Company Insights Dubai Holding Banking & Finance Dubai Holding Overview Dubai Holding is Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s global investment holding company. It has assets worth tens of billions of dollars, and invests across sectors such as IT, real estate, hospitality, manufacturing and logistics, education, retail and tourism. The Dubai Holding Real Estate arm includes Dubai Properties, which is responsible for developments such as Business Bay and Jumeirah Beach Residence, and is a shareholder in developers Emaar and Aldar. Part of Dubai Holding Asset Management, Tecom group runs business districts including Dubai Internet City, Dubai Science Park and Dubai Media City. The Asset Management arm also offers retail destinations such as Souk Madinat Jumeirah, Boxpark and Bluewaters. In the hospitality sector, Dubai Holding’s properties include Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts and Hattah Resorts, and collaborations with international brands such as Hilton and Marriott. Dubai Holding is a major shareholder in the Emirates NBD bank and operates various partnerships to support small and medium-sized enterprises. Dubai Holding News Education Education sector in UAE ripe for more M&A deals Mubadala is the latest big name to announce a foray into the UAE’s $7 billion education market as experts predict an increase in mergers and acquisitions in the sector, fuelled by the Gulf state’s rising population, economic diversification and expatriate demand. The Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund has more than $300 billion in assets under […] April 17, 2025 Retail Dubai Holding-backed retailer Azadea puts IPO on hold Azadea Group, which is backed by an investment company owned by Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has put its initial public offering on the back burner, it has been reported. Dubai Holding acquired a minority stake in the Beirut-based retailer in 2018, valued at $1 billion. The IPO pause is not down to […] April 15, 2025 Education Dubai Holding is a buyer of UK’s Nord Anglia schools Dubai Holding, the personal investment portfolio of the ruler of the emirate, is among a group of companies that bought the UK school operator Nord Anglia Education for $14.5 billion. Other investors include the Swedish investment group EQT and Neuberger Berman from the US. Nord Anglia operates more than 80 schools in 33 countries, educating […] March 21, 2025 Infrastructure Dubai communities to undergo $1.6bn road upgrade Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) and Dubai Holding, a global investment conglomerate owned by Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, will undertake major road works in five major developments to try and cut travel times by more than half. The AED6 billion ($1.6 billion) road upgrades will be carried out in Palm […] March 3, 2025 Construction Dubai contractor Alec anticipates $500m IPO Dubai is hoping to raise up to $500 million from the initial public offering of Alec Engineering and Contracting, according to media reports. Alec, part of the Investment Corporation of Dubai’s portfolio, is behind some of the Gulf’s largest projects including the Wynn Resort in Ras Al Khaimah and the Qiddiya water theme park in […] February 5, 2025 Opinion Markets UAE capital markets are well placed for a stellar year Investor confidence and strong GDP growth point to a good 2025 January 14, 2025 Leisure & Hospitality Jumeirah appoints acting CEO to lead expansion plans Jumeirah Hotels Group, the owner of Dubai’s Burj Al Arab hotel, has appointed Thomas Meier as CEO to lead the luxury hotel chain in its global expansion push. Swiss national Meier has been acting CEO for the past 10 months following the departure of Katerina Giannouka in late February last year. Meier, who has been chief […] January 9, 2025 Tourism Jumeirah enters Africa to expand hotel portfolio Jumeirah, a member of Dubai Holding, has partnered with South Africa’s Thanda Group to expand the luxury brand into Africa, as it aims to diversify its portfolio of destinations. The companies have launched a private island and safari reserve. The Jumeirah Thanda Island, a villa retreat, is located on a remote island in a protected […] December 3, 2024 Real Estate Nakheel awards $1.4bn contracts for Palm Jebel Ali villas Dubai state-owned developer Nakheel has awarded three major contracts, valued at more than AED5 billion ($1.4 billion), to construct ultra-luxury villas on the first six fronds of Palm Jebel Ali. The contracts were awarded to Ginco General Contracting, Shapoorji Pallonji Mideast and United Engineering Construction Company (UNEC). The work scope of the contracts includes the […] October 17, 2024 Construction Belgian company wins $220m Palm Jebel Ali dredging contract The AED 810 million ($220 million) contract to complete dredging, land reclamation, beach profiling and other work at Palm Jebel Ali has been awarded to a subsidiary of the Belgian-owned Jan De Nul Group. In May the Dubai state-owned developer Nakheel announced that local contractor DBB Contracting and Khansaheb Civil Engineering, a subsidiary of Khansaheb […] August 26, 2024 Posts navigation 1 2 … 5 Next
