Najm Capital
Najm Fund I + Co-InvestGCC growth equity, infrastructure, and strategic buyouts · Q1 2026 reporting
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K. Al Rashidi · Director
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Magnati

On thesis
Digital Payments·Financial Services Disruption·Structured Preferred·Invested 2022·9% stake
Position
Mark1.29x
Gross IRR10%
Invested$90M
LatestNo recent touchpoints recorded.
Ownership + team
9% stake · 1 observer seat1.0x liquidation preference · 6% PIK dividend
MENA digital payments platform · FAB + ADNOC JV · 1.29x mark · merchant acquiring volumes expanding · B2B payments digitalisation driving growth
Ask about Magnati · pulls from SharePoint memos + Snowflake fund DB + firm memory
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Financial profileLatest as of 2026-03-31
Payment volumeAED 28BLTM Q1 2026 · +32% YoY
Revenue$145MMerchant discount + value-added services
MOIC1.29x$0.8B entry → $1.03B mark
Merchants55,000+UAE + KSA + Bahrain
Three-way benchmark
Payment volumemeasured in AED B
Actual
Thesis target
VCP plan
Peer median
Thesis 35VCP 30Peer 1828AED BQ4-23Q1-24Q2-24Q3-24Q4-24Q1-25Q2-25Q3-25
Performance update
Payment volume AED 28B LTM · +32% YoY · B2B corporate rails growing 88% YoY
55,000+ active merchants · enterprise segment (1,000+ merchant TPI) up 45% YoY
KSA merchant acquiring licence approved Q4 2025 · Riyadh office opened March 2026
PIK dividend accruing on schedule · $4.2M added to structured position value Q1 2026