Income Fund
9–11% Target IRR. Income-producing GCC real assets acquired debt-free — logistics, workforce housing, Grade A office, healthcare, cold storage, community retail.
Why 1971
The year money changed. Most portfolios never adjusted.
In 1971, the global monetary system structurally decoupled from hard asset backing. The era that followed was built on leverage, interest, and intermediary layers — compounding complexity and misalignment at every level of the financial stack.
1971 Capital was built as a direct response to that structure. We believe durable wealth is built through real assets, disciplined underwriting, aligned partnerships, and transparent governance — without interest-based structures and without asset-level leverage.
“We raise in uncertainty. We deploy in conviction.”
The Platform
Two strategies.One discipline.
Growth Fund
18–20% Target IRR. Disciplined development and value-creation plays with explicit downside buffers and ruthless execution underwriting.
The Operator Model
We are not allocators. We are operators.
Most investment products add layers — sponsor, fund manager, placement platform, advisors, admin — each one extracting fees and diluting alignment. We remove them. At 1971 Capital, we source, underwrite, acquire, operate, and report on every asset in the portfolio. Investors get direct exposure alongside the operator — not another manager sitting between them and the asset.
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Sourcing
Off-market, relationship-driven origination
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Underwriting
Conservative, downside-first analysis
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Acquisition
Disciplined entry pricing
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Operations
In-house asset and property management
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Reporting
Institutional-grade investor communications
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Exit
Credible, time-bound exit strategy
Structure & Oversight
Institutional rails.At every layer.
SCA Regulated
Licensed and supervised by the Securities and Commodities Authority, UAE. Full regulatory compliance across fund documentation, disclosures, and investor onboarding.
Shariah Supervisory Board
An independent board of internationally recognised Shariah scholars certifies the fund structure, documentation, and ongoing compliance.
Grant Thornton · GTAG
Annual audit by Grant Thornton. International tax advisory by GTAG. Full professional accountability across jurisdictions.
Multi-Jurisdiction Access
UAE Master Fund with U.S. Regulation D 506(c) feeder and global investor access architecture — clean legal rails for international capital.
Key Personnel
The people behind the platform.
Sam Amin
Founder & Principal
Sam founded 1971 Capital and Amin Enterprises with the conviction that institutional-grade real asset investing should be accessible without leverage, layers, or misaligned intermediaries. He leads strategy, capital formation, and platform development.
Atif Sarwar
Chief Investment Officer
Atif leads investment strategy and portfolio construction, bringing institutional discipline to deal sourcing, underwriting, and investment committee oversight.
Mohamed Sheikh Alsouk
COO & Partner, Sakeenah Real Estate Development
Mohamed oversees operational execution and real estate development delivery, ensuring every asset in the portfolio is managed to institutional standards.
The Sponsor · Amin Enterprises
The house behind the fund.
1971 Capital is a brand of Amin Enterprises — the holding company that sponsors, structures, and governs the platform. Amin Enterprises was established in the Meydan Free Zone and holds the fund sponsorship, operational subsidiaries, and related advisory businesses that sit beneath the platform.
The sponsor has been involved in over USD 1.5 billion in real estate transactions across 450+ deals, with a 15% historical IRR and a 2× equity multiple. This track record informs the underwriting standards, asset selection criteria, and operational approach that 1971 Capital applies to every opportunity it evaluates.
- USD 1.5B+Transactions Completed
- 450+Real Estate Deals
- 15% / 2×Historical IRR · Equity Multiple
Track record reflects transactions completed by the sponsor and affiliated entities prior to the establishment of 1971 Capital. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Platform Subsidiaries
Operator infrastructure — built in-house.
Development
Sakeenah Developments
Development management for all assets in the 1971 Capital portfolio. Responsible for project delivery, contractor management, and completion oversight.
Property Management
Vesteq Real Estate
Property and facilities management for stabilised income-producing assets. Intercompany fees are disclosed as related-party transactions at market rates.
Advisory
Wealth Gulf Corporate & Capital Advisory
Islamic finance and corporate advisory — supporting capital structuring and Shariah-aligned transaction design across the platform.
All intercompany arrangements are disclosed in fund documentation and structured at market rates. Related-party relationships are managed in accordance with SCA regulatory requirements.
Board of Advisors
Capital access across every lane.
Andy Love
Knight Frank
Rashid Sabt
Advisor
Nasser Saidi
Economist & Former Minister
Pierre Boueiri
Advisor
Mohamed El Masri
Advisor
Arif Sarwar
Advisor
Selected for capital access across distinct lanes — sovereign wealth funds, UHNWIs, family offices, sovereign capital, and Islamic private equity.
Where We Operate
Headquartered in Dubai.Operating across two continents.
1971 Capital is headquartered in Dubai, UAE — where the fund is regulated, structured, and managed. Amin Enterprises additionally operates from three physical offices across Michigan, underpinning the US track record and the infrastructure behind the US feeder fund.
Headquarters
1971 Capital — Dubai
Office 3105, HDS Tower
Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, UAE
Fund headquarters, investment committee, and regulatory home. SCA-regulated and supervised. All fund operations, investor relations, and asset management directed from Dubai.
Brokerage
Amin Realty — Warren
31912 Mound Road, Warren, Michigan
Licensed brokerage serving Southeast Michigan.
Investor Relations
Amin Realty — Sterling Heights
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Primary US investor relations office — client reception and transaction management.
Title & Escrow
Petra Title Agency
Troy, Michigan
Title and escrow services — licensed operations across 33 US states.
1971 Capital is regulated by the Securities and Commodities Authority, UAE. US operations are conducted by Amin Enterprises and its subsidiaries, licensed across Michigan and 33 states.
Where We Are · Platform Timeline
Built deliberately. Launched with conviction.
May 2026
SCA Regulatory Approval
The fund receives formal SCA approval — becoming a fully operational, regulated investment vehicle after nearly a year of legal structuring, governance build-out, and regulatory process.
Q2 2026
PPM Distribution & Anchor Engagement
Formal PPM distributed to qualified investors. Advisory board onboarding complete. Anchor investor engagement across UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman.
Q3 2026
First Close
First close completes. Live deal deployment begins. US feeder fund (Regulation D 506(c)) activated for accredited US investors.
Year 5
USD 1B AUM
Target: USD 1 billion in assets under management — debt-free, multi-jurisdiction, institutional-grade, across the GCC and beyond.
Shariah Supervisory Board
Independent. Credentialed. Accountable.
Dr. Mohamed Ali El Gari
Chairman
Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin
Member
Sheikh Abdul Nasser Al Mannaie Altamimi
Member
Shariah compliance at 1971 Capital is not a label — it is embedded in the fund structure, legal documentation, and ongoing operational oversight. The Shariah Supervisory Board reviews and certifies all material fund documents and ongoing compliance on a continuing basis.
Operator-led. Institutional-grade. Debt-free.
Accredited and qualified investors may request access to fund documentation.