DOHA: QInvest, Qatar’s leading investment bank, has witnessed a marked growth of investor interest in the GCC real estate sector.
Participating in a recent flagship industry event, SuperReturn Middle East, QInvest discussed the most compelling investment opportunities in the GCC region’s real estate market.
Speaking at a session titled: “Doing business on the ground – Too hot to touch”, Craig Cowie (pictured), QInvest’s Head of Principal Investment and Real Estate Investment & Advisory, said: “The real estate market continues to be a strategic priority for QInvest. As part of our strategy of continuing to originate new investment opportunities, across both the debt and equity segment, we have closed several real estate transactions this year with a combined value total of $1.8bn.”
“We are committed to providing effective financing solutions for real estate transactions in the GCC as well as in gateway markets, such as Continental Europe, London and the US,” Cowie said.
In 2014, QInvest closed a record volume of transactions in both the advisory and real estate principal investments area.
Notable transactions included two high profile real estate transactions in Manhattan, New York City: a retail podium in the Golden Triangle of Manhattan and a mixed use development in downtown Manhattan.
QInvest acts as a both principal and arranger in the acquisition of controlling and non-controlling interests in direct real estate, with typical equity or mezzanine investments being between $20m and $100m.
QInvest’s Real Estate team provides solutions for prime real estate transactions in the GCC, Europe, London, SE Asia and the USA. The Peninsula
