M7 expands into Middle East, opens Dubai office

M7 Real Estate, the pan-European investor and asset manager owned by Oxford Properties, has opened its first office in the Middle East to capitalize on the continued strong demand for high-quality European real estate from investors in the region.

M7 appointed Zaid Al Rawi, managing director for M7 Middle East & North Africa, to head up the office.

“Since founding M7 in 2009, we have always placed great importance on having a local presence, and Dubai, as a world leading financial center and a primary gateway to accessing Middle Eastern capital, has always been a target market for us,” said Richard Croft, executive chairman of M7 Real Estate. “While we already have a strong track record of investing into Europe on behalf of select Middle Eastern clients, the opening of our U.A.E. office and the granting of our DFSA license will allow us to both access new types of investors to grow our investor base and better service our existing clients. The Dubai office al