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Articles by Kamar Jaffer
ADGM’s New Fund And Fund Manager Rules: Which Route Is Right For Global Sponsors And Institutional Capital?
The Abu Dhabi Global Market (the ADGM) has introduced new regulatory routes for managers of smaller private funds and funds aimed exclusively at institutional investors. It has also clarified the treatment of employee investment vehicles and revised the framework for foreign managers operating ADGM funds. For global sponsors, these changes raise a practical question: should the next regional strategy be managed through an ADGM-licensed platform or through an ADGM fund managed from abroad?
ADGM’s New Fund And Fund Manager Rules: Which Route Is Right For Global Sponsors And Institutional Capital?
The Abu Dhabi Global Market (the ADGM) has introduced new regulatory routes for managers of smaller private funds and funds aimed exclusively at institutional investors. It has also clarified the treatment of employee investment vehicles and revised the framework for foreign managers operating ADGM funds. For global sponsors, these changes raise a practical question: should the next regional strategy be managed through an ADGM-licensed platform or through an ADGM fund managed from abroad?
ADGM’s new fund and fund manager rules: Which route is right for global sponsors and institutional capital?
For global sponsors, these changes raise a practical question: should the next regional strategy be managed through an ADGM-licensed platform or through an ADGM fund managed from abroad? For sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and other institutional investors, they offer more choice in how a dedicated mandate or investment platform can be structured. The ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority’s (the ADGM FSRA) amendments took effect on September 16, 2026. The principal changes are set out below.
Strategies, Impact & Global Reach
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have entered a new era of global influence, sophistication, and strategic investment. Their activity increasingly targets innovation and transformation, funding energy transition projects, digital infrastructure, biotech, and frontier technologies, while also reinforcing domestic industrial strategies and capital market development at home.
Global trends in private markets: Spotlight on the Middle East 2025 | JD Supra
The global private markets landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, marked by rapid growth, heightened competition, and a wave of innovation that is reshaping investment strategies and fund structures. Private markets are attracting unprecedented attention from institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), and family offices worldwide, with Preqin projecting their value will rise from USD18trillion(trn) in 2024 to over USD29trn by 2029.
Great Fund Insights: Co-Investing 101: shared risk, shared reward | JD Supra
A challenging fundraising environment, the rise in M&A activity and the capital requirements necessary to bridge funding gaps are key developments which have led fund managers to increase their offering of co-investment opportunities, while simultaneously using these co-investments to bolster their relationships with existing and new investors.
Private Markets Global Trends 2024 | JD Supra
Private markets have shown remarkable resilience and innovation in the face of unprecedented challenges and opportunities in the past few years. From the pandemic to the digital transformation, from the climate crisis to the geopolitical shifts, private market players have had to adapt and evolve to stay ahead of the curve. In this series of articles, we explore some of the global trends that are shaping the private market landscape in 2024 and beyond.
Private capital's place in the Middle East energy transition | JD Supra
Ambitious plans for renewable energy projects will create long-term opportunities for private funds and sovereign investors in the region, say Ben Ward and Kamar Jaffer. They explore the trends in private markets and what they could mean for the future of energy transition.
Private Markets 2023 – let’s check the pulse! | JD Supra
September 6, 2023 To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: As we approach the half way point in 2023, it's time to take stock of developing trends in private markets and what it could mean for the future. Our Funds and Asset Management Partner, Kamar Jaffer, has identified some of the key trends and developments in the private market space that are worth noting.
Great Fund Insights: Asset managers in the Middle East gear up for a busy time | JD Supra
Despite challenges around fundraising and heightened investor and regulatory scrutiny in an uncertain economic climate, alternative asset managers in the Middle East are continuing to have a busy year. Here, A&O Middle East Funds & Asset Management partner Kamar Jaffer and Peerpoint’s global managing director Carolyn Aldous look at the market and why re-evaluating how you manage your team could be key to your success.
Private Markets - Our 12 Global Insights (June 2022) | JD Supra
As we approach the half way point in 2022, it's time to take stock of developing trends in private markets and what it could mean for the future. Please see full Publication below for more information. Download PDF
Joint venture funds in the Middle East market: a model of collaborative investing | JD Supra
We are seeing increasing interest in joint venture funds in the Middle East region as a model of collaborative investing as investor types are multiplying and looking globally for investment opportunities and greater alignment with managers.
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