Dubai Group

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Dubai Investment Group
Type Subsidiary
Industry Diversified Investments
Founded2000 as The Investment Office
Founder Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Headquarters,
Key people
Soud Ba'alawy (Chairman)
Tom Volpe (CEO)
AUM US$60 billion (2014)
Owner Dubai Holding
Number of employees
18,000 (2014)

Dubai Group is an Emirati investment company based in the United Arab Emirates, and a subsidiary of Dubai Holding. The company was founded in 2000 as the Investment Office, and was renamed Dubai Group in 2005. [1] Through its companies, the group focuses on banking, investments and insurance in the United Arab Emirates and globally. [2] [3] [4]

The group consists of three companies, [3] each with its respective focal point:

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