Onshore UAE access to public and private markets
Arakar is licensed by the UAE Capital Market Authority to manage funds and portfolios, structure cross-border vehicles and introduce Professional Investors to selected third-party funds, across liquid and illiquid strategies.
Regulated onshore
Licensed by the UAE Capital Market Authority, Category 2 and Category 5.
Liquid and illiquid
Fixed income, equities, private equity, private credit and real assets.
Open architecture
Our own strategies alongside carefully selected third-party funds.
Cross-border by design
Part of CFA Group, connecting the GCC and Europe.
A UAE onshore manager with European roots
Arakar Investment Management is licensed and regulated by the UAE Capital Market Authority and is part of Corporación Financiera Azuaga (CFA Group). We combine onshore UAE licensing with CFA's European origination capabilities to give Professional Investors transparent, compliant access to liquid and illiquid strategies.
We make complexity investable
One regulated platform to manage, structure and distribute investment strategies for Professional Investors.
Discretionary mandates and funds across fixed income, equities, multi-asset, private equity, private credit and alternative real estate, built risk-first.
CMA Category 2Explore strategies
Open-architecture access to funds from regulated managers worldwide, selected through our own due diligence and offered to eligible Professional Investors in the UAE.
CMA Category 5 · Promotion & IntroductionDiscover third-party funds
Feeder/master funds, SPVs, custody and FX coordination, harmonised KYC/AML and fund administration that make cross-border allocations executable.
CMA Category 2 · Fund AdministrationSee how we structureLiquid and illiquid, under one risk framework
The same discipline (scenario analysis, position limits and downside protection) applies whether we manage a bond portfolio or a private credit facility.
Fixed income & credit
Investment-grade and high-yield bonds with active duration control, stress testing and defined limits.
Equities & multi-asset
High-quality listed equities and blended portfolios with explicit risk and return targets for each mandate.
Treasury & third-party funds
Short-duration solutions for corporates and family offices, plus selected third-party UCITS funds through our Category 5 licence.
Private equity & special situations
Strategic control and structured influence in growth, carve-outs and turnarounds, anchored by near-term catalysts.
Private credit & distressed
Asset-backed, covenant-heavy financing (senior, mezzanine and hybrid) with conservative LTVs and well-defined collateral.
Alternative real estate
Thematic, yield-focused assets (infill logistics, living alternatives, data and infrastructure) where value comes from NOI growth.
Access to selected third-party funds
We research, select and introduce funds from regulated managers worldwide, liquid and illiquid, and promote them onshore to eligible Professional Investors, in line with CMA rules.
How it worksBringing your fund to UAE investors?
We act as your onshore partner in the UAE: due diligence, support with CMA registration, feeder structuring where needed, promotion and introductions to Professional Investors, and ongoing reporting.
For asset managers
The edge today and tomorrow lies in cross-border execution and strategic alliances
As an entrepreneur, I’ve learned that value is created where governance, alignment and execution meet. At Arakar, we pair UAE onshore rigour and GCC roots with partners who share our standards, so capital can move with transparency and compliance across jurisdictions and without friction. We don’t sell narratives; we build structures (rights, covenants, custody and accountability) that protect the downside and let performance follow disciplined action. That is how we make complexity investable and partnerships scalable.