Multiply Group | Abu Dhabi, UAE
At a Glance

We are an Abu Dhabi-based holding company




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With its trademark growth mindset, Multiply Group PJSC is an Abu Dhabi-based holding company that invests in transformative cash-generating businesses it understands. Multiply Group will continue to deploy capital across its two distinct arms, both of which follow a disciplined approach to investing and ensure consistent, sustainable value creation for our shareholders in the short-medium and long-term:

MULTIPLY

The investments and operations in long-term strategic verticals, currently Mobility, Energy and Utilities, Media and Communications, and Beauty and Wellness. Anchor investments provide long term recurring income, through which bolt-on acquisitions are made.

MULTIPLY +

A flexible, sector-agnostic and opportunistic investment arm.

Key Highlights
capital deployed to-date
19bn
AED
Asset Base
42bn
AED
Companies
9
High-Growth Countries
05
High-Potential Sectors
05
revenue
1.3bn
AED
Gross Profit Margin
51%
Adjusted EBITDA (Excluding unrealised FV Changes)
1.6bn
AED
reported net profit (including AED 562mn unrealised FV Changes)
552mn
AED
Investment & Other Income (Excluding unrealised FV Changes)
969mn
AED
net debt / equity
0.27

*FY 2023

Our Profile

A Sizeable holding company with resilient financial performance

Strong regional footprint with global presence

Clear roadmap for growth across core verticals

Multiply+ for opportunistic investments

  • AED 42bn assets
  • Strong growth from operations amid challenging macro-economics
  • AED 19bn capital deployed to-date
  • Ranked #14 in UAE by Market Cap
  • 3,200+ employees
  • Positive outlook and strong fundamentals across key markets
  • Strong presence in home country with a diversified portfolio of leading companies
  • Supportive regional eco-system strengthened by global partnerships and network
  • Vertical building across 4 industries:
  • Leveraging on disruptive megatrends per vertical
  • Sector-agnostic opportunistic investment strategy focused on:

Our Strategy

Objective

Pursue a disciplined approach to recalibrate the balance towards core operating verticals

Anchor Company

Rationale
  • Stable profitable business generating recurring income and operating in transitioning industries

 

Investment Criteria
  • AED 500-1,500mn investment size
  • Strong revenue growth
  • Target double-digit IRR
  • Healthy balance sheet

Bolt-on Acquisitions

Rationale
  • To augment anchors by upscaling the vertical and enhancing margins

 

Investment Criteria
  • Value accretive to the Group
  • Cash flow generative
  • Operationally Profitable
Enter
  • Onboard vertical head
  • Vertical strategy development
  • Anchor acquisition
arrow
Build
  • Bolt-on acquisitions to upscale the anchor
  • Digitize scaled business
arrow
Mature
  • Empower anchors forgreater independence
  • Continued support by acquiring digital capabilities
arrow
Exit
  • IPO
  • Divestment
arrow

Objective

Responsive deployment of a portion of capital on opportunistic sector-agnostic investments with outstanding potential and clear exit visibility

Public Companies

Rationale
  • Fundamentally strong listed companies available at a significantly unjustified discount

 

Investment Criteria

  • $50-100mn ticket size
  • Attractive dividend yield
  • Discounted valuation
  • Industries with long-term potential

Private Companies

Rationale
  • Private businesses in need for capital injection that are close to a liquidity event
Investment Criteria
  • 10%+ revenue growth
  • Profitable and high margins
  • High visibility on exit within 1-2 year

Our Investment Portfolio

A Diversified Multi-Sector Investment Portfolio

A Diversified Multi-Sector Investment Portfolio

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