Unicorn’s strategy for Private Equity is to build value through a combination of conservative capital structures, sound business strategies and proper execution. Through the Bank’s international network, Unicorn offers clients direct investment private equity opportunities, with an initial focus on promising opportunities in the United States, the GCC, the MENA region and South East Asia.
The division targets mid-cap companies in selected market segments that are stable and well-managed, and which show near-term growth prospects. The division invests primarily in management/leveraged buyouts and growth equity transactions, through owned opportunities including: investments in privately-owned, mature companies with positive cash flow; the acquisition of divisions from larger companies, through divestitures or spin-offs; recapitalization or restructuring of family-owned or closely-held businesses seeking to achieve liquidity, manage an owner’s divestiture or raise equity without going public; and creating value by capitalizing on consolidation opportunities presented by the fragmented nature of certain industries across selected sectors in the GCC region.