List of 3 Single Family Offices from the Middle East that invest in Real Estate

The Middle East is one of the wealthiest regions in the world with many families having a family office to manage their fortune. Many of the family offices actively invest in real estate and most of them also act as real estate developers. Some of the family offices in our list of the 100 largest single families in the Middle East are among the largest real estate developers in their country. In the following we introduce to you three single family offices from the Middle East that invest in real estate.

The mentioned family offices are all part of our list of the largest single family offices in the Middle East

#1 Alzarooni Emirates Investments (Dubai/ UAE)

Alzarooni Emirates Investments is the Dubai based single family office of the Alzarooni family. The family office has invested in multiple asset classes. Among other real estate, private equity and public equity. The real estate focus of the company is on the development and investment in developed countries with and additional focus on the Gulf Cooperation Council and the UAE. The Alzarooni family office has recently started multiple developments and investment projects and they company owns several key locations in Dubai. These include DubaiLand, an entertainment park in the Emirate of Dubai and Jumeriah Village Circle, a residential housing community in Dubai. 

#2 Majid Al Futtaim (Dubai/ UAE)

Majid Al Futtaim is the single family office and real estate investment company of Majid al Futtaim and his family. It was founded in 1992 and has since become one of the largest real estate investment company in the Middle East. The company has an impressive portfolio of different real estate investments. Al Futtaim owns a range of shopping malls, communities, hotels and entertainment buildings. The company owns the Mall of the Emirates and the Mall of Egypt among others. The Mall of the Emirates is home to over 40 million visitors each year and has over 500 different stores from brands from all over the world. Majid al Futtaim also owns many entertainment companies like the famous Ski Dubai, the largest indoor ski resort in the world, Magic Planet, an indoor entertainment park, and VOX Cinemas, a cinema company with 58 cinemas. Al Futtaim also owns multiple hotels like the Le Meridien Bahrain City Centre and the Sheraton Mall of the Emirates. 

#3 Kasamar Holdings (Abu Dhabi/ UAE)

Kasamar Holdings is the single family office of Dr. Kassem Alom. Dr. Kassem was one of the first registered doctors in the UAE and founded Al Noor, one of the largest healthcare companies in Abu Dhabi and sold it in 2016 to a large international hospital group. After selling the company he founded Kasamar Holdings to manage his wealth investing in regional private equity, global real estate and public securities. Kasamar Holdings focuses its real estate investments on commercial real estate investment opportunities especially in the UK, the US and the EU. 

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