Chalhoub Group

Chalhoub Group is a privately held luxury goods retailer and distributor, headquartered in Dubai,
UAE. It is one of the largest retail operator in the Middle East with more than 14,000 employees in 14
countries.

Chalhoub Group is the leading partner of luxury, fashion and beauty in the Middle East through three
types of activities: distribution, regionally and locally in 8 countries; retail, with over 750 stores; and
marketing services. Some of Chalhoub joint ventures, which allow a co-management with the brands,
include Louis Vuitton, Dior Couture, Sephora, Fendi, Puig, Celine, Givenchy, Louboutin, and Havas.
Some of the group's retail franchises include Saks Fifth Avenue, Loewe, Carolina Herrera, Swarovski,
Lacoste, and Michael Kors. The distribution franchise includes L’Oréal Luxury.

Azadea Group Holding

AZADEA Group is a premier lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 40 leading
international franchise concepts across the Middle East and Africa. Since its inception in 1978, the
Group has grown a substantial chain of stores representing leading international brand names in
fashion and accessories, food and beverage, home furnishings, sporting goods, multimedia and beauty
and cosmetics.
With over 10,000 employees, the company boasts a solid infrastructure overseeing more than 600
stores spread across 13 countries including Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Jordan, Saudi
Arabia, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.

Aedas

Aedas is an architectural firm with eleven International offices founded by the Welsh architect Keith
Griffiths. Aedas provides services in architecture, interior design, urban design, master planning and
graphic design. It was established in 2002.

Some notable projects are

 Hong Kong West Kowloon Station, Hong
Kong[17]
 Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge Hong
Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities
(HKBCF) Passenger Clearance
Building[18]
 Terminal 2 & Terminal 2 Expansion
 Hong Kong International Airport Midfield
Concourse[19]
 Chongqing Gaoke Group Ltd Office
Project, Chongqing, China (2022)[20]
 Hengqin International Financial Centre,
Zhuhai, China (2020)[21]
 Star Performance Centre, One North,
Singapore[22]
 Sandcrawler, Singapore[23]
 Heartland 66 Office Tower[24]
 Dubai Metro, Dubai, UAE.

Ahrend
Headquartered in Netherlands Ahrend is an international leader in office furniture and space solutions,
committed to delivering Vitalising workspaces with a history of 125 years.

They have sales offices in more than 25 countries in Europe, Middle East and Asia, through a
portfolio of well recognised brands such as; Ahrend, Presikhaaf and Techo. The production location is
in China and design headquarters in Amsterdam with design branch offices in Belgium, Paris, Prague
and China.
A++

A++ is an international brand born in 2000 with offices all over the world, from Europe to Asia,
passing through America and the middle east. The group is an organic incubator of more than fifty
realities that deal with architecture, design, construction management procurement, branded real
estate, real estate investments, IT, hospitality management and more.

Flos
Founded in Merano, Italy in 1962, FLOS is recognized as a leading international-level manufacturer
of top-end designer lighting and innovative lighting systems for both residential and professional
sectors.

Artemide

Founded in 1960 by Ernesto Gismondi, Artemide is based in Pregnana Milanese, Italy, and operates
through 24 subsidiaries. Its distribution network includes 55 branded showrooms in the main cities
around the world. Artemide products are distributed in 98 countries. With five manufacturing units in
Italy, France, Hungary, and Canada, two glass-works, and one Research & Development centre
supported by prototyping labs and groundbreaking tests, the Artemide Group currently has more than
750 employees, including 60 engaged in R&D, thus confirming the key role of innovation in the
Group's success.

Barbara Pizzi

They are a studio specialized in architecture and design and they operate both in Italian and
international countries with one office each in Italy and Dubai.

BE4DESIGN

Premier Hospitality, Residential and Commercial Furniture Supplier Based in Dubai. They also
provide Interior Design services.

Bene

The international office expert is a specialist in the design and furnishing of modern office and
working environments. The Bene Group is a globally active company with its head office and
production facilities in Austria. Development, design, and production, along with consulting and
sales, are thereby united under one Austrian roof. Has branches across Europe with regional offices in
Dubai and Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore in India.

