The Dubai International Financial Centre announced that GRT Capital Management has opened an office in the center to serve as its regional hub for engagement with professional investors across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. The office is regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority and will focus on ultra-high-net-worth families and institutional clients. GRT specializes in private market investments across real assets and asset-backed financing, including Shariah-compliant strategies. The firm provides fund management, discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services, and is also licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong for securities advisory and asset management activities.