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Domicile · Middle East
Qatar.
Qatar is a coverage jurisdiction. IGUAKO Capital (Qatar) LLC was licensed in 2024 and operates from Corniche Chambers in Doha with four people led by Nadia Khouri-Ferreira, Head of Office, Doha. The entity exists to give the group a permanent presence with the institutional allocators of Qatar, which co-invest with the Private Equity division and take structured credit arranged in Dubai. Client portfolio attributed to the jurisdiction was US$15 million at 30 June 2026.
- People in Doha
- 4
- Institutional relationships covered
- 7
- Client portfolio attributed
- US$15 million
- Portfolio positions booked
- 1
- Local entity
- IGUAKO Capital (Qatar) LLC
- Entity type
- Limited liability company licensed in the Doha financial centre
- Role
- Institutional coverage
- City
- Doha
- Currency
- Qatari riyal (QAR), pegged to the US dollar
- Time zone
- Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3); no daylight saving
- Languages
- Arabic and English; agreements are executed in English with an Arabic courtesy translation
- Region
- Middle East
Presence
Office at Corniche Chambers, Doha, opened in 2024. Four people work there under Nadia Khouri-Ferreira, Head of Office, Doha, reporting to the Gulf hub in Dubai.
Why this domicile
- Qatari institutions allocate to long-dated private positions and hold them, which suits origination assets with a conversion timetable of five to seven years.
- The financial centre in Doha offers a licensing regime built for institutional business, with English-language rules and a dedicated court.
- Doha is one flight hour from Dubai and Manama, so the three Gulf offices work as one team on the same day.
- The riyal peg to the US dollar keeps co-investment commitments free of currency friction.
Seven institutional relationships are covered from Doha. They include sovereign-adjacent allocators, two regional banks and large family groups whose holding companies invest on an institutional basis. The office books no private wealth of its own. Two of the seven Gulf family relationships are covered from Doha and booked through the Nassau centre, and a principal who approaches the office directly is referred to Dubai. It holds no client assets. One of the 47 portfolio positions is booked in Qatar, a technology business serving the Gulf payments sector.
Investment Banking uses Doha for any transaction with a Qatari counterparty, including licensing and distribution agreements between Qatari groups and the pharmaceutical manufacturers the group finances in Japan and Mexico. Investor reporting for Qatari co-investors is prepared in Doha and reconciled against George Town each quarter. Riyal settlement runs through Bank Al Rawda, the Doha correspondent since 2024. Programme Latitude expands the office in the 2029 Gulf phase.
Services booked here
- Institutional coverage of Qatari allocators and large family groups that co-invest in private equity and structured credit
- Investment Banking support for any transaction with a Qatari counterparty
- Investor reporting for Qatari co-investors, reconciled against George Town records each quarter
- Governance of the Qatar entity and its licence obligations
- Riyal settlement through the Doha correspondent bank
Local entities
The register.
| Entity | Purpose |
|---|---|
| IGUAKO Capital (Qatar) LLC | Licensed advisory and arranging entity in the Doha financial centre |
| IGUAKO Qatar Co-Investment Ltd. | Feeder vehicle for Qatari institutions into Private Equity positions; administered from George Town |
Regulatory approach
IGUAKO Capital (Qatar) LLC is licensed by the regulatory authority of the Doha financial centre in which it is established. Its permitted activities are advising on investments, arranging deals in investments and arranging credit, all restricted to business customers as the centre defines them. The licence excludes dealing in investments, managing assets and holding client money. The entity maintains the minimum capital for its category, submits quarterly prudential and annual regulatory returns, and is subject to the centre's conduct rules. Its senior executive function, compliance oversight function and money laundering reporting function are held by named individuals approved by the regulatory authority. Compliance reports to the resident compliance team in Dubai and through it to the Group Head of Compliance.
Regulatory notices
Six notices for Qatar.
Each notice combines the group standard with the provisions that apply in this jurisdiction.