DIFC first to join forces with AIMA as five additional hedge funds establish, reaffirms role as a global hub for alternative investments and hedge funds

DIFC first to join forces with AIMA as five additional hedge funds establish, reaffirms role as a global hub for alternative investments and hedge funds

Enables DIFC to collaborate with AIMA’s network of over 2,100 corporate members with over USD2.5 trn hedge fund and/or private credit assets The five new hedge funds in DIFC, with a range of investment strategies, will relocate senior employees to Dubai who will undertake portfolio management and investor relation activities from the Centre. New joiners include Hudson Bay Capital, Asia Research and Capital Management, King Street Capital, Balyasny Asset Management and Verition Fund Management LLC Demonstrating broader growth across alternative investment classes, new private equity firms establishing regional offices in DIFC in Q2 2023 include TPG Global, Rockpoint and CVC Capital Partners demonstrating the Centre’s strength as a thriving environment for international firms in the alternative investments sector Dubai, UAE: Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, today announced it is the first financial centre in the Region to enter into an agreement with the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the alternative investment industry’s pre-eminent voice globally, representing over 2,100 corporate members with over USD2.5 trn hedge fund and/or private credit assets. The agreement further solidifies AIMA’s long-standing commitment to the region and DIFC’s ever-growing role as