Janus Henderson has entered into a strategic partnership with NBK Wealth, the wealth management arm of the National Bank of Kuwait Group, whereby NBK Wealth’s private investments team will join Janus Henderson as the firm’s new emerging markets private capital division. The transaction is structured as an acquisition of NBK Capital Partners (NBKCP), a newly established entity in the Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) for advising and managing alternative investment funds, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
The private investments team from NBK Wealth was established in 2006 and today is a leading alternative investments adviser across private credit and private equity strategies in emerging markets including the Middle East and North Africa. The team has secured $1.1 billion in capital commitments to date and built an impressive 18-year history of performance and growth. They have a proven track record of success in the region, having adv
