The Evolution of Private Credit in the Middle East: Trends, Structures & Scale

​This session examines how investors are positioning private credit portfolios amid a shifting global environment, with a focus on income stability, downside protection, and capital deployment across the Middle East’s key growth sectors. We’ll explore risk, liquidity, and structuring considerations, alongside the role of regional and international capital in scaling the market.

• ​How are family offices, sovereign wealth funds, and institutional investors integrating private credit into long-term portfolio construction?

• ​How private credit is supporting infrastructure, energy, real estate, and tourism development across the Middle East.

• ​How should investors assess downside risk, illiquidity, and covenant strength in a growing but still maturing market?

• ​The rise of regional managers and the role of international capital in shaping the private credit ecosystem.

• ​What needs to happen for private credit in the Middle East to reach the scale seen in the US and Europe?

​Hosted by: The Middle East Investor Network