Manama, Feb. 15 (BNA): Arcapita Holdings Group, the global alternative investment firm, announced the launch of the ARC Fintech Portfolio platform, which has invested in minority stakes in a diversified portfolio of high-growth financial technology 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, with Arcapita aiming 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.
“Through the ARC Fintech Portfolio, we offer our clients a diversified exposure to FinTech. The portfolio is built on Arcapita’s prudent approach to targeting companies that offer attractive risk and return profiles with differentiated value propositions, proven business models, a growing client base and a good fit for the product market. In view of the increasing demand On innovative FinTech solutions, we believe the sector holds significant long-term growth prospects.”
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