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International Investment Bank B.S.C. (c) (IIB) was incorporated as an Islamic investment bank on 6 October 2003, under commercial registration number 51867 as a Bahrain Joint Stock Company (closed). Operating under an Islamic wholesale banking licence issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain, IIB commenced investment activities on 13 October 2003.
IIB has an authorized capital of US$ 200 million and its shareholders equity is US$ 158 million as at 31 December 2010. The Bank’s shareholders are high net worth individuals, business houses and institutions from the GCC states.
The core business activities of the Bank include investing on its own account and investment, underwriting and placement in real estate and private equity in conformity with Islamic Shari’ah. It aims to offer its clients an internationally diversified range of investments generated through its network of strategic partnerships.
Investment Approach:
IIB's investment philosophy entails establishing strategic alliances with regional and international institutions in originating, structuring, underwriting and placing a broad spectrum of Shari'ah-compliant investment proposals that will appeal to the Bank's investors. Its competitive advantage lies in its strong shareholding base spread across more than 80 prominent names, which provide invaluable support in new business origination; market intelligence; extensive investment placement capability in the GCC countries; and its ability to respond quickly to changing market conditions.
Core Business Activities:
Real Estate Investment - IIB acts as a principal and arranger of real estate investments that it offers to its clients. It has entered into strategic alliances with internationally renowned and specialist real estate firms, with a view to creating optimal portfolios of real estate investments. These portfolios are diversified by country and by asset class, such as residential properties, offices and warehousing, and include both development and investment properties.
Private Equity Investment - The Bank works closely with a number of top-tier international and regional investment houses, financial institutions and venture capital / private equity firms in order to identify, acquire and structure private equity opportunities that comply with the Shari'ah principles. It seeks to achieve a balanced portfolio mix of industries and countries, and targets those companies which offer potential for value-enhancement through financial and business restructuring. These investments are normally held for the medium term in order to implement the necessary restructurings and, where appropriate, to launch IPO's.
Structured Products - Through its international alliances and networks, together with its in-house expertise, IIB aims to develop a broad spectrum of structured products that comply with the Shari'ah, including mutual funds, Ijara funds, Morabaha funds, direct investments and real estate funds.
In the future, IIB also aims to develop its capabilities in Corporate Finance, such as mergers and acquisitions and corporate advisory services, in parallel with the deregulation and opening-up of the economies and markets of the GCC countries.
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