Coffee Communications

Established in 2016, Coffee Communications, is a Dubai based strategic brand consultancy and
communications agency offering 360 degrees bespoke, innovative and integrated solutions for brands
across fashion, beauty, hospitality and lifestyle.
The broad range of services include strategic consultancy, communications strategy, social media and
digital strategy, events, guest list management, production and content creation.
Cracknell

Cracknell started operations in London in 1987, and has subsequently developed into one of the most
recognised landscape architecture, planning, and urban design practices in the world. It has a team of
240 people across 26 nationalities which includes designers, engineers, planners and supporting staff.
They have offices at Dubai, London, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Doha, Shenzhen, Manila.

Dewan Architects

Dewan Architects + Engineers has been at the forefront of the Middle East's booming architectural
and engineering design sector for almost three decades. Dewan is recognized as a global multi-
disciplinary practice and is ranked as one of the top three firms in the middle east, and in the top 50
firms globally as rated by leading industry publications and its peers. Their work includes Project
Management, Master Planning & Urban Design, Interior Design, Sustainability Design, Structural
Design, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Structural Design, Construction Supervision, Cost
Consultancy & Quantity Surveying, and Specification Writing.

Flash Entertainment

Flash Entertainment is an event management company that is very active in middle east. They cover
everything from event ideation, event management, marketing and communications, ticketing and
sales, talent procurement and full operational and production delivery. They manage a multi-million-
dirham portfolio of assets, including the Etihad Park and the multi-purpose state-of-the-art Etihad
Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.

Forest and Partners

Foster & Partners is a global studio for sustainable architecture, urbanism, engineering and design,
founded by Norman Foster in 1967. It has offices in London, Los Angeles, Abu Dhabi, Bangkok,
Beijing, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Madrid, New York, San Fransisco, Shanghai,
Shenzhen, Singapore, Sydney.
Their areas of expertise are Architecture, Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering, Urban
Design and Landscape, Industrial Design, Workplace Consultancy, Interiors, Applied R+D, Specialist
Modelling Group, Materials Research Centre, Design Communications, Visualisation and Film,
Communications, Model making, Project Management, Construction Review, Retrofitting.

Geberit

The globally operating Geberit Group is a European leader in the field of sanitary products. We
operate with a strong local presence in most European countries, providing unique added value when
it comes to sanitary technology and bathroom ceramics.

The production network encompasses 26 production facilities, of which 4 are located overseas. The
Group is headquartered in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland. With around 12,000 employees in around 50
countries, Geberit generated net sales of CHF 3,5 billion in 2021. The Geberit shares are listed on the
SIX Swiss Exchange and have been included in the SMI (Swiss Market Index) since 2012.

Grimshaw

Grimshaw Architects (formerly Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners) is an architectural firm based in
London. Founded in 1980 by Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, the firm was one of the pioneers of high-tech
architecture. In particular, they are known for their design of transport projects including Amsterdam
Bijlmer ArenA railway station, Waterloo International railway station and the award-winning
Southern Cross railway station which was the recipient of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Lubetkin Prize. Grimshaw is behind the design of the Sustainability Pavilion, an innovative net-zero
building, for Expo 2020. The firm currently has offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris,
Dubai, Melbourne and Sydney, employing over 650 staff.

Design Haus Medy

Design Haus Medy is an award winning architecture and interior design practice based in Dubai.
DHM works internationally on commissions including boutique hotels and restaurants, retail spaces
and Luxury residential. DHM’s multi-disciplinary practice includes planning, programming,
architecture, and interior design specialists.

HyperSpace FZ LLC

Dubai-based HyperSpace is a start-up that has set up physical parks that allow guests to experience
the Metaverse. The current seed round for this firm has raised $11 Million. The parks bring to life
various ‘experience zones’, allowing visitors to discover a variety of fantastical environments, from
surrealist playgrounds and built immersive neighbourhoods, to virtual production stages with
holographic high-speed supercars and high-end digital fashion using innovative real-time visual
effects.

Idea Art Interior Architects

A specialized Interior Design Architects established since 1994, they offer multi-disciplinary services
to help bring project forward: Design Consultancy, Architectural Consultancy, Project Management
and Execution of Works.

