The Securities House S.A.K.C. (Parent Company)

The Securities House S.A.K.C. is a leading investment company in Kuwait established in 1982 and is currently listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange. Total Paid-in-Capital is more than $100 Million while Total Assets under management have surpassed $2 Billion.

The Securities House S.A.K.C. is involved in a wide range of activities, including investment banking, portfolio management, and direct equity and real estate investment. Today SHK has become a holding company and is invested in many different sectors which include Asset Management, Real Estate Development, Industrial, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Education.

For more information please visit: www.sh.com.kw

Gatehouse Bank

Gatehouse is a Shariah-based - and fully Shariah-compliant - wholesale investment bank based in the City of London. It has four key areas of business:

• Capital markets (including Sukuk issues and syndicated financings);
• Institutional wealth management;
• Treasury business;
• Shariah advisory services.

Given its choice of location, Gatehouse will bring together the opportunities being generated in the Gulf countries and other key Islamic centres with the world’s largest financial markets, which traditionally have been accessed via the City of London.  Gatehouse’s target clients include:

• Gulf-based corporates and financial institutions wanting to access the global capital markets;
• European and US conventional clients seeking to diversify their funding base;
• Islamic investors funding investments in Europe, North America and Asia, as well as selected jurisdictions in the emerging markets.

The bank has hand-picked a team of financial services professionals who are able to provide the relevant expertise and experience in both investment banking and Islamic finance necessary to optimise Gatehouse’s opportunity to develop its reputation as an innovative investment bank specialising in Shariah-compliant financing solutions.

Gatehouse is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority.

For more information please visit: www.gatehousebank.com