The directory includes a list of companies that support the IR function in the Middle East, categorised by their main area of expertise.
All listed service providers have a proven track record in the region in the field of investor relations.
II Research (Institutional Investors) is now Extel. For over 50 years, Extel has built its reputation on providing award-winning editorial for the world's most influential decision makers in global asset management and banking. This prestigious audience relies on Institutional Investor to provide in-depth coverage of the people and events impacting the world's economy and all facets of institutional asset management. Institutional Investor offers highly-respected proprietary benchmark research and rankings on buy-side and sell-side research, hedge funds, corporates, fixed income and asset management, and has a proven history of anticipating the personalities and trends most likely to influence the global financial markets. The website reaches a highly engaged global audience and has regular features that focus on: Social Currency, Corner Office, Portfolio, and Research. In March 2018, Institutional Investor acquired Extel and is integrating it into the Institutional Investor Research business.
Investory is a leading Investor Relations advisory firm based in Abu Dhabi. With over 80 years of combined expertise, we have a profound understanding of the UAE, regional, and international capital markets. As the only majority-owned Emirati IR company, we specialize in empowering businesses to communicate their financial stories with impact and precision to drive value creation. Investory integrates investor relations into the broader strategic planning of businesses, helping them optimize valuation and strengthen their capital markets presence. Investory works with equity and debt issuers of all sizes, tailoring our approach to each client's unique needs. Our mission is to deliver clear, data-driven financial stories that resonate with stakeholders and differentiate our clients in competitive markets. By combining global best practices with a local understanding, we support businesses in building lasting relationships with investors and unlocking long-term growth opportunities.
Previously Orient Capital, our Investor Relations experts at MUFG Corporate Markets, a division of MUFG Pension & Market Services, are a global leader in share ownership analysis and identification, market intelligence, investor webcasting and shareholder management technology. As the world’s largest analyser of equity ownership across multiple markets, we help companies identify and track their shareholders, as well as their behaviour, using either local ownership disclosure provisions or our own proprietary methodologies. miraqle is our unique web-based platform through which our products are delivered or managed, empowering companies to most efficiently manage their interaction with the capital markets and the functions that arise as a consequence of being listed. We enable IR teams to maximise the opportunity of public ownership and to reap the benefits of good investor relations.
