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Private Credit & Direct Lending

Private credit, direct lending, distressed and special-situations debt across the GCC.

Private credit, direct lending, distressed and special-situations debt across the GCC. 4 published reports, newest first. Every report is a Sector Screen: a generic deal type or market researched end-to-end by the GCI engine against current public sources. Screening intelligence, not investment advice.

Research by sectorPrivate Credit & Direct Lending 4 Real Estate & Property 10 Healthcare & Life Sciences 7 Technology & Digital Infrastructure 4 Financial Services & Capital Markets 8 Industrials & Logistics 5 Energy, Utilities & Infrastructure 7 Consumer, Hospitality & Education 6 Private Equity, Family Offices & Sovereign Capital 10 GCC Markets, Policy & Strategy 7
ATTRACTIVE2026-08-14 · 33 min read
GCC Distressed & Special Situations Credit 2026: Where to Deploy
GCC distressed credit is investable in 2026 to 2028, but the opportunity is narrow: developer paper, mid-market restructurings, and Saudi contractor workouts rather than broad bank NPL portf
SELECTIVE2026-08-10 · 27 min read
Direct Lending in the GCC 2026: Building a Private Credit Book From Dubai
A first proprietary direct lending book from Dubai targeting 12% to 16% net returns is structurally attractive but not yet diligence-ready at USD 25M to 50M scale. Credible returns exist onl
SELECTIVE2026-07-29 · 26 min read
Allocating to Abu Dhabi Private Credit Funds 2026: LP Playbook
Abu Dhabi's ADGM private credit framework is credible and growing, but no fund population, realized returns, or anchor LP economics are publicly verified. Family offices deploying USD 5M to
SELECTIVE2026-07-15 · 26 min read
GCC Private Credit 2026: The Institutional Theme, Screened
GCC private credit is a structurally attractive theme for institutional family offices, but capital deployment requires a named, regulated fund manager with audited returns and liquidity ter
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