Fundraising · the UAE

Fundraising & Corporate Finance Advisory in the UAE

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

Overview

Matchpoint Partners is a corporate finance firm that raises capital for mid-market businesses in the UAE — 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.

The UAE is the Gulf's commercial capital, yet mid-market businesses routinely find bank credit conservative and bulge-bracket banks out of reach below USD 100m. The gap is filled by private credit funds, regional PE, family offices and strategic investors — exactly the investor base Matchpoint works with daily from its Dubai headquarters. Our partners have originated and led $2bn+ of transactions, most of them for UAE businesses and developers.

We advise businesses in the UAE 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 · Technology · Healthcare · F&B · Industrials · Energy.

Market context

In the UAE, mid-market capital sits in a specific gap: local banks lend conservatively and against strong security, while the region's larger investment banks focus above roughly USD 100m. That bracket is filled by private credit funds, regional private equity, single- and multi-family offices, and increasingly sovereign-adjacent vehicles for strategic assets. Structuring typically runs through an onshore, DIFC or ADGM holding company depending on the investor base, and hard-currency revenue makes a raise materially easier to place.

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 UAE 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 UAE — 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 UAE: 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 UAE 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.

Yes — the UAE is our home market and deepest track record: equity raises, private credit, receivables and inventory financing, and project finance for UAE businesses and developers, including mandates of USD 300m+.

Selectively, and usually against strong security. Many mid-market raises in the UAE now combine bank debt with private credit, family-office equity or structured instruments — Matchpoint arranges the full blend.

Regional private equity, GCC family offices, private credit funds, venture and growth investors, and strategic corporates — plus sovereign-adjacent vehicles for larger or strategic transactions.

Global reach