Private Credit Co-Investment Access
Direct and co-investment access to GCC private credit — without the fund-fee drag.
Image · Private Credit Co-Investment AccessFamily offices increasingly want private credit exposure without paying fund economics on a small allocation — but self-directing requires origination access most offices do not have. Matchpoint provides curated co-investment access to GCC real-asset credit — senior secured, mezzanine and receivables positions from our own mandate pipeline — alongside established lenders, with the underwriting work delivered to your investment committee.
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.
Our role on private credit co-investment access mandates
- Deal-by-deal credit co-investment, no blind pool
- Senior secured, mezzanine and receivables exposure
- 15–20% coupon GCC real-asset credit
- IC-ready underwriting packs on every deal
Select transactions
Representative alternatives mandates led by Matchpoint partners.
Sukuk + private credit at ~8.5% — ultra-premium land bank.
Receivables financing with tripartite escrow.
Construction & refinancing facility.
Venture debt for a digital banking SaaS platform.
Research relevant to this area
Original analysis and decision frameworks from the Matchpoint team.
Private Credit Co-Investment Access — frequently asked questions
Senior secured real-asset lending in the region typically prices in the mid-teens, with mezzanine and special situations above that — reflecting bank retrenchment, not weak credits.
Typically USD 5m per position; smaller allocations can participate through club structures we administer transparently.
At smaller allocations, fund fees consume much of the yield premium; co-investing deal-by-deal keeps the economics and the discretion with the investor.
Senior secured positions typically price in the mid-teens with real-asset security; mezzanine and special situations price higher.
We deliver the full pack — borrower, security, escrow mechanics, covenants and downside cases — so your investment committee decides on institutional information.
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.
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.
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 undertakes corporate finance, financing, M&A and fund-placement mandates from USD 5m upwards, subject to mandate fit, diligence, applicable regulation, capacity and a written engagement. The partner team has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions.
Use the enquiry form, email contact@matchpoint-partners.com, or call/WhatsApp +971 52 345 1119. Every mandate is led by a partner from the very first conversation.
Yes. Confidential information is handled under the engagement terms and any applicable non-disclosure agreement.
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