MENA Infrastructure

Name

MENA Infrastructure

Legal name

MENA Infrastructure Fund LP

Website

https://menainfrastructure.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Infrastructure Private Equity Fund Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Core Infrastructure Funds (Transport, Social, Digital, Utilities) (FSANAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Energy & Power Infrastructure Funds (Generation, Transmission, Storage) (FSANAEAB), Social Infrastructure Funds (Schools, Hospitals, Civic) (FSANAEAN)

Keywords

• Infrastructure private equity
• Energy sector investing
• Fund management services
• Project finance
• Infrastructure asset management

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fund Management Fees: MENA Infrastructure generates revenue through management fees charged on the assets under management of the MENA Infrastructure Fund LP. The fund is a US$300 million infrastructure private equity fund.
2. Carried Interest: Private equity fund structure generates carried interest (performance fees) from successful exits and investments in the infrastructure portfolio.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

MENA Infrastructure manages private equity infrastructure funds that invest equity capital in energy, transport, environmental services, and social infrastructure projects across the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT) region. The firm currently operates the US$300 million MENA Infrastructure Fund (fully invested) and is raising MENA Infrastructure Fund II targeting US$500 million, generating revenue from management fees on assets under management and carried interest from successful exits.

Product overview

MENA Infrastructure operates as a private equity infrastructure fund manager rather than a technology product company. The company manages two fund vehicles: MENA Infrastructure Fund (US$300 million, fully invested) and MENA Infrastructure Fund II (targeting US$500 million). These funds invest in infrastructure and energy assets across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, including power generation (IPPs/IWPPs), transportation, environmental services, and social infrastructure. Current portfolio assets include Qurayyah Independent Power Project (Saudi Arabia) and Sohar Power Company (Oman), with exited investments including Alexandria International Container Terminals (Egypt) and United Power Company (Oman).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MENA Infrastructure Fund A specialist US$300 million private equity infrastructure fund established in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in September 2007. Invests in infrastructure and energy assets across the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey region, targeting utilities, energy, transportation, social infrastructure, and public-private partnerships. Currently fully invested across five key assets.
• MENA Infrastructure Fund II LP Second-generation infrastructure fund targeting US$500 million in commitments. Being raised by MENA Infrastructure to leverage the firm's reputation, sponsor relationships, and connectivity in capturing attractive infrastructure opportunities across the MENAT region.
• Infrastructure Asset Management Services Fund management services including investment origination, execution expertise, portfolio management, and active oversight of investee companies. Brings sector knowledge, regional relationships, and financial expertise to infrastructure and energy projects and companies across the MENAT region.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHPH is the world's largest container terminal operator with approximately 50 terminals in 25 countries handling 66.3 million TEUs. MENA Infrastructure co-invested alongside HPH in Alexandria International Container Terminals (AICT) and subsequently divested its stake back to HPH in February 2016.
• ACWA PowercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACWA Power led the consortium with MENA Infrastructure Fund and Samsung C&T that won the Qurayyah IPP project in Saudi Arabia in June 2011. MENA Infrastructure holds 15% equity stake in the 3,927MW project.
• Samsung C&TcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSamsung C&T is the EPC contractor for the Qurayyah Independent Power Project (IPP) in Saudi Arabia, part of the ACWA Power led consortium that MENA Infrastructure participates in.
• GDF SUEZ (now Engie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGDF SUEZ sold stakes in Sohar Power Company and United Power Company to MENA Infrastructure, making them a counterparty in multiple transactions rather than an active partnership.
• Khaled Juffali Energy and Utilities (KJEU)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKJEU is a Saudi Arabian power company that purchased MENA Infrastructure's 38.1% stake in United Power Company (Manah IPP) in March 2016, representing an exit for the fund.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Broad incumbents

• 3i Infrastructure: 3i Infrastructure is a listed infrastructure investment company focused on economic infrastructure across the UK, Europe, and selected international markets. Comparable to MENA Infrastructure as an infrastructure equity fund manager, though with limited MENAT exposure and a UK/European focus.
• Brookfield Asset Management — Infrastructure: Brookfield Infrastructure operates the world's largest infrastructure private equity platform and competes for MENAT concessions (e.g., data, renewables, ports, towers). It is comparable through infrastructure equity investing, fund-management economics, and pursuit of similar asset classes, though at vastly greater scale.
• Macquarie Asset Management (MIRA): Macquarie's infrastructure platform (MIRA) is one of the largest infrastructure equity managers globally and a frequent counterparty in MENAT concessions and privatizations. Comparable to MENA Infrastructure through infrastructure equity fund management and exposure to transport, energy, and utilities assets.
• Global Infrastructure Partners (BlackRock): GIP (now part of BlackRock) is a leading global infrastructure equity manager investing in energy, transport, and digital infrastructure. It is comparable to MENA Infrastructure as a peer in the same asset class, though it operates at much larger fund sizes and competes directly for MENAT privatizations and PPP awards.
• KKR Global Infrastructure: KKR's infrastructure strategy invests in core and core-plus infrastructure globally, with growing exposure to MENAT through data centers, power, and renewables. Comparable to MENA Infrastructure through infrastructure private equity fund management and pursuit of similar asset classes in the same region.

Direct peers

• Actis: Actis is a specialist emerging-markets infrastructure and private equity investor with deep MENA exposure (long-standing Cairo presence and Gulf relationships). Comparable to MENA Infrastructure through its sector-focused infrastructure equity funds, emerging-markets orientation, and focus on energy, transport, and social infrastructure in growth markets.
• Equitix: Equitix is a specialist infrastructure equity and debt investor focused on operational economic infrastructure and energy assets. Comparable to MENA Infrastructure through long-duration infrastructure equity fund management, though primarily UK/European in focus.
• I Squared Capital: I Squared Capital is a global infrastructure private equity manager with dedicated emerging-markets strategies. It is comparable to MENA Infrastructure through its focus on energy, utilities, transport, and environmental infrastructure across emerging markets, including active deployment in the Middle East and South Asia.
• EIG Partners: EIG is a specialist energy and infrastructure private equity firm investing in power, midstream, and renewables globally, including MENAT. Comparable through infrastructure equity investing with a strong energy tilt and a focus on long-duration contracted assets similar to MENA Infrastructure's IPP/IWPP portfolio.

Regional players

• Mubadala Investment Company: Mubadala is an Abu Dhabi sovereign investor with significant direct and fund investments in MENAT infrastructure. Comparable to MENA Infrastructure as a regional source of infrastructure equity capital and co-investor, though it operates as a principal investor and LP rather than as a dedicated third-party fund manager.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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