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Capital & investors

Your next round of capital is in the Gulf.

We bring you to the tables in Dubai where investors decide. And we stay until it is signed.

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Market access

Is your market too small for your plans? Ours isn’t.

We build the bridge from Europe to the Gulf: to customers, partners and decision-makers, introduced in person.

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References

Clear lines. Measurable results.

AED 11.9bn raised. 42 market entries supported. Every case with a figure and a date.

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Your next step

Growth, with the wind behind it.

Tell us where you want to grow. We will tell you honestly whether and how we can help.

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AED 11.9bncapital raised
42market entries supported
7 monthson average to closing
75+ yearscombined experience
Services

Five levers for your growth in the Gulf.

Presentation of a growth curve to investors

Capital & investors

Equity story, financial model and data room that withstand scrutiny. Then the introduction to sovereign, institutional and private investors who truly fit.

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Two cups with small pots on a brass tray

Cultural bridge

Things work differently in the Gulf. We prepare you, accompany you to the table and moderate between both sides.

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Long bridge over the water in the morning light

Market access

Introductions to customers, partners and decision-makers in the Emirates. From the first meeting to the first order.

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Wind blowing sand across dune ridges

Execution on the ground

Company, licence and bank account: the basis for investors and customers to take you seriously locally.

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Clear turquoise water over a sandy seabed

Interim management on the ground

A fractional CEO or COO with market knowledge runs your company in the Gulf, in close coordination with headquarters. This is how you demonstrate substance on the ground. On an interim basis, until your own team is in place.

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For companies

For companies that want to grow faster than their market.

When growth stalls in your home market, the Gulf opens up new markets and new capital.

01

Scale-ups and start-ups with traction

Product in the market, paying customers, the next funding round is coming up.

02

High-growth mid-sized companies

Established in their home market, ready for a new market and the capital to enter it.

03

Serial Entrepreneurs

You have built and sold before. Your next company should grow internationally from day one, with capital and a base in the Gulf.

04

Carve-outs

You carve out a strong, innovative unit from your company and set it up anew in the Gulf: with its own structure and its own capital.

05

Companies realigning

Headwind at home, but a strong core. In the Gulf, you set a new course: with a new market, new partners or a carve-out.

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“We open the door. You walk through.
We stay until it is signed.”
For investors

Selected growth companies. Pre-screened and investor-ready.

For sovereign and institutional investors who want to invest in vetted growth companies with a clear equity story.

  • CuratedWe only present companies we have vetted and prepared ourselves.
  • MatchedSelected according to your criteria: sector, stage, ticket size.
  • AccompaniedFrom the first conversation to closing and beyond.

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Cover of the VELA white paper “What investors in the Gulf really want to see”
White paper · Capital & investors

What investors in the Gulf really want to see.

Ten questions every investor asks, and how to answer them before they are asked. With a self-check and a checklist for your data room.

How we work

From the first meeting to funding: in months, not years.

01PrepareMake figures, equity story and documents investor-ready.
02IntroduceCurated meetings with investors and partners who fit.
03NegotiateAt your side through to the term sheet and the contract.
04ExecuteCompany, licence, account and, if required, interim leadership on the ground.
References

Clear lines. Measurable results.

Abstract visualisation with formulas and wireframe structuresInvestors

Longevity & Healthcare

Investors from Europe, the Gulf and Asia gain access to growth companies that are not publicly offered: vetted, put into context and introduced in person.

Result

Curated opportunities, anonymised documents, details only after an NDA.

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Aerial view of the Dubai FrameCarve-out

Arriving in Dubai

A strong business unit is carved out and set up anew in the Gulf: structure, entity, capital and team in the right order.

Result

A standalone unit with its own voice on the ground.

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Sailing boat against the windRealignment

Headwind at home

A company under pressure looks for a new course: an honest assessment, fresh capital and a second pillar in the Gulf.

Result

Stabilised at home, growing in the Gulf.

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About us

Different paths. One direction.

We live and work in Dubai. Our relationships with investors and decision-makers in the Gulf were not built at conferences, but through years of personal collaboration. We put 75+ years of combined experience to work for your growth.

01

Entrepreneurship

Companies founded, built and scaled internationally. We know what growth feels like from the inside.

02

Capital markets & structuring

M&A, restructuring and structuring at an international bank.

03

Investor access & sales

Long-standing relationships with sovereign investors and decision-makers in the Gulf and in Asia.

Book cover “Nach dem Boom”, NZZ Libro, showing the Dubai skyline and the Burj Khalifa
The book · NZZ Libro

Nach dem Boom.

What remains of the Dubai promise when the shine fades. Published in German.

Hardly any place is promoted so loudly and misunderstood so thoroughly as Dubai. The book offers an unvarnished inside view of where international capital meets the Middle East: why the relationship comes before the contract, why substance beats any structure that exists only on paper, and why discretion is not a quirk but a strategy. A guide for everyone who wants to read the Middle East correctly.

Published on 12 April 2027
NZZ Libro
ISBN 978-3-03980-108-4

The book · NZZ Libro

Nach dem Boom.

Pre-orders open soon. Leave your email address and we will let you know as soon as the book can be pre-ordered.

Contact

Let’s talk about your growth.

A first conversation is free of charge and confidential. We will tell you honestly whether and how we can help.

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