Company Insights Dubai Holding Banking and 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 Markets Dubai’s FIVE considers London or New York listing Dubai party hotel operator FIVE Holdings is considering listing in London or New York, sources have said. The company, which owns the Pacha hotel and nightclub, has been exploring an initial public offering (IPO) in Dubai, it said. Chairman and founder Kabir Mulchandani said last year the company was worth up to $3 billion and was considering […] June 5, 2025 Real Estate Dubai Residential REIT takes off on bourse debut Dubai Residential REIT surged on its bourse debut on Wednesday as investors who missed out on its $584 million initial public offering (IPO) bought the stock. The success is being seen as an indication of enduring confidence in the emirate’s buoyant property sector. A real estate investment trust (REIT) owns or finances income-generating property, enabling […] May 28, 2025 Markets Dubai Holding’s REIT order book tops $15bn The order book for Dubai Holding’s first residential real estate investment trust (REIT) hit AED56 billion ($15 billion), with the initial public offering more than 26 times oversubscribed. The final offer price was set at the top end of the price range at AED1.10 per unit, enabling the company to raise just over AED2 billion. The […] May 21, 2025 Markets Dubai Holding ups REIT offering on high demand Dubai Holding, an investment vehicle of the emirate’s government, has increased the offering size of its residential real estate investment trust (REIT) on the local market following high demand from local and global investors. The offering now stands at 1.95 billion units compared to the earlier 1.63 billion units, increasing the floating to 15 percent […] May 19, 2025 Markets Arabian Construction Company hires banks for IPO Arabian Construction Company (ACC), a family-owned business in Abu Dhabi, has reportedly picked local and global banks for its proposed initial public offering. First Abu Dhabi Bank and HSBC will advise the company on its domestic listing, Bloomberg reported. The listing is expected to take place in the second half of the year, sources said. In […] May 16, 2025 Markets Dubai Holding seeks up to $500m from REIT listing Dubai Holding aims to raise a maximum of AED1.8 billion ($490 million) from its residential real estate investment trust (REIT) listing. This month the investment conglomerate owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the emirate’s ruler, announced floating 12.5 percent of its Dubai Residential REIT, or 1.63 billion units, on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). […] May 13, 2025 Real Estate Dubai Holding to list real estate investment trust Dubai Holding is to list its residential real estate investment trust (REIT), shrugging off local investor scepticism towards the structures and becoming the first initial public offering (IPO) on the Dubai stock exchange this year. The investment conglomerate owned by Sheikh Muhammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the emirate’s ruler, said on Monday that it will […] May 5, 2025 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 Posts navigation 1 2 … 5 Next
Markets Dubai’s FIVE considers London or New York listing Dubai party hotel operator FIVE Holdings is considering listing in London or New York, sources have said. The company, which owns the Pacha hotel and nightclub, has been exploring an initial public offering (IPO) in Dubai, it said. Chairman and founder Kabir Mulchandani said last year the company was worth up to $3 billion and was considering […] June 5, 2025
Real Estate Dubai Residential REIT takes off on bourse debut Dubai Residential REIT surged on its bourse debut on Wednesday as investors who missed out on its $584 million initial public offering (IPO) bought the stock. The success is being seen as an indication of enduring confidence in the emirate’s buoyant property sector. A real estate investment trust (REIT) owns or finances income-generating property, enabling […] May 28, 2025
Markets Dubai Holding’s REIT order book tops $15bn The order book for Dubai Holding’s first residential real estate investment trust (REIT) hit AED56 billion ($15 billion), with the initial public offering more than 26 times oversubscribed. The final offer price was set at the top end of the price range at AED1.10 per unit, enabling the company to raise just over AED2 billion. The […] May 21, 2025
Markets Dubai Holding ups REIT offering on high demand Dubai Holding, an investment vehicle of the emirate’s government, has increased the offering size of its residential real estate investment trust (REIT) on the local market following high demand from local and global investors. The offering now stands at 1.95 billion units compared to the earlier 1.63 billion units, increasing the floating to 15 percent […] May 19, 2025
Markets Arabian Construction Company hires banks for IPO Arabian Construction Company (ACC), a family-owned business in Abu Dhabi, has reportedly picked local and global banks for its proposed initial public offering. First Abu Dhabi Bank and HSBC will advise the company on its domestic listing, Bloomberg reported. The listing is expected to take place in the second half of the year, sources said. In […] May 16, 2025
Markets Dubai Holding seeks up to $500m from REIT listing Dubai Holding aims to raise a maximum of AED1.8 billion ($490 million) from its residential real estate investment trust (REIT) listing. This month the investment conglomerate owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the emirate’s ruler, announced floating 12.5 percent of its Dubai Residential REIT, or 1.63 billion units, on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). […] May 13, 2025
Real Estate Dubai Holding to list real estate investment trust Dubai Holding is to list its residential real estate investment trust (REIT), shrugging off local investor scepticism towards the structures and becoming the first initial public offering (IPO) on the Dubai stock exchange this year. The investment conglomerate owned by Sheikh Muhammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the emirate’s ruler, said on Monday that it will […] May 5, 2025
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
