Governance & Structure

Institutional discipline.At every layer.

1971 Capital is structured with professional governance, independent oversight, and institutional-grade documentation, designed for investors who demand accountability, not just returns.

Regulation

Licensed. Supervised. Accountable.

CMA Regulated

1971 Capital's UAE Master Fund (RE Income Fund I) is licensed and supervised by the Capital Markets Authority of the UAE and is managed by Neovision Investment Fund Management LLC, a CMA-licensed and regulated investment and fund manager. All fund documentation, disclosures, investor onboarding, and ongoing reporting comply with CMA requirements.

Professional Investors Only

Subscriptions are accepted only from investors who meet the CMA professional investor classification. Suitability, KYC, and source of funds checks are completed before any allocation is confirmed.

References to DIFC or DFSA do not apply. 1971 Capital operates under CMA jurisdiction only.

Structure

How your capital is structured and deployed.

Capital flows from a professional investor directly into the UAE CMA-regulated master fund, which holds real assets via ringfenced SPVs, with zero leverage at the asset level.

Investor Level · CMA professional investor

Professional Investor
  • CMA professional investor classification · $100,000 USD minimum
  • KYC and suitability assessment via the fund administrator

UAE Jurisdiction · CMA-regulated closed-end fund

1971 Capital RE Income Fund I
  • CMA closed-end fund · $100,000 USD minimum
  • 4-year hold · Targeted semi-annual distributions from available operating income.
  • Custodian & administrator: First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
  • 8% hurdle · 20% carry · 1.5% management fee
  • Subject to the terms of the Fund's offering documents.
  • Shariah-observant · supervised by Ebdaa Islamic Advisory
Neovision Investment Fund Management LLCInvestment Manager
  • Abu Dhabi, UAE

Asset Level · Zero leverage

SPV 1
  • Asset ringfenced
  • Debt-free · Direct title
SPV 2
  • Asset ringfenced
  • Debt-free · Direct title
SPV 3+
  • Asset ringfenced
  • Debt-free · Direct title
Real Assets, GCC Commercial Real Estate
  • Logistics & warehousing · Grade-A boutique office · Workforce housing
  • Healthcare & medical · Cold storage · Community retail
  • No debt at asset level · Distributions from real operating income only
  • ·Zero leverage at every structural level, master fund and asset.
  • ·Direct asset ownership via ringfenced SPVs, one asset per SPV.
  • ·Subscriptions are made directly into the UAE CMA-regulated master fund.

Professional Partners

An institutional service stack.

Investment Manager

Neovision Investment Fund Management LLC

CMA-licensed and regulated investment and fund manager of the UAE master fund, 1971 Capital RE Income Fund I.

Legal Counsel

Argentum Law

Legal counsel across fund documentation, regulatory filings, and investor agreements.

Registrar, Administrator & Custodian

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Institutional-grade fund administration, investor registry, and asset custody.

Auditor

Grant Thornton

Annual audit of fund financials by an internationally recognised professional services firm.

Tax Advisory

GTAG

Cross-border tax advisory covering UAE and international investor structures.

Shariah Advisory

Ebdaa Islamic Advisory

Independent Shariah supervisory services covering fund structure, documentation, and ongoing compliance certification.

Shariah Compliance

Shariah alignment is structural , not a label.

Shariah compliance at 1971 Capital is embedded in the fund structure itself , not applied as a marketing overlay. There is no asset-level debt. There are no interest-based structures. Returns are generated through real asset ownership, active operations, and disciplined exits.

The Shariah Supervisory Board, comprising internationally recognised scholars, reviews and certifies all material fund documents and monitors ongoing compliance. Investors receive confirmation of Shariah certification as part of their subscription documentation.

Dr. Mohamed Ali El Gari

Chairman

Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin

Member

Sheikh Abdul Nasser Al Mannaie Altamimi

Member

Investment Process

No deal moves without the process.

  1. 01

    Origination

    Asset identified through operator network or market sourcing. Preliminary screening against mandate criteria.

  2. 02

    Underwriting

    Full financial model prepared. Three-scenario stress test: Base, Downside, Severe. Risk register completed.

  3. 03

    IC Review

    Investment Committee review of full memo, stress test outputs, risk register, and legal/structural considerations.

  4. 04

    Approval & Structuring

    IC approval triggers legal structuring, SPV setup, and due diligence completion. No capital deployed before this stage.

  5. 05

    Acquisition & Reporting

    Asset acquired. Operational plan activated. Investor reporting commences on the agreed semi-annual cadence.

Investor Communications

We don't hide. We communicate.

Scheduled & Consistent

Investor reports are issued semi-annually, with audited annual statements each year, not reactively. Investors always know when to expect communication.

Structured & Accountable

Every report covers: what happened, what it means, what we are doing, and when. No vague updates. No spin.

Calm in Drawdowns

When things are not going to plan, we communicate earlier, not later. We take accountability without self-sabotage.

Institutional discipline.Transparent governance.Direct exposure.