Firm FAQs

  • We are family owned & managed. Consequently, we are free to make long term decisions for the benefit of our clients. Additionally, our family’s wealth & reputation is inextricably linked to our performance ‘on the field’ which we believe provides exemplary alignment with our clients & partners.

  • We are not a lifestyle business. We act commercially for mutual benefit with professional courtesy. We love meeting people and sharing stories & work hard to set our fees at a level which balances expertise & affordability. Our business thrives upon helping financial professionals, often from unconventional backgrounds & origins, to succeed. Consequently we offer a warm & open-minded welcome to all those brave enough to start an asset management firm.

  • The sense of achievement gained from helping a fund founder successfully travel from idea to viable business is hard to match. In 2004, our founder created an asset management firm from scratch. The lack of capital, support programmes & performance coaching at the time slowed his progress substantially & this backdrop led to the creation of our 360 degree support solution to help others avoid many of the same mistakes, delays and inefficiencies.

  • Aucta is the latin word for growth which, apart from being short & memorable, we think signifies everything we stand for & aim to deliver for our clients. You’ll see the Aucta brand facing all our emerging fund manager activity. For all of you caffeine addicts, Qahwa means coffee in Arabic. Rooted in the culture here is the idea of togetherness, sharing & community built over the serving & enjoyment of coffee. We use this brand facing our own investors as we bring them together into our co-investment, deal sharing circle.

  • We have offices in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi within the UAE. Over the next 12 months, we will open rep offices in Europe, Asia and North America. We are a globally remote firm.

  • 1. We operate a funded accelerator programme for emerging funds with all graduates offered capital from our syndicate 2. We’re family owned

    3. We’ve walked in the shoes of both our clients and investors having established, managed, built & sold asset management firms 4. There’s well over 30 years of capital raising experience here 5. We’re cost effective for early stage firms 6. We’re Middle East specialists - the wealthiest region, per capita, on earth

  • We are a debt free company with a small remote team of experienced professionals. We have our own capital in most of the GP transactions we originate.