The company manages assets across several sectors, including aircraft leasing, healthcare, financial services, energy, infrastructure, industrial real estate and capital markets.
The company has also built a strong capability in managing global and regional credit and equity portfolios, which have enhanced the diversification and liquidity of Waha Capital’s balance sheet.
[7] The firm was founded by an Emirati businessman Hussain J. Al Nowais as Oasis International Leasing Company in 1997.
[11] As the central part of the firm's investment strategy, Waha Capital is focused primarily on the MENA region’s emerging economies that are undergoing transition and set to grow.
[19] Other notable figures include Ahmed Bin Ali Al Dhaheri and Homaid Al Shimmari [20] The firm initially began as a leasing company, Oasis International Leasing Co. and rebranded itself in 2007 as Waha Capital to focus on the investment business.