The DCD Group, established in 1975 is an Family Investment Office with over 30 years of experience in Real Estate and Banking. The Group has its investments primarily in London and New York.
Real Estate:
The real estate division of the DCD Group concentrates on enhancing long-term gains for the Group and its Partners internationally. The Group built its track-record primarily in the UK, USA, the Middle East and a select number of Far East and African locations.
Banking:
DCD's interests in the banking sector comprise of various niche holdings internationally, including a stake in Albaraka Bank Limited in South Africa, formed in 1989.
More recently, the Group played a pioneering role with QIIB (Qatar International Islamic Bank) in the formation of the Islamic Bank of Britain PLC (IBB) and in the European Islamic Investment Bank PLC (EIIB). In the Sub-Continent and Asia region, DCD’s Investors partnered with The JS Group and Dubai Bank to launch BankIslami in 2005 and subsequently list the Bank on the KSE. In 2007, the Group’s Investors were also founding participants in The Islamic Bank of Asia in Singapore, with The Development Bank of Singapore DBS as the principle promoter.