Investment Manager
Neovision Investment Fund Management LLC
SCA-licensed investment manager and fund administrator. Managers of a AED 1 billion REIT in the GCC — institutional fund management expertise applied to 1971 Capital's platform.
Regulation
Licensed. Supervised. Accountable.
SCA Regulated
1971 Capital's UAE Master Fund (RE Income Fund I) is licensed and supervised by the Securities and Commodities Authority of the UAE. All fund documentation, disclosures, investor onboarding, and ongoing reporting comply with SCA requirements.
Reg D 506(c) — U.S.
The U.S. feeder fund operates under Regulation D Rule 506(c), available to accredited U.S. investors. All U.S. securities activity is conducted in compliance with applicable federal securities laws.
References to DIFC do not apply. 1971 Capital operates under SCA jurisdiction only.
Structure
Clean architecture. No unnecessary layers.
UAE Master Fund — RE Income Fund I
UAE Investors
U.S. Feeder Fund — Delaware LP
U.S. Accredited Investors
- —No fund-of-funds structure. Direct asset exposure.
- —SPV per asset for risk ringfencing and clean reporting.
- —Debt-free at the asset level. No borrowing at the property or SPV level.
Professional Partners
An institutional service stack.
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
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of California
- Member, Shariah Council — AAOIFI
- Shariah Board: Islamic Development Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates NBD, Standard and Poor's, IILM
- Islamic Development Bank Prize in Islamic Banking and Finance (2004)
- Euromoney Award for Outstanding Contribution to Islamic Finance
Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin
Member
- Ph.D., University of Edinburgh
- Former Executive Director — ISRA, Bank Negara Malaysia
- Member: Bank Negara Malaysia Shariah Advisory Council, Dubai Islamic Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank
- Panglima Jasa Negara (Datuk) — conferred by the King of Malaysia (2022)
Sheikh Abdul Nasser Al Mannaie Altamimi
Member
- 28+ years in Islamic banking
- Senior VP and Head of Internal Shariah Audit — Ajman Bank
- Chairman: Shariah Supervision Committees of Gulf Navigation, Drake and Scull, Tasweek Real Estate, Takaful Emarat
- Certified Sukuk Specialist (TAIF)
Investment Process
No deal moves without the process.
- 01
Origination
Asset identified through operator network or market sourcing. Preliminary screening against mandate criteria.
- 02
Underwriting
Full financial model prepared. Three-scenario stress test: Base, Downside, Severe. Risk register completed.
- 03
IC Review
Investment Committee review of full memo, stress test outputs, risk register, and legal/structural considerations.
- 04
Approval & Structuring
IC approval triggers legal structuring, SPV setup, and due diligence completion. No capital deployed before this stage.
- 05
Acquisition & Reporting
Asset acquired. Operational plan activated. Investor reporting commences on agreed cadence.
Investor Communications
We don't hide. We communicate.
Scheduled & Consistent
Investor reports are issued on a defined cadence — 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.
Board of Advisors
Sector specialists. Non-overlapping domains.
Each advisor holds distinct domain authority — ensuring breadth without redundancy across capital markets, regulatory, and industry expertise.
Name
Domain
Background
Simon Townsend
Real Estate Markets
CEO, Avison Young MENA · 30+ years across CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, and Ellington Capital across the Gulf
Rashid Sabt
UHNWI & Private Capital
Senior GCC real estate executive — deep relationships with UHNWI and private family capital across the region
Nasser Saidi
Sovereign & Quasi-Sovereign
Former Lebanese Minister of Economy · Former Chief Economist, DIFC — sovereign, multilateral, and quasi-sovereign networks across MENA
Pierre Boueiri
Family Office Networks
Regional banking and wealth management specialist — Gulf-based and diaspora family office relationships
Mohamed El Masri
Islamic PE & Structured Finance
Islamic private equity and structured finance practitioner — GCC institutional mandates and Shariah-compliant capital pools
Arif Sarwar
Capital Markets & Fundraising
Capital markets and institutional investor relations specialist — cross-border fundraising and LP relationship management