Alkhair Capital launches USD 100 m Islamic healthcare fund

 Alkhair Capital launches USD 100 m Islamic healthcare fund

• The DIFC-incubated fund will invest in Shari’ah-compliant opportunities in the healthcare sector.

• Employing an income-generating investment framework characterized by low volatility, the fund aims to achieve an annual return of 6 to 12 percent.

DUBAI – Sept 4, 2023: Alkhair Capital Dubai, a leading financial services company offering a comprehensive range of Shari’ah-compliant investment solutions, has launched Alkhair Capital Healthcare Sector Fund, the Islamic healthcare liquidity Fund domiciled in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) with a target size of USD 100 million.

The Shari’ah-compliant Fund, designed with an open-ended structure, is poised to invest in enterprises harnessing cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) to bolster healthcare providers,” stated the company addressing the media in Dubai.

Alkhair Capital has partnered with Klaim Technologies, a fintech firm that provides AI-powered solutions for assessing insurance claims, aimed to deploy proactive investment management approaches to meet objectives of the Fund.

Commenting on the launch of the healthcare sector Fund, Mr. Naveed Aurakzai, CEO of Alkhair Capital Dubai, said, “The healthcare sector is experiencing remarkable growth, propelled by the region’s expanding senior citizen population, rising life expectancy, and a surge in lifestyle diseases. This surge has led to significant challenges, including insufficient infrastructure, higher medical claim settlements, and liquidity constraints due to extended working capital cycles.”

“We are confident that the Alkhair Healthcare Fund will play a pivotal role in addressing liquidity challenges and prolonged working capital cycles, which are currently hampering the profitability and expansion of medical facilities,” he added.

Citing internal analysis, he explained that the UAE health sector currently has USD 1.2 billion in medical claims caught in processing. “Healthcare facilities encounter a delay of 112 days on average to receive 90 percent of their payments from insurance companies. We launched this investment Fund with the primary aim of addressing one of the most formidable challenges within the sector, estimated to encompass USD 100 billion in spending within the GCC,” Aurakzai said.   

Mr. Aafaque Muamber, Principal, Private Equity at Alkhair Capital Dubai, said, “The Fund presents investors with an investment structure characterized by low volatility and income generation. The Fund facilitates access to the rapidly expanding healthcare sector of the region and aims to achieve an annual return of 6 to 12 percent”.

Speaking about the investment approach, he added that the underlying investments will be strategically allocated across short to medium-term durations. This allocation aims to strike a balance between fulfilling the Fund’s liquidity requirements and achieving favorable returns.

Mr. Karim Dakki, CEO of Klaim, said, “Our partnership with Alkhair Healthcare Fund marks a significant step toward resolving the pressing liquidity challenges in the healthcare sector. Leveraging our AI-driven insurance claims assessment technology, we aim to optimize and accelerate the claims process, facilitating prompt payments to medical facilities. This collaboration is in alignment with our overarching mission to bring transformative technological solutions to the healthcare sector.”

Based in DIFC, Alkhair Capital Dubai provides tailor-made, Shari’ah-compliant investment strategies in asset management, advisory services, and private equity.

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About Alkhair Capital

Alkhair Capital (www.alkhaircapital.ae) is a leading financial services company with extensive experience in asset management, advisory services and private equity. Founded in 2009 in Riyadh, Alkhair Capital made history by becoming the first Saudi Arabian investment bank to extend its presence to the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in 2014, operating as Alkhair Capital (Dubai) Ltd.

Alkhair has a unique position among Islamic Financial Institutions, with a presence in different leading Islamic Finance hubs. Our strong management team strives to deliver exceptional value and tailored Sharia-compliant solutions to our clients and shareholders. We are also pioneers in Islamic Products having advised and structured many successful transactions to date.