About Shaher Awartani
Shaher Awartani has co-founded and co-invested in enterprises across the UAE, Switzerland, and the DIFC alongside some of the Gulf's most prominent institutional partners — including Mubadala Investment Company, InvestCorp of Bahrain, and Wisayah Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco.
His most recent venture, Yasa Capital (DIFC) Limited, is regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority as a Category 4 entity — a reflection of his sustained commitment to operating within the UAE's most rigorous financial frameworks.
Beyond business, Shaher Awartani funds private scholarships and supports pediatric healthcare institutions in Washington, D.C.
His most recent venture, Yasa Capital (DIFC) Limited, is regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority as a Category 4 entity — a reflection of his sustained commitment to operating within the UAE's most rigorous financial frameworks.
Beyond business, Shaher Awartani funds private scholarships and supports pediatric healthcare institutions in Washington, D.C.
Key Figures
USD 1.35 Billion
Construction projects executed across the UAE through Silver Coast Construction & Boring LLC
USD 2 Billion+
Assets under management at Global Gate Capital Partners, Geneva — where Shaher Awartani serves as shareholder and Board member
USD 100 Million
Combined value of residential assets developed and owned by High Point Real Estate LLC, Dubai
7 Sectors
Construction · Real Estate · Private Equity · Hospitality · Healthcare · Industrial Manufacturing · Investment Advisory
Construction projects executed across the UAE through Silver Coast Construction & Boring LLC
USD 2 Billion+
Assets under management at Global Gate Capital Partners, Geneva — where Shaher Awartani serves as shareholder and Board member
USD 100 Million
Combined value of residential assets developed and owned by High Point Real Estate LLC, Dubai
7 Sectors
Construction · Real Estate · Private Equity · Hospitality · Healthcare · Industrial Manufacturing · Investment Advisory
Education
Queen's College Taunton | Somerset, England
Secondary education
University of Toledo | Ohio, USA
Bachelor of Science in Management — 1986
An international academic path grounded in organizational structure, financial analysis, and operational management — the foundation from which a multi-sector business career was built.
Secondary education
University of Toledo | Ohio, USA
Bachelor of Science in Management — 1986
An international academic path grounded in organizational structure, financial analysis, and operational management — the foundation from which a multi-sector business career was built.
EARLY CAREER & FOUNDING
1997 — Silver Coast Construction & Boring LLC | Abu Dhabi
Shaher Awartani co-founded Silver Coast in Abu Dhabi in 1997. Over the following decades, the company grew to employ up to 4,500 people and completed construction projects across the UAE valued at USD 1.35 billion.
Silver Coast remains the institutional anchor of his professional record.
Shaher Awartani co-founded Silver Coast in Abu Dhabi in 1997. Over the following decades, the company grew to employ up to 4,500 people and completed construction projects across the UAE valued at USD 1.35 billion.
Silver Coast remains the institutional anchor of his professional record.
INTO FINANCE & INVESTMENT
2010 — Abaad Wood Industries
Co-founded an industrial manufacturing venture serving the UAE's construction and interior fit-out sectors.
2013 — Equalis Capital Ltd | DIFC, Dubai
Co-founded a proprietary investment company within the Dubai International Financial Centre alongside H.E. Yousif Al Otaiba.
2015 — Global Gate Capital Partners | Geneva
Invited to join as shareholder and Board member. The firm manages more than USD 2 billion in assets under management across real estate and private equity.
Co-founded an industrial manufacturing venture serving the UAE's construction and interior fit-out sectors.
2013 — Equalis Capital Ltd | DIFC, Dubai
Co-founded a proprietary investment company within the Dubai International Financial Centre alongside H.E. Yousif Al Otaiba.
2015 — Global Gate Capital Partners | Geneva
Invited to join as shareholder and Board member. The firm manages more than USD 2 billion in assets under management across real estate and private equity.
EXPANSION ACROSS SECTORS
2017 — High Point Real Estate LLC | Dubai
Co-founded with H.E. Yousif Al Otaiba, H.E. Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi, and Mr. Ahmed Ismail Bashee. The company developed and currently owns two residential assets in Dubai valued at USD 100 million.
2017 — Café Milano Abu Dhabi | Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi
Co-founded with H.E. Yousef Al Otaiba and Mubadala Investment Company. The only international outpost of the acclaimed Washington, D.C. dining institution.
Co-founded with H.E. Yousif Al Otaiba, H.E. Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi, and Mr. Ahmed Ismail Bashee. The company developed and currently owns two residential assets in Dubai valued at USD 100 million.
2017 — Café Milano Abu Dhabi | Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi
Co-founded with H.E. Yousef Al Otaiba and Mubadala Investment Company. The only international outpost of the acclaimed Washington, D.C. dining institution.
PortfolioInvestment Portfolio & Ventures
A record built across seven sectors over nearly three decades. SILVER COAST CONSTRUCTION & BORING LLC Role: Chairman and Co-founding Partner Founded: 1997 | Abu Dhabi, UAE The founding enterprise of Shaher Awartani's career. Silver Coast has employed up to 4,500 people and executed UAE construction projects totaling USD 1.35 billion in value. ABAAD WOOD INDUSTRIES Role: Co-founder Founded: 2010 An industrial manufacturing company serving demand across the UAE's construction and interior fit-out sectors. EQUALIS CAPITAL LTD Role: Co-founder Founded: 2013 | Dubai International Financial Centre, UAE Partner: H.E. Yousif Al Otaiba A proprietary investment company registered within the DIFC — one of the world's most tightly regulated financial jurisdictions. GLOBAL GATE CAPITAL PARTNERS Role: Shareholder and Board Member Joined: 2015 | Geneva, Switzerland A Geneva-headquartered investment firm managing more than USD 2 billion in assets under management across real estate and private equity. Board-level participation extending Shaher Awartani's investment footprint into the international market. HIGH POINT REAL ESTATE LLC Role: Co-founder Founded: 2017 | Dubai, UAE Partners: H.E. Yousif Al Otaiba · H.E. Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi · Mr. Ahmed Ismail Bashee Developed and currently owns two residential assets in Dubai with a combined value of USD 100 million. CAFÉ MILANO ABU DHABI Role: Co-founder Founded: 2017 | Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi, UAE Partners: H.E. Yousef Al Otaiba · Mubadala Investment Company The only international outpost of the acclaimed Washington, D.C. dining institution. Located within the Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi. REEM HOSPITAL ABU DHABI Role: Substantial Shareholder Investment: 2020 | Abu Dhabi, UAE Co-investors: H.E. Yousef Al Otaiba · The Bashee Family · InvestCorp of Bahrain · Mubadala Investment Company (25% stake) · Wisayah Capital (100% owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco) One of the most institutionally concentrated co-investment structures in Shaher Awartani's career — spanning a Bahraini alternative investment firm, a sovereign wealth fund, and a Saudi Aramco subsidiary. YASA CAPITAL (DIFC) LIMITED Role: Co-founder Founded: 2024 | Dubai International Financial Centre, UAE Regulator: Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) — Category 4 An investment and advisory firm co-founded in 2024, regulated within the DIFC. The latest formalization of Shaher Awartani's commitment to the UAE's highest-standard financial frameworks. |
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