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
20bn
AED
Asset Base
40bn
AED
Companies
9
High-Growth Countries
5
High-Potential Sectors
4
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 40bn assets
  • Strong growth from operations amid challenging macro-economics
  • AED 20bn 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

Buy-outs of leading strong cash generating businesses in proven solid industries. Generate value through EBITDA consolidation, dividend generation, value appreciation and synergies.

Anchors

Rationale
  • Majority stake in a large company covering the bulk of the sector of interest

 

Investment Criteria
  • ~AED 1bn investment size
  • Strong revenue growth
  • Target double-digit IRR
  • Healthy balance sheet

Bolt-ons

Rationale
  • Significant stakes in companies that bring synergetic value to the Anchor

 

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

Sector-agnostic minority investments with outstanding financial returns

Public Companies

Rationale
  • Fundamentally strong listed companies available at an attractive valuation

 

Investment Criteria

  • ~AED 200mn ticket size
  • Attractive dividend yield
  • Discounted valuation

Private Companies

Rationale
  • Private businesses with a strong dividend profile and a clear valuation upside within a 1 to 2 year exit horizon
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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