Placement for private credit and direct-lending funds into the fastest-growing GCC allocation.
Image · Private Credit Fund PlacementPrivate credit is the strategy GCC capital most wants to hear about — forecast to grow 15–30% annually in the region — yet credit fund managers without Gulf relationships cannot reach it. Matchpoint places private credit, direct-lending and special-situations funds with insurers, pensions, sovereign-linked allocators and family offices, and positions GCC real-asset credit strategies where the 15–20% coupons live.
As part of our Alternatives practice, Matchpoint Partners has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions across four continents — and every alternatives mandate is led by a partner, from first call to close.
Representative alternatives mandates led by Matchpoint partners.
Multi-strategy investment fund — live placement mandate.
Sukuk + private credit programme for an ultra-premium land bank.
Ethical / Shariah-compliant PE fund placement.
Strategy and financing for an Asian digital-assets mining fund.
Original, data-driven research from our team, relevant to this area.
Yes — credit is the fastest-growing alternatives allocation globally and in the GCC; the constraint is relationships and credibility, not appetite.
They do — typically with regional deployment evidence or a co-investment bridge, both of which we help structure.
It covers US pre-IPO secondaries, curated deal access for private equity funds and family offices, PE/VC fund placement, and AI data-centre investments — for qualified investors.
Pre-IPO secondaries, GP- and LP-led secondaries, co-investments, PE/VC fund placement and SPVs, plus thematic exposure to AI data centres, digital infrastructure and the energy transition.
Access is for qualified investors — primarily PE funds, family offices and institutions — subject to eligibility, suitability and counterparty terms.
Matchpoint works primarily on a success fee, with a modest retainer to cover execution. Fees are agreed in writing up front and scaled to the size and complexity of the transaction — with no hidden costs.
Most mandates reach a first term sheet within 30 days, depending on diligence readiness and structure; closing follows once terms are agreed.
A short, confidential scoping call and NDA; we structure the requirement and prepare materials, then run a competitive process across our 5,000+ investor and lender relationships, and negotiate to close — with a partner leading at every step.
Matchpoint Partners is based in the UAE and runs cross-border mandates across the UAE, KSA, India and the UK, with active deal activity in wider Europe, Singapore and the United States.
Matchpoint has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions, with equity tickets typically USD 5m–300m, debt USD 10m–500m+, real estate finance USD 20m–500m+, and fund placements for funds of USD 50m–1bn+.
Use the enquiry form, email ck.adya@matchpoint-partners.com, or call/WhatsApp +971 52 345 1119. Every mandate is led by a partner from the very first conversation.
Yes. Matchpoint runs discreet, confidential processes and discloses client identities only under a signed non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
Tell us your requirement and a partner will respond personally.
