Introduction to
Investment Banking
SHUAA’s Investment Banking group serves institutional clients across the MENA region. Our core advisory practice helps companies raise capital to strengthen and grow their businesses; provides advice on mergers, acquisitions and disposals; and underwrites equity and debt capital market transactions.
This is complemented by our sales and trading platform, where SHUAA specialises in making markets in fixed income and a range of credit products as well as offering a global equities execution capability and securities services.
01
Advisory
- Full range of advisory services to financial sponsors, corporate institutions and family offices
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Disposals, spin-offs, restructurings
- Equity Capital Markets (IPOs, listings, private to public transactions, etc.)
- Debt Capital Markets (underwriting and syndicating public and private bond and sukuk transactions)
02
Financing
- Originate investments across the capital structure, from senior bank debt, subordinated debt, opportunistic credit and equity co-investments
- Source and provide financing for leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations and acquisitions, for sponsors and corporates, across a broad range of industries
- Special situations and event driven opportunities requiring transitionary capital to a range of corporates
03
Sales & Trading
- Equities and fixed income trading
- Primary market monitoring and investments in new issuances
- Commentary and analysis of issuances and access for clients
- Facilitation and trading desk focused on regional corporate and high yield
- Access to leverage
04
Securities Services
- Regulated platform allowing clients to consolidate all their regional and international investments and trading under one account to trade seamlessly across multiple markets and asset classes
- Management of all settlement, custody services, and FX issues
- Full range of custody services including receipt, delivery and safekeeping of securities; notification and processing of capital changes; redemptions, conversions and processing of interest income
Investment Banking has been at the core of SHUAA’s activities over the last 40 years in the region
With the firm being at the forefront of investment trends. Starting with the launch of public equities in the early 2000s, SHUAA led a majority of IPOs in the region, allowing it to gain a deep understanding into local and regional markets and investor appetites.
Investment Banking
Advisory
Anghami
USD 220,000,000
Advisor PIPE Financing
March 2021
Dubai Parks and Resorts PJSC
USD 1,170,000,000
January 2021
PAL Cooling Holding LLC
USD 700,000,000
Sole Financial Advisor
May 2019
ECM
IPOs & Rights Issues
Dar Al Takaful PJSC
AED 50,000,000
May 2017
Emirates NBD (CEIC) Limited
USD 105,000,000
March 2017
Dubai Parks and Resorts PJSC
AED 2,528,731,083
December 2014
DCM
Bond, Sukuk & Convertible Offerings
Pure Harvest
senior secured notes
USD 50,000,000
March 2021
SHUAA Capital psc
senior secured notes
USD 150,000,000
October 2020
GFH Financial Group
senior secured notes
USD 300,000,000
January 2020
SHUAA’s investment banking segment remains highly active, assisting with USD 685 million of debt capital market issuances in the year
This is despite COVID-19 challenges which resulted in delays to transactions closing. Furthermore, the segment continued to provide additional support to corporates, in light of these COVID-19 challenges, by introducing specialized corporate restructuring solutions, as well as providing free advisory services and financial packages to small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
The year ahead will see SHUAA continuing to focus on similar activities. Our company has already acted as financial advisor on the successful USD 1.2 billion debt buyout of Dubai Parks and Resorts PJSC by Meraas. SHUAA also acted as lead arranger for Pure Harvest’s USD 50 million Sukuk in March 2021.
Given 2021’s continued economic challenges and changing market dynamics, our ambition is to be the leading provider of structuring and financing solutions to our clients.
