Manama, Feb. 15 (BNA): Arcapita Group Holdings (“Arcapita”), the global alternative investment firm, today announced the launch of the ARC Fintech Portfolio (“Portfolio”), which has invested in minority stakes in a diversified portfolio. for high-growth financial technology companies (“Companies”).
The portfolio is geographically diversified with exposure to key global markets such as the US, UK, EU, Brazil and the Nordic region. Companies have experienced strong growth rates over the past three years including through the pandemic, while providing diversification across sub-sectors and geographies. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the transformation of consumers, businesses and governments to digital solutions. Few sectors have benefited more from this shift than fintech, which has benefited from increased access to mobile devices and faster service offerings.
Arcapita pursues these companies through joint investments with seasoned international investment firms, which together with Arcapita aim to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns. High-profile international institutional investors have invested in most of the companies, and major well-known international partners work with these companies to achieve their goals.
On his part, Yousef Al-Abdullah, Managing Director of MENA Investments at Arcapita, said: “Through our ARC Fintech portfolio, we offer our clients a diversified exposure to financial technology. The portfolio is built on Arcapita’s prudent approach to targeting companies that offer attractive risk-return profiles with differentiated value propositions, proven business models, a growing client base and a good product-market fit. Given the growing demand for innovative fintech solutions, we believe the sector holds great long-term growth prospects.”
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