THE MIDDLE EAST’S
2. International Holding Company (IHC)
Country: U.A.E.
Sector: Investments
CEO & Managing Director: Syed Basar Shueb
Market Value: $238.6 billion
IHC is one of the Middle East’s most active investment groups, with interests spanning asset management, healthcare, real estate, financial services, IT, and more. In November 2025, IHC merged its portfolio companies 2PointZero, Multiply Group, and Ghitha Holding into a single investment powerhouse with more than $36.5 billion in assets, as of December 2025. During 2025, it launched RIQ, an ADGM-based global reinsurance platform with BlackRock and Lunate, backed by more than $1 billion in initial equity commitment. IHC reported revenue of $30.3 billion in 2025, with total assets of $116.7 billion.