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The achievement highlights DIFC’s rapid rise as the dominant base for alternative investment firms in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia region. The number of registered hedge fund managers has more than doubled since the start of 2024, climbing from 50 to over 100, with 81 belonging to the billion-dollar assets club.
Among the latest firms to set up are Oak Hill Advisors, with $108 billion in assets under management, AIP, and Varenne Capital Partners. They join an influential lineup that includes BlackRock, Millennium, Brevan Howard, BlueCrest Capital, and Exodus Point, among other global heavyweights.