Fundraising · the GCC

Fundraising & Corporate Finance Advisory in the GCC

Equity, debt and mezzanine capital raising (USD 5m–100m), pitch decks, financial models, valuations and M&A support for mid-market businesses in the GCC — partner-led from first call to close.

Overview

Matchpoint Partners is a corporate finance firm that raises capital for mid-market businesses in the GCC — equity, debt and mezzanine, typically USD 5m to 100m — and builds the investor-grade materials behind every raise: pitch decks, information memoranda, financial models, valuations and data rooms.

Across the six GCC states, liquidity is abundant at the sovereign and large-corporate level yet scarce for the mid-market — the businesses too large for SME schemes and too small for the region's investment banks. Matchpoint exists for precisely this bracket: USD 5m–100m raises for Gulf businesses, drawing on relationships with GCC family offices, regional funds and international credit providers, from a Dubai base with deals executed across the region.

We advise businesses in the GCC from our Dubai headquarters and London presence, with transactions executed across four continents and a curated base of 5,000+ investor and lender relationships spanning private equity, venture capital, private credit, banks, family offices and strategic investors. Key sectors: Real estate · Energy · Industrials · Consumer · Logistics · Technology.

Market context

Across the six GCC states, liquidity is abundant at the sovereign and large-corporate level but scarce for the businesses too large for SME schemes and too small for the region's investment banks. Family offices are among the most active mid-market investors, Shariah-compliant structures (Murabaha, Ijara, Sukuk) travel across the corridor without translation, and most cross-border raises are structured through a GCC or international holding company matched to the investor base.

Markets we cover

Across the GCC

We raise capital for mid-market businesses throughout the Gulf, structured through the right GCC or international vehicle for each investor base.

Qatar

Qatar pairs the world's largest LNG expansion with a compact domestic market, leaving its contractors, energy-services firms and consumer businesses with strong order books but limited local funding routes beyond the main banks.

Kuwait

Kuwait's economy is anchored by family conglomerates and one of the region's oldest investment communities, yet operating businesses below the conglomerate tier often struggle to access growth capital efficiently.

Oman

Oman's Vision 2040 diversification — Duqm, Sohar, mining, tourism and logistics — is generating real mid-market capital demand in a banking market that remains conservative.

Bahrain

Bahrain is the GCC's original banking hub and its most accessible fintech centre, with a regulatory sandbox that has produced a dense cluster of financial platforms — but domestic capital is thin, and Bahraini businesses typically need to raise from Saudi, UAE and international investors.

Egypt

Egypt is the Arab world's largest consumer market, with established operating businesses whose growth persistently outruns the local banking system's appetite — and whose currency history makes structure matter as much as capital.

Jordan

Jordan punches far above its weight in talent — the Levant's services, tech and pharma hub — but its capital market is shallow and raises above a few million dollars almost always require Gulf or international investors.

Turkey

Turkey has one of the world's great industrial mid-markets — scaled export manufacturers, consumer brands and logistics operators — operating in a financing environment where lira volatility and expensive local credit make hard-currency and equity capital precious.

Full service

Everything a raise needs, under one roof

One partner-led team for the capital, the documents and the numbers.

Equity capital raising

Growth equity, venture and structured equity from PE, VC, family offices and strategics.

Debt & private credit

Senior, mezzanine, structured and asset-backed debt from banks and credit funds.

Pitch decks & information memoranda

Investor-grade decks, IMs/CIMs, teasers and one-pagers that open doors.

Financial models & valuations

Three-statement, DCF, LBO and project models — defensible under diligence.

M&A & strategic transactions

Sell-side, buy-side, JVs and strategic partnerings alongside the raise.

End-to-end fundraising process

Investor mapping, outreach, roadshow, term-sheet negotiation and close.

The five routes

How mid-market businesses in the GCC raise capital

We model each route against your numbers and recommend the mix before you go to market.

Growth equity

Minority or significant-minority equity for revenue-generating businesses with a growth plan.

Structured debt & private credit

Senior, unitranche or asset-backed facilities for cash-generative businesses — non-dilutive.

Mezzanine & convertibles

Between debt and equity — useful when valuation is sensitive or security is thin.

Strategic investor round

Capital plus market access, distribution or supply-chain value from a corporate partner.

Family-office placement

Patient private capital for defensible, cash-generative businesses with a clear path.

Why Matchpoint

Partner-led across markets

$2bn+

Transactions originated and led by our partners

5,000+

Investor & lender relationships

~30 days

To first term sheet on a prepared mandate

4 continents

Deals executed across UAE, Europe, Asia & the Americas

Questions, answered

Fundraising in the GCC — frequently asked questions

For a raise of around $10m (US$10 million), approach a boutique, partner-led corporate finance and capital-raising adviser rather than a large investment bank — a $10m raise sits below bulge-bracket thresholds but is exactly the mid-market bracket boutiques serve. Matchpoint Partners is a corporate finance adviser for mid-market businesses in the GCC: we position the raise (growth equity, structured debt or private credit, mezzanine, a strategic investor round or a family-office placement), build the pitch deck, financial model and data room, and introduce you to a mapped list of suitable investors from 5,000+ relationships. Speak to a partner on +971 52 345 1119 or contact@matchpoint-partners.com.

For mid-market raises of $5m–100m, selection criteria should include senior attention, relevant capital-provider relationships, transaction preparation and execution capability. Matchpoint Partners advises companies and funds in the GCC on equity, debt, mezzanine and fund placement, with a partner leading every mandate and access to a network of 5,000+ investor, family-office and lender relationships.

Engagements ordinarily combine a retainer with a success fee. Terms are agreed in writing before work begins and calibrated to the mandate’s size, scope and complexity.

It depends on your cash flows, appetite for dilution and use of funds. Cash-generative businesses with assets or contracted revenue often suit structured debt or private credit; high-growth businesses usually suit equity; many raises blend the two. Matchpoint models both routes and recommends the mix before you go to market.

All six — the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain — from our Dubai headquarters, with dedicated pages and local investor mapping for each.

Yes — family offices are among the most active mid-market investors in the Gulf, and Matchpoint maintains a curated base of 5,000+ investor relationships including several hundred GCC family offices.

Yes — Murabaha, Ijara and Sukuk structures alongside conventional debt, and our partners have placed a USD 400m Shariah-compliant private equity fund.

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