajman Bank signs MoU with GII-REIT
PRESS RELEASE | 26/03/2018Ajman Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GII-REIT, through which the Bank will offer the investment in the Fund to its customers.
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GII acquires office building in Scotland for 44 m pounds
PRESS RELEASE | 15/01/2018Gulf Islamic Investments LLC today announced that it acquired a Commercial Building ‘WEST CAMPUS’ situated in Westhilll Business Park Aberdeen, Scotland on behalf of its investors، for 44 m. pounds.
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GII acquires Amazon’s enormous logistics centre in Germany for US $ 144 m
PRESS RELEASE | 27/12/2017Gulf Islamic Investments today announced the acquisition of nearly one million square feet of logistics centers for amazon, on behalf of its investors, for $144 m. Rasmala has acted as a strategic co-advisor & co-investor on this acquisition assisting on all aspects of it.
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GII officially launches GCC’s first monthly dividends REIT, out of DIFC, Dubai
PRESS RELEASE | 21/12/2017IPO of GII- REIT, targeted for second quarter 2018. Initially the REIT will be open to sophisticated investors.
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Gulf Islamic Investments raises AED 145 million for the largest Indian school in UAE
PRESS RELEASE | 19/09/2017A plan to increase investments in education sector in GCC, GII investments in UAE market reach AED 900 million.
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GII announces launch of GCC’s First Shariah Compliant Monthly Dividend REIT
PRESS RELEASE | 31/05/2017First GCC based REIT that will have some international real estate exposure as well (UK & US), with blue chip existing tenants. AED 500 million seed investments for the REIT already committed by GII’s investor group.
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“GII -Tech” acquires 11% of “Nymi Band” company in Canada
PRESS RELEASE | 18/05/2017Gulf Islamic Investments Company (GII) announced that its technology investment fund, GII Tech Ventures, has acquired 11% of Canadian company “Nymi”.
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GII expands investments into the lucrative transportation and logistics
PRESS RELEASE | 09/05/2017Gulf Islamic Investments LLC (GII) successfully completed a Sharia compliant growth capital financing round for Bion Group and further expands its investment portfolio with a foray into the lucrative transportation and logistics industry.
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GII Appoints Northacre As Development Manager For Former Chelsea Police Station Project
PRESS RELEASE | 13/02/2017GII investing 100 million pounds to develop a premium residential apartment building in London.
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Gulf Islamic Investment LLC raises US. $145 million for Silicon Valley Technology Company “APTTUS.”
PRESS RELEASE | 14/11/2016Gulf Islamic Investments today announced the successful closing of US.$145 million fundraising for APTTUS, a Silicon Valley based company delivering Enterprise Class, Software-as-a-Service (Saas) Solutions to complete the Quote-to-Cash customer process and the Procure-to-Pay supplier process.
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GII Investing 100 million Pounds to develop premium residential apartments in London
PRESS RELEASE | 20/09/2016Gulf Islamic Investments is leading a development of premium residential apartments at a prime location in Chelsea, London. The property was a former police station located in West Chelsea, south west London (SW3) within the highly desirable Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea at the Southern end of Lucan Place with further frontages onto Petyward and Makins Street.
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Valencell Secures $11 Million in Series D Funding
PRESS RELEASE | 07/03/2016Funding will accelerate Valencell’s growth, expand R&D, and drive continued customer success in biometric wearables and hearables.
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GII Successfully Raises US$200 million for Silicon Valley Technology Companies and Prepares to Launch GII TECH
PRESS RELEASE | 07/10/2015Gulf Islamic Investments announced today that it has successfully raised venture capital funding for multiple Silicon valley based technology companies over the last ten months. The total amount raised is close to US$ 200 million.
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Gulf Islamic Investments Concludes the Acquisition of More Café and expands its focus into the UK Real Estate.
PRESS RELEASE | 13/09/2015Gulf Islamic Investments today announced the closing of the acquisition of MIF Inc., the holding company behind leading UAE home-grown all-day casual dining brands. MIF Inc. owns the More Café™ and Little More™ Brands, which they have franchised to leading food operators in the UAE, Oman and other territories. MIF Inc. was acquired by a syndicate of GCC investors, advised by Gulf Islamic Investments.
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Gulf Islamic Investments yield generating portfolio touches USD 50 million
PRESS RELEASE | 18/05/2015With the latest Sale and Leaseback Transaction in Dubai Investment Park, and Expands its Focus to the GCC Food Production and Food Service Industry.