NBK Capital

Watani Investment Company (NBK Capital) is a financial services firm with operations across the Middle East. With offices in Kuwait, Dubai, and Istanbul, NBK Capital is strategically placed to offer a broad range of services including investment banking, merchant banking and investment services.
Established in 2005 as wholly owned subsidiary of National Bank of Kuwait NBK, the largest Kuwaiti bank and the highest-rated in the Middle East, NBK Capital has focused on providing the highest quality investment services to its clients and investors.
The investment banking group provides financial advisory and debt and equity underwriting. In 2007, NBK Capital's M&A was involved in two of the largest regional M&A deals amounting to over USD 2 billion. These deals include NBK’s acquisition of AlWatany Bank of Egypt and the National Commercial Bank’s acquisition of Türkiye Finans. In 2008, the company managed several IPO's in the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) including Jazeera Airways listing and Ikarus Petrochemical Company.
The Merchant Banking group makes principal investments through its private equity and mezzanine funds. These include the NBK Capital Equity Partners Fund, Kuwait Investment Opportunities Fund, and the NBK Capital – GSC Mezzanine Fund I L.P.
The Investment Services group manages 31 investment funds with assets under management exceeding USD 11 billion. The funds are diversified into several areas including Money Market, Equities, Islamic, Alternative Investments, and Real Estate. To provide investors with complete investment solutions, the Investment Services group at NBK Capital also provides regional equity research, brokerage, and asset management services.