Ship finance, capital and M&A for maritime, shipping and ports businesses.
Image · Maritime & ShippingMatchpoint advises maritime, shipping and ports businesses on ship finance, capital and M&A. The UAE is one of the world’s foremost maritime hubs, and around its ports sits a mid-market of shipping, services and marine-logistics companies that need structured capital and transaction advice.
Matchpoint Partners advises maritime & shipping clients across the UAE, wider GCC, India and the United Kingdom, as part of $2+ billion of transactions led personally by our partners, from first call to close.
The UAE is one of the world’s premier maritime centres, from its container ports to a broad ecosystem of shipping, marine-services and port-logistics businesses. This mid-market needs ship finance, structured capital and transaction advice built around the sector’s asset base and cycle.
Matchpoint brings transferable asset-finance and M&A capability to maritime and shipping. We are building named coverage in this space and would welcome a confidential conversation about a specific mandate.
Selected Matchpoint transactions across sectors, representative of our wider track record as we build named coverage in this sector. Client identities are disclosed only under a signed NDA.
Milestone-linked development project finance for a UAE scheme.
Hyperscale AI data-centre development capital.
Ethical / Shariah-compliant private equity fund placement.
Data-centre construction & refinancing facility.
Shipping owners and operators, ports and terminals, and marine-services and logistics businesses seeking ship finance, capital or M&A.
The UAE is a leading global maritime and re-export hub, home to major ports and a deep ecosystem of shipping, marine-services and logistics companies in the mid-market.
Twenty-two sectors across five groups: real estate, infrastructure and data centres; oil and gas, power and utilities, renewable energy, metals and mining and chemicals; industrials, business services, transportation and maritime; consumer and retail, food and beverage, healthcare and sports; and technology, media and telecom, the innovation economy, financial institutions, financial sponsors and the public sector.
Many sector pages carry a genuinely executed Matchpoint transaction, with client identities redacted and disclosed only under NDA. Where we are building named coverage, the page sets out our senior sector credentials and transferable capability honestly, rather than overstating a track record.
Practice areas describe what we do — equity, debt, M&A, alternatives and execution. Industries describe who we serve. Most mandates combine both: a sector view and the right capital product.
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.
