Company

Founded in Qatar in 1998, Amwal was the first investment company to be granted a full onshore license by Qatar Central Bank and has since become Qatar’s leading investment banking and asset management firm. Since its inception Amwal has been a pioneer in the Qatari market through several innovative initiatives such as the launch of the first investment portfolio and the first mutual fund in the Doha Securities Market, recently ranked the best performing Qatar equity fund in March 2009. Amwal has as well broken ground by underwriting the first non-Qatari Initial Public Offering in the country.

As a result of Amwal’s rapid growth and innovative transactions, Amwal received the “Qatar Deal of the Year Award” in islamic finance in March 2009 for structuring a USD 200 million Istisna mezzanine facility for the Al Wa’ab City project. In June 2006, Amwal was named the Leading Investment Firm in Qatar by Iktissad Wa Amal Group, the leading publishing group in the region.

The Firm boasts a strong shareholder base that includes some of the most respected financial institutions and business groups in the region including: Shuaa Capital from the UAE, Qatar Foundation, Qatar National Bank, Qatar Navigation & Prominent high net worth Qatari individuals

Amwal has one of the largest and most talented investment banking and asset management teams in Qatar, employing a growing number of investment professionals drawn from a global talent pool. Together, the teams have leveraged their outstanding international experience and skills to secure several high-profile mandates and to ensure the successful execution of some of the most prestigious landmark transactions in the region.