Samena Capital Management LLP

What is Samena Capital Management LLP?

Samena Capital Management LLP is a principal investment group with a focus on the Subcontinent, Asia, Middle East, and North Africa, collectively known as the SAMENA region. They specialize in private equity, direct investments, and credit, managing total capital of approximately US$309 million.

Since its inception in 2008, the firm has raised over US$1.5 billion of capital and has made over 51 full and partial exits, returning US$950 million to investors.

Samena Capital operates multiple funds, including Samena Special Situations Fund I, II, and III, and engages in co-investments and credit through the SC Credit Fund. Their investment philosophy revolves around bringing together a diverse group of entrepreneurs and business leaders from various industries in the SAMENA region as shareholder-investors, who actively participate in the investment process.

The firm emphasizes the SAMENA region's robust growth and projects its GDP growth to continue. Samena Capital's expertise is in equity, spatializing in expansion, later-stage ventures, management buyouts/leveraged buyouts (MBO/LBO), acquisitions, restructuring, and privatization. They take pride in their corporate governance and have a strong commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria.

Headquartered in London, they are regulated by various financial authorities, including the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom, the Securities and Futures Ordinance of Hong Kong, and the Dubai Financial Services Authority.