• Jadwa Investment launches USD 200M private credit fund, offering investors access to the GCC’s growing private credit market.
• Its first close is at over USD 80M, with initial investments made in regional fintech platforms Lendo and JeelPay, targeting high-quality opportunities.
• The fund supports diversified GCC private credit growth, aiming for additional investments in H1 2026 and reinforcing Jadwa’s multi-asset investment platform.

Jadwa Investment

Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment launched its flagship private credit fund, Jadwa GCC Diversified Private Credit Fund. The fund’s target size of up to USD 200 million (SAR 750M) 

“This fund reflects Jadwa’s ability to originate and execute attractive private credit opportunities, and our conviction in the asset class in light of Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC’s economic momentum and growing demand for credit,” said Tariq Al-Sudairy, Managing Director & CEO of Jadwa Investment.

The fund has completed its first close at over USD 80 million (SAR 300M). Since then, it has deployed capital into its first two investments, in partnerships with regional fintech platforms Lendo and JeelPay. Furthermore, it expects to close two more investments in the first half of 2026.

Private Credit

The Jadwa GCC Diversified Private Credit Fund marks Jadwa’s first blind-pool regional private credit vehicle. It offers institutional and private wealth investors access to opportunities in the GCC’s fast-growing private credit market.

“Our private credit platform is designed to support high-quality companies across multiple transactions, offering investors access the growing private credit market in Saudi Arabia and across the GCC,” said Fidaa Haddad, Managing Director & Head of Private Credit at Jadwa Investment.

Headquartered in Riyadh, Jadwa Investment is an investment management and advisory firm. It holds more than USD 30 billion (SAR 110B) in client assets across public equity, private equity, real estate, private credit, fixed income, and money market investments. Its clients include government-related entities, local and international institutional investors, and private wealth investors.