Alternative Investment Awards 2017

26 Wealth & Finance International - Alternative Investment Awards 2017 Capital Company: Waha Capital Contact: Louy Al Assadi Email: [email protected] Address: Etihad Towers, 42nd – 43rd Floor, Ras Al Akhdar Area, Abu Dhabi, UAE Phone: 971506422914 AI170017 Waha Waha Capital, based in Abu Dhabi, is one of the region’s leading diversified investment houses. We profile the firm to find out more. Waha Capital, based in Abu Dhabi, is one of the region’s leading diversi- fied investment houses. Having traditionally been focused on managing private equity investments, the company over the last five years built out a business investing in public markets including Fixed Income and Equity products. The strength of the firm’s returns has allowed the business to evolve into a fully-fledged investment management business with third party investors allocating capital to the strategies. Current and prospective investors of its funds include institutional investors (insurance compa- nies, pension funds, hedge funds: fund of funds, long / short, global macro), family offices, and private wealth clients. As a relatively recent entrant into the public market business, the company has gained a strong reputation both locally in the region as well as internationally over a short period of time. Waha Capital offers two investment strategies to investors: CEEMEA Fixed Income and MENA Equities. Both funds are long / short invest- ment strategies aimed at delivering sustainable absolute returns. The CEEMEA Fixed Income Fund has generated 79.1% cumulative return since inception in 2012. The MENA Equity Fund has generated a 58.6% cumulative return since 2014. The investment teams use a top-down macroeconomic approach, com- bined with an understanding of technical flows to identify investment themes, which then get translated into individual trades that are actively managed. Both teams work hand-in-hand with top tier internal research personnel and risk management professionals that contribute to the track record highlighted above. Since inception the focus has remained on capital preservation and delivering superior returns on an absolute and risk-adjusted basis. Having traditionally been focused on managing private equity invest- ments, the company over the last five years built out a business invest- ing in public markets including Fixed Income and Equity products. This provides a great new development for Waha Capital. With its multi-year track record and investment team in place, the company have recently placed an increased emphasis on expanding the awareness, and mar- keting the platform to the appropriate audience. Recently there has been a growing interest for Waha Capital’s products. Investors are most impressed by the firm’s ability to hedge risk and preserve capital in downturns, and as such it currently has a number of prospective investors interested in its services, providing Waha Capital with many great opportunities for further success and expansion. Best Open-Ended Fund Manager - UAE & Best Absolute Return Fund (Since Inception): Waha CEEMEA Fixed Income Fund