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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for clobbered parameters|check|nested=1|template=Infobox company|cat=Template:Main other|name; company_name|logo; company_logo|logo_alt; alt|trade_name; trading_name|former_names; former_name|type; company_type|predecessors; predecessor|successors; successor|foundation; founded|founders; founder|defunct; dissolved|hq_location; location|hq_location_city; location_city|hq_location_country; location_country|num_locations; locations|areas_served; area_served|net_income; profit|net_income_year; profit_year|owners; owner |homepage; website }}{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox company with unknown parameter "_VALUE_" | ignoreblank=y | alt | area_served | areas_served | assets | assets_year | aum | brands | company_logo | company_name | company_type | defunct | dissolved | divisions | embed | equity | equity_year | fate | footnotes | former_name | former_names | foundation | founded | founder | founders | genre | homepage | hq_location | hq_location_city | hq_location_country | incorporated | image | image_alt | image_caption | image_size | image_upright | income_year | industry | ISIN | key_people | location | location_city | location_country | locations | logo | logo_alt | logo_caption | logo_class | logo_size | logo_upright | members | members_year | module | name | native_name | native_name_lang | net_income | net_income_year | num_employees | num_employees_year | num_locations | num_locations_year | operating_income | owner | owners | parent | predecessor | predecessors | production | production_year | products | profit | profit_year | rating | ratio | revenue | revenue_year | romanized_name | services | subsid | successor | successors | traded_as | trade_name | trading_name | type | website| qid | fetchwikidata | suppressfields | noicon | nocat | demo | categories }} Investcorp is a global manager of alternative investment products, for private<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and institutional<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> clients. Founded in Bahrain in 1982, the firm has offices in United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, India, China, Japan, and Singapore. Investcorp's principal client base is in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but it also has a growing base of institutional clients in North America, Europe, and Asia.

The group's biggest external shareholder is Mubadala Investment Company, a $229 billion Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, which has a stake of 20 percent.<ref name="Bloomberg.com">Template:Cite news</ref> The company's main activities include private equity, real estate, and credit management,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and has $50 billion<ref name="Hill">Template:Cite news</ref> worth of assets under management, as of April 2023.  

Investcorp has 7 asset classes<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which include private equity, real estate, credit, absolute return strategies, GP stakes, infrastructure, and insurance asset management.

HistoryEdit

The company was co-founded in 1982 by Nemir Kirdar,<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Elias Hallak, Savio Tung, Mike Merritt, and Cem Cesmig and acquired Tiffany & Co in 1984, floating in 1987.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":12">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1988, Maurizio Gucci sold almost 47.8% of Gucci to Investcorp,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and withheld the other 50% until 1993.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The company diversified in 1997 into hedge funds.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Kirdar stepped down as CEO and executive chairman in 2015.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":1" /> With Kirdar resigning, Mohammad Alardhi became the Executive Chairman of the company.<ref name="Hill"/> The changes also involved an update to the business model, which is now focused on raising funds, raising institutional capital, and diversifying strategies further.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Investcorp made several acquisitions between 2016 and 2019, pushing into China with investments into tech and the food sector.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2019, the company also pushed into the US market with the acquisition of Mercury Capital,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which ceased operations in late 2024 "due to the very challenging capital raising environment".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Investcorp's portfolio company, Moneybookers, ended its relationship with WikiLeaks in August 2010.<ref>WikiLeaks says funding has been blocked after government blacklisting | Media | The Guardian</ref>

The company was regulated in Bahrain as a wholesale bank until 2019, when it voluntarily surrendered its wholesale banking license.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It remained listed on the Bahrain Bourse (BSE) for four decades until 2021, when it delisted itself as a result of low trading volumes.<ref name="Bloomberg.com"/>

Investment areasEdit

Private equityEdit

Investcorp's traditional activity is private equity. This includes mid-size companies in North America, Western Europe and MENA including Turkey, as well as technology lower mid-cap investment,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> through Investcorp Technology Partners.

The past and present portfolio includes over 175 investments.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Selected past investments include:

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Real estate investmentEdit

The real estate division<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> based in New York and London, sources and performs due diligence, and arranges financing and the acquisition of US and European properties and US commercial mortgage debt positions. The investment in these properties or loans is typically aggregated into a series of multi-investment portfolios for placement to clients. Debt investments are also made within a series of debt funds<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> which are managed by the group. Since 1996, Investcorp has acquired over 1,000 properties for a total value of approximately $23billion.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Investcorp is among the top-10 largest cross-border buyers and sellers of US real estate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Hedge fundsEdit

Established in 1996, Investcorp's hedge fund business grew to an approximate value of $3.5 billion capital under management,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> out of which approximately $0.2 billion is reserved for proprietary investments.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The hedge fund business provides institutional investors with access to its emerging manager program, investing with and seeding early-stage managers who, according to Investcorp research, outperform larger hedge funds on a risk-adjusted basis.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2020, Investcorp merged its hedge fund business with Tages Group, a European alternative asset management firm, creating a 50/50 joint venture.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Credit managementEdit

Investcorp Credit Management has assets under management of over $22 billion.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Based in London, New York, and Singapore, they manage funds that invest primarily in senior secured corporate debt issued by mid and large-cap corporates in Western Europe and the US.

Investcorp InsuranceEdit

In October 2021, the company launched its Investcorp Insurance Solutions platform which provides investment management services to meet the unique investment needs of insurers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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