Credit and Special Situations

The Credit and Special Situations platform is comprised of a number of integrated units that invest across a wide range of asset classes, geographies and sectors.

The Credit Investments unit invests primarily in private debt opportunities in a variety of industries and asset classes globally, while the Special Situations unit focuses on hybrid situations, GP stakes and secondaries. In addition to managing a number of country specific investment programs, the platform is also home to Mubadala Capital, a wholly owned asset management subsidiary which manages c. $27 billion in aggregate between its own balance sheet investments and in third-party capital vehicles on behalf of institutional investors across four businesses: Private Equity, Brazil, Venture Capital, and Solutions.

Hani Ahmad Barhoush

Chief Executive Officer, Credit and Special Situations

Business Units

Credit Investments

Mubadala’s Credit Investments team invests in private debt opportunities, focusing on direct lending to middle market and large cap companies across a variety of industries and asset classes in North America, Europe and Asia. Since its establishment in 2009, Mubadala’s Credit Investments team has invested in more than 500 transactions and has a solid and consistent track record.

Country Investment Programs

Commercially driven investment programs alongside select global counterparts, with the ultimate goal of expanding into new jurisdictions and creating unique commercial partnerships.

Special Situations

In addition to its mandate of investing in GP stakes and hybrid situations across the capital structure, the Special Situations unit also manages some of the Credit and Special Situations platform’s most sizable positions, optimizing the performance of these assets and identifying and executing on proprietary co-investment opportunities sourced from them.