Education Education sector in UAE ripe for more M&A deals Mubadala is the latest big name to announce a foray into the UAE’s $7 billion education market as experts predict an increase in mergers and acquisitions in the sector, fuelled by the Gulf state’s rising population, economic diversification and expatriate demand. The Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund has more than $300 billion in assets under […] April 17, 2025
Retail Dubai Holding-backed retailer Azadea puts IPO on hold Azadea Group, which is backed by an investment company owned by Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has put its initial public offering on the back burner, it has been reported. Dubai Holding acquired a minority stake in the Beirut-based retailer in 2018, valued at $1 billion. The IPO pause is not down to […] April 15, 2025
Education Dubai Holding is a buyer of UK’s Nord Anglia schools Dubai Holding, the personal investment portfolio of the ruler of the emirate, is among a group of companies that bought the UK school operator Nord Anglia Education for $14.5 billion. Other investors include the Swedish investment group EQT and Neuberger Berman from the US. Nord Anglia operates more than 80 schools in 33 countries, educating […] March 21, 2025
Infrastructure Dubai communities to undergo $1.6bn road upgrade Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) and Dubai Holding, a global investment conglomerate owned by Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, will undertake major road works in five major developments to try and cut travel times by more than half. The AED6 billion ($1.6 billion) road upgrades will be carried out in Palm […] March 3, 2025
Construction Dubai contractor Alec anticipates $500m IPO Dubai is hoping to raise up to $500 million from the initial public offering of Alec Engineering and Contracting, according to media reports. Alec, part of the Investment Corporation of Dubai’s portfolio, is behind some of the Gulf’s largest projects including the Wynn Resort in Ras Al Khaimah and the Qiddiya water theme park in […] February 5, 2025
Opinion Markets UAE capital markets are well placed for a stellar year Investor confidence and strong GDP growth point to a good 2025 January 14, 2025
Leisure & Hospitality Jumeirah appoints acting CEO to lead expansion plans Jumeirah Hotels Group, the owner of Dubai’s Burj Al Arab hotel, has appointed Thomas Meier as CEO to lead the luxury hotel chain in its global expansion push. Swiss national Meier has been acting CEO for the past 10 months following the departure of Katerina Giannouka in late February last year. Meier, who has been chief […] January 9, 2025
Tourism Jumeirah enters Africa to expand hotel portfolio Jumeirah, a member of Dubai Holding, has partnered with South Africa’s Thanda Group to expand the luxury brand into Africa, as it aims to diversify its portfolio of destinations. The companies have launched a private island and safari reserve. The Jumeirah Thanda Island, a villa retreat, is located on a remote island in a protected […] December 3, 2024
Real Estate Nakheel awards $1.4bn contracts for Palm Jebel Ali villas Dubai state-owned developer Nakheel has awarded three major contracts, valued at more than AED5 billion ($1.4 billion), to construct ultra-luxury villas on the first six fronds of Palm Jebel Ali. The contracts were awarded to Ginco General Contracting, Shapoorji Pallonji Mideast and United Engineering Construction Company (UNEC). The work scope of the contracts includes the […] October 17, 2024
Construction Belgian company wins $220m Palm Jebel Ali dredging contract The AED 810 million ($220 million) contract to complete dredging, land reclamation, beach profiling and other work at Palm Jebel Ali has been awarded to a subsidiary of the Belgian-owned Jan De Nul Group. In May the Dubai state-owned developer Nakheel announced that local contractor DBB Contracting and Khansaheb Civil Engineering, a subsidiary of Khansaheb […] August 26, 2024
