ZEI invests in different asset classes such as private equity, listed equities, and real estate investment and development. Our focus sectors for investing include healthcare, education, food and beverage, consumer goods, technology and financial services.
Private Equity
ZEI makes strategic, focused, and intelligent investments that are a suitable fit for our portfolio, and bring in above-average returns in multiple geographies.
Public Equity
Our investment portfolio is currently exposed to the UAE’s stock exchanges, diversified across many sectors, with a strong focus on banks.
Real Estate
ZEI is an active investor in the UAE and other lucrative real estate markets. We have recently also launched a real estate development company, LivingQ.
Major Investments
Responsibility, innovation, quality, and a relentless drive for continuous improvement have always formed the foundation of ZEI’s philosophy. When paired with the excellence and performance of our investments, these principles help us establish a remarkably strong platform for family wealth management and growth.
Citizens School
Citizens is a visionary, fully inclusive and non-selective K-12 school located in the City Walk area of Dubai. Launched in September 2022, the school has a thoughtfully curated 43,000 sqm campus with a capacity of 2,600 children.
With a focus on reimagining education, Citizens follows the British curriculum along with Citizens Futures Curriculum, offering a rich and diverse range of activities which extend way beyond the classroom, and focus on Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Leadership, Digital Literacy, etc.
LivingQ
Living Quality (“LivingQ”) is a real estate company dedicated to developing residential properties for communities throughout the UAE. Going beyond the conventional focus on square footage, LivingQ designs tranquil environments tailored to contemporary lifestyles.
LivingQ’s mission is to redefine living experiences for individuals and communities, guided by a dynamic, research-driven approach. We equip people with knowledge, resources, and thoughtfully designed living spaces to help them elevate their quality of life.
The Entertainer
The Entertainer provides “Buy One Get One Free” offers to the best restaurants, activities, attractions, spas and hotels across 40 destinations throughout the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia.The Entertainer is considered a must-have guide for thousands of customers worldwide. Currently, The Entertainer has delivered over $1.3 billion in revenue to their merchant partners through 10,000+ global outlets, achieving over 1 million voucher redemptions every year.
Manzil Healthcare
Manzil is the largest home healthcare provider, as well as a disease management company based in the UAE, which also operates in Qatar, KSA and Egypt. Its services include caregiver services, elderly care, physiotherapy, baby sitting, pediatric care, lactation consultation, post operative care, ventilation at home, vitamin infusion, and wound care, amongst others.
Investment Exits
ZEI has made several exits which include the following companies in the healthcare sector
Bourn Hall
Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic Dubai offers world class infertility treatments in Dubai. Bourn Hall Clinic was originally founded in in Bourn, Cambridge, England, and is the world’s leading centre for the treatment of infertility.
It was founded in 1980 by IVF pioneers Mr. Patrick Steptoe and Professor Robert Edwards, who were responsible for the conception of Louise Brown, the world’s first IVF or test-tube baby in 1978. Since its foundation the UK clinic has assisted in the conception of over 10,000 babies. The Doctors and scientific team have been personally selected at Bourn Hall Clinic Dubai by the Chief Medical Officer of Bourn Hall, Cambridge, UK.
Bourn Hall Clinic Dubai works closely together with its clinics in the UK and has a large network of affiliations with other international clinics across Europe and the USA and is always up to date with the latest technological advances in reproductive medicine.
Cambridge Medical and Rehabilitation Centre
CCMRC provides specialized and dedicated medical care and rehabilitation services to patients requiring short-term comprehensive rehabilitation and long term care for patients with chronic illness or injury. They deliver a superior level of service tailored to meet the individual treatment needs of every patient in our care and encourage family members’ involvement in the patient’s treatment plan. Every patient is treated with dignity, respect and compassion while preparing them to return home independently or with assistance from family members and home health service.
Their highly skilled team of professionals, led by a physician, offers a full range of medical and rehabilitation services designed to maximize the healing and recovery of every pediatric and adult patient in CMRC’s care.
ProVita International
ProVita provides long term care for acute ventilator dependent clients or clients whose condition merits regular medical and rehabilitatory interventions.
ProVita International Medical Center is the first of its kind in the MENA region to address this need. The facility and qualified team significantly improves the quality of life for residents, while providing the necessary specialized care in their home country, as opposed to similar facilities abroad or ICU beds at local hospitals. ProVita’s services alleviate financial and logistical pressure on over-subscribed hospital ICU units in Abu Dhabi and the GCC.
ProVita is based on the groundbreaking and patient-centric work of founder Christina Shawky-Boehme, who first established Pro Vita Germany in 1995. Together the team at ProVita International Medical Center, Abu Dhabi, succeeded in creating an international care model and first facility of its kind in the UAE. With strong global ties and international nursing standards we are proud to offer a truly multicultural environment for our residens with around 300 internationally trained staff specializing in ICU and acute patient care as well as rehabilitation.