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Investment Approach
At EGF, we don’t chase unicorns, we build portfolios of strong, cash-flow generating businesses that scale with substance. We are the only investor exclusively focused on UAE-based SMEs. These are companies operating in the real economy, driving industrial capacity, strengthening supply chains, creating quality jobs, and delivering national value.
By combining patient, flexible capital with a strategic partnership approach, we help founders unlock the next level of growth, without giving up control of their company. Our goal is not fast exits and quick returns, it is building resilient, enduring businesses that fuel the UAE’s future.
Why We’re Different
Addressing the missing middle
We exist to serve the real SME segment that traditional investors too often overlook: ambitious, mid-sized businesses with proven traction and long-term potential. Too big for venture capital, too entrepreneurial for traditional private equity. Today these companies face a AED 7bn equity funding gap in the UAE and these are the companies EGF is made for.
More than capital
As an active minority investor, we support you on your growth journey with a hands on value creation approach that helps you set the right foundations for growth. We stand by you as a partner and advisor to guide you on critical strategic decisions.
Sector driven-not trend driven
Our mandate is to support the growth of specific sectors of national priority, that fall within the so-called “non-oil industry”, which is critical for the long term diversification and sustainability of the UAE economy. We are committed to supporting these sectors irrespective of the economic cycle.