Growthgate Capital Corporation B.S.C. is a private investment firm established in late 2007, as a closed joint stock company in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Growthgate is engaged in direct equity investments with a focus on the middle market segment. Growthgate principally invests in well managed, profitable mid sized companies that exhibit strong growth and expansion prospect in the GCC markets and other select countries of the MENA region.

Growthgate was initially formed by a team of seasoned corporate financiers and dealmakers whose extensive experience and track record include landmark transactions in the MENA region in a variety of sectors. This team was soon joined by a group of founding shareholders comprised of State owned banks, public pension funds, investment companies, and single family offices.

Growthgate has since 2008 invested in 8 platform companies and, in turn, conducted over 24 bolt on acquisitions. Growthgate portfolio companies have operated in diverse sectors including:

logistics and transport
Waste management
Distribution of building materials
Business jet engineering and management
Steel fabrication
Biometrics
Food processing and catering services
Computer animation and themed entertainment
Modern retailing

Growthgate has Since 2024, completed five exits by selling its portfolio companies operating in food retailling (Retail Holding S.A.), steel fabrication (Roots Steel), private jet management (Gama Aviation plc and Gama MENA), and logistics (Able Logistics Group), through listings on the London Stock Exchange, cross border M&A, and private placements.

Growthgate follows a Buy and Build strategy by investing growth equity capital in selected mid sized companies, defined as businesses with annual revenues of between $50m to $200m, that exhibit strong prospects for growth and scalable business models. Furthermore, such companies must invariably possess an experienced management team, a profitable track record, qualitative products or services, and a sizable market share in their home market.

Growthgate seldom uses leverage in its investments and seeks to own and hold strategic minority stakes in portfolio companies, leaving the founders managers in charge of day to day operations and for charting the general course of the business. As a partner to mostly family owned or entrepreneurs led businesses, Growthgate takes an active involvement in corporate governance by retaining key voting rights on certain reserved matters that are deemed vital for the business including M&A, levels of indebtedness, sale of assets and exit timing and routes.

Growthgate team closely assists the founders managers to aggressively expand their models, either organically or more often inorganically, by identifying and acquiring complementary targets to boost revenues, grow EBITDA and enhance the consolidated profits.

Over the past years, local success stories in partnership with Growthgate, have become true regional champions with several having reached leading market positions in the MENA region and beyond including in Africa.