United Arab Emirates & GCC
UAE Private Credit & Investment Forum 2027
Institutional capital, private credit, cross-border investment and special situations across Abu Dhabi, the UAE and the wider GCC.
About the forum
Focused market. Senior audience.
Abu Dhabi sits at the intersection of sovereign capital, private wealth and increasingly sophisticated private-market investment strategies.
The forum will connect institutional investors, asset managers, private lenders, banks, family offices and advisers around the next phase of private credit and alternative investment across the UAE and GCC.
Provisional programme
Where the market conversation goes next.
Built around capital deployment, credit, restructuring and the investment themes most relevant to this market.
One Day — April 2027 · Abu Dhabi
Registration, Welcome Coffee & Networking
Opening Remarks
The UAE Investment Landscape: Capital, Growth & Private Markets
How Abu Dhabi and the wider UAE are developing as global centres for institutional capital, private markets and alternative investment.
Private Credit in the Gulf: From Emerging Asset Class to Core Allocation
The evolution of private lending across the GCC, the financing gap it addresses and where managers see the strongest risk-adjusted opportunities.
Networking Coffee Break
Where Institutional Capital Is Moving Next
Sovereign investors, family offices, asset managers and international institutions discuss allocation priorities across private credit, private equity and real assets.
Financing the Region’s Ambition: Real Estate, Infrastructure & Asset-Backed Credit
Exploring the financing structures supporting development, infrastructure and growth across the UAE and wider GCC.
Networking Lunch
Cross-Border Capital: Connecting the Gulf with Europe, Asia & Emerging Markets
How Abu Dhabi is becoming a bridge between global pools of capital and investment opportunities across multiple regions.
Downside Matters: Restructuring, Workouts & Creditor Protection
As private credit matures, how should investors approach restructuring, enforcement, recoveries and downside protection?
Networking Coffee Break
Special Situations & Opportunistic Capital in the GCC
Where complex situations, changing capital structures and dislocation may create opportunities for flexible investors.
The Allocator Perspective: What Does Institutional Capital Want?
A closing investor-led discussion examining manager selection, structures, governance, returns and the future development of private markets in the region.
Closing Remarks
Networking Drinks
Provisional programme. All sessions, timings, formats and speakers are subject to change.
DDC Financial Group
Join us in Abu Dhabi.
For attendance, speaking, sponsorship or investor participation, request an invitation and the DDC team will follow up as details are confirmed.