Bahamdan Group

our activities are undertaken by three investment arms - the bahamdan, safanad and arcola. while bahamdan group makes and manages local investments in saudi arabia and across the mena region, safanad, which was established with the backing of bahamdan in 2009, is a global principal investment vehicle used to execute and manage the group’s global assets including investments in real estate, private equity and public markets. safanad was created at a time of market dislocation to exploit opportunities following the global financial crisis. it is a hybrid of a family office, endowment and asset manager, taking the best characteristics of each. arcola acts as a supporting entity, serving as the group’s liquidity and wealth management platform and the manager of its investments into global securities. today the group has investments across multiple asset classes and industries including substantial holdings in the financial services, education, healthcare, real estate, telecommunications an