Capabilities · Placement Agent

Placement agent services

Artane Partners acts as a placement agent for companies and fund managers raising debt and equity capital from investors across the Gulf. We represent the party raising capital and run the process end to end, from positioning to close.

A placement agent introduces a company or fund to suitable investors and manages the fundraising process on its behalf. As your placement agent, we prepare the opportunity to an institutional standard, introduce it to investors we know directly and whose criteria it fits, and support negotiations through to a completed raise. We act for the party raising capital - not the investor - and our incentives are aligned with a successful close.

Our focus is the Gulf: sovereign wealth funds, family offices and institutional allocators across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman. Reaching these allocators well depends on trusted relationships and credible preparation - not volume. (For background, see our guide to what a placement agent does.)

How we work

Every raise runs as a curated, structured, invitation-only process with investors we know directly and whose criteria we know. It takes 60 to 90 days.

Positioning

We define the opportunity clearly and honestly - what you are raising, why now, and why you.

Materials

In seven to fourteen days we prepare institutional-quality materials: teaser, information memorandum and defensible financials, written in-house.

Introductions

A month of conversations with investors we know directly and whose criteria the opportunity fits, two to three qualified investors a week.

Diligence & close

At the end of the fourth week you choose which investors to take forward. Thirty to forty-five days of legal due diligence and negotiation follow, with capital flowing directly between investor and company.

Why Artane Partners

Artane Partners Limited is a capital advisory firm and placement agent registered in Ireland (CRO no. 795432), with senior coverage across Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha and Kuwait City. Our European base is in Dublin. We work selectively and senior-led, and we agree our fees transparently in writing before any work begins. We are happy to be checked - see our credentials, track record and verification page, or read about how placement agent fees work.

Frequently asked questions

What does a placement agent do?

A placement agent helps a company or fund raise capital by introducing it to suitable investors and managing the process on its behalf - preparing materials, arranging the investor conversations, and supporting negotiations through to a close. Artane Partners represents the party raising capital, not the investor.

Which investors does Artane Partners focus on?

We focus on Gulf capital: sovereign wealth funds, family offices and institutional allocators across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman.

How is Artane Partners paid?

Fees are agreed clearly and in writing before any work begins: a work fee, and a 2% back-end success fee payable on a completed raise. We never ask anyone to pay a fee to release funds. The work fee is non-refundable and there is no money-back guarantee.

Does Artane Partners take custody of money?

No. Capital flows directly between the investor and the company through their own legal and banking arrangements. We never hold client or investor money.

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