Over 50 Gulf Family Offices Enter Indian Equities as 5%-8% Allocations Turn Into Country Bets
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Updated · Moneycontrol · Jul 28
Over 50 Gulf Family Offices Enter Indian Equities as 5%-8% Allocations Turn Into Country Bets
3 articles · Updated · Moneycontrol · Jul 28
Summary
More than 50 family offices across the Gulf and North Africa have begun investing in Indian equities, opening a new foreign-capital channel beyond the institutional investors that have traditionally dominated flows.
India still makes up only 5%-8% of most of these portfolios, but wealth managers say dedicated country mandates are replacing broad emerging-market buckets as family offices build professional investment teams.
UAE investors are showing the strongest rise in allocations, with similar interest visible in Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman, according to Sundaram AMC's MENA business.
Family offices working with Sundaram's Dubai office typically manage more than $250 million, and allocations above $20 million to India are often routed through customized vehicles after extensive due diligence and company visits.
That shift matters because country-specific allocations tend to be stickier than benchmark-driven EM flows, potentially supporting larger and more durable foreign investment into India over time.