Saudi Arabia & GCC
Saudi Arabia Credit & Investment Forum 2027
Institutional capital, private credit, restructuring and strategic investment across Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC.
About the forum
Focused market. Senior audience.
Saudi Arabia’s private-market ecosystem continues to deepen as Vision 2030 expands the opportunity set for institutional and alternative capital.
Across two days, DDC will bring together investors, lenders, banks, family offices, advisers and restructuring specialists to examine capital deployment, private credit, downside protection and special situations.
Provisional programme
Where the market conversation goes next.
Built around capital deployment, credit, restructuring and the investment themes most relevant to this market.
Day 1 — October 2027 · Capital, Credit & Investment
Registration, Welcome Coffee & Networking
Opening Remarks
Saudi Arabia 2027: The Next Phase of Private-Market Growth
How Vision 2030, economic diversification and institutional capital are reshaping the Kingdom’s investment landscape.
Private Credit in Saudi Arabia: Building a New Financing Market
The role of direct lending, alternative financing and private capital alongside Saudi Arabia’s banking sector.
Networking Coffee Break
The Institutional Capital Opportunity
How Saudi institutional investors, international asset managers and global LPs are approaching private-market allocations.
Financing Vision 2030: Infrastructure, Real Estate & Growth Capital
Examining the funding structures supporting Saudi Arabia’s ambitious development pipeline.
Networking Lunch
International Capital Meets Saudi Opportunity
What global investors need to understand about accessing, structuring and deploying capital in the Kingdom.
Family Offices, Private Wealth & Alternative Investments
How Saudi private wealth is evolving from traditional investment models toward increasingly sophisticated private-market allocations.
Networking Coffee Break
Technology, Data & AI in Private Markets
How technology is changing sourcing, underwriting, portfolio management and investor reporting.
Investor Outlook: Where Will Saudi Capital Deploy Next?
Day One Closing Remarks
Networking Reception
Day 2 — October 2027 · Restructuring, Special Situations & Recovery
Welcome Coffee & Networking
Saudi Arabia’s Restructuring Market Enters a New Phase
How restructuring practices are developing as the Kingdom’s credit and private-market ecosystem matures.
Protecting Capital: Downside Protection, Security & Enforcement
What lenders and investors need to consider when structuring transactions for resilience and recovery.
Networking Coffee Break
Banks, Credit Portfolios & Workout Strategies
How lenders are approaching stressed exposures, portfolio management and consensual restructuring.
Special Situations: Capital for Complexity
The role of flexible capital in restructuring, transitional financing and stressed investment situations.
Networking Lunch
Restructuring in Practice: From Early Intervention to Recovery
An execution-focused discussion bringing together investors, lenders, advisers and restructuring specialists.
Distressed & Opportunistic Investing Across the GCC
Where investors see the potential for special situations beyond Saudi Arabia and across the wider region.
Networking Coffee Break
The Future of Saudi Private Credit
What needs to happen next for Saudi Arabia to build a deep, institutional and sustainable private-credit ecosystem?
Closing Reflections
Forum Close
Provisional programme. All sessions, timings, formats and speakers are subject to change.
DDC Financial Group
Join us in Riyadh.
For attendance, speaking, sponsorship or investor participation, request an invitation and the DDC team will follow up as details are confirmed.