Janus Henderson (the former NBK Capital Partners team in Dubai that was acquired in 2024) announced the appointment Baraa Amir as Executive Director for the MEA region and will be based in the DIFC.
Amir, a Saudi National, brings more than a decade of experience gained working at Sanabil Investments, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund and subsidiary of the PIF based out of Riyadh, and Methak Investment Holding, a prominent Saudi family office based out of Jeddah.
Amir’s experience is cultivated around portfolio construction, strategic asset allocation, and investment due diligence and he has been appointed to focus on expanding the firm’s presence in the region, particularly in the GCC. This includes building strategic partnerships with sophisticated sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and prominent family offices, while spearheading the development of tailored investment solutions in the region.
Amir is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds a Master of Science in Finance from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, US.
The firm also officially opened the doors to its new office in the ADGM in Abu Dhabi from where it will manage four private credit and private equity strategies investing in emerging markets, mainly in the GCC and the wider MENA markets. This is Janus Henderson’s second office in the region after opening its first office in Dubai in 2012.