Kinnersley Kent Design

An independent creative agency specialising in interiors, graphics and brand design.

Creating distinctive, award-winning work across retail, hospitality, commercial and residential for
market-leading clients for over 30 years With teams across studios in London & Dubai.

L'atelier Five

They are a multidisciplinary design studio based in London and Dubai, supported by two innovative
and advanced production warehouses. They are involved in the following activities; Branding, Retail,
Interiors, Experiential, Digital Experiences and Production.

Mercurio Design Studio

MERCURIO DESIGN LAB S.r.l. (MDL) is an award-winning Italian design studio that creates
avant-garde concepts inspired by the vibrancy of Asia. Their team is composed of passionate
architects, engineers, designers, and artists.
A spin-off of the AMA Group, one of the largest architectural consortia in continental Europe for
more than 50 years, with a root still firmly planted in Italy, they are a global company with particular
expertise in the Asian market. Their services include master planning, architecture, interior design FF
& E, art curation, marketing strategy. Their HQ is in Italy with branches in Dubai, Philippines,
Vietnam, China, Singapore.
Mumzworld

Mumzworld.com is the largest e-commerce portal in the Middle East dedicated to all things mother,
baby, and child. The Company serves over 2 million mothers in the MENA region and ships to more
than 20 countries.
Mumzworld.com is a company built by mumz for mumz, with the ultimate vision of becoming an
indispensable online extension of a mother’s life. Mumzworld.com was created by the same team of
Bayt.com (Alexa rank# 1,700), the largest job site in the Middle East. As a result, Mumzworld.com
has:
• Established the largest catalog of products for mothers in the region, bringing more than 200,000
products online from over 2,000 global and regional brands • Shipped over 60 tons of products to over
20 countries • Pioneered the e-commerce experience for mothers in the Middle East, being called the
“Amazon for moms” by CNN. • Partnered with giant FMCGs, such as P&G and DANONE •
Acquired exclusivity to a large selection of products, as well as exclusive distribution rights for a
growing number of global brands

Orangebox

Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Cardiff, UK, Orangebox designs,
manufactures, and markets office seating and associated products such as screens, task seating,
upholstery, tables, stools, acoustic pods worldwide.

Nudge

A boutique design studio involved in the following business activities; Brand Design, Graphic
Design, Web & Digital, Motion Graphics, Packaging Design, Campaign, Retail Space Design.

Netizency

Netizency is a social media and digital marketing agency with offices in Dubai, Doha, and Beirut.
They help B2B and B2C brands achieve their digital marketing objectives through setting strategies,
creating content, managing social media presence, buying ads, generating leads, listing businesses on
online directories, and analysing all the data around the above.

Prezlab

PrezLab is a leading digital firm specialized in Presentations, Infographics, Animation, Videos,

Websites, and Branding. The Firm has offices in Dubai, Riyadh, KSA and Amman, Jordan.

Sobha Realty

Sobha Limited was founded on 7 August 1995 by P. N. C. Menon. The company has also executed
projects for some of India's corporate houses, including Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech, Dell, Robert
Bosch GmbH, Biocon, Taj Hotels and ITC Hotels. The company is also planning to invest ₹500 crore
residential development in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City).

The company changed its name to "Sobha Limited" on 18th August 2014. They have achieved growth
with backward integration in the construction and real estate development business in India. Their
long-term performance has been supported by the in-house production of construction items and
furniture. The company has a geographic presence in 27 cities in 14 states. Internationally, Sobha Ltd
has operations running in Oman and Dubai as Sobha Realty.
Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group (ESAG)

The Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group (ESAG) is one of UAE’s most eminent family businesses with 27
companies in its portfolio. With a history dating back to 1960, the Group is partnered by leading
brands in various areas of enterprise across wide ranging industry and consumer sectors. They are
involved in the following sectors Retail & Lifestyle, Consumer, Building & Construction, Industrial,
Real Estate, Investments. They have JV’s with reputed companies like Siemens (Energy, Healthiners,
Mobility), Unilever, Fosroc among a few.

Projex

Projex is a design studio with its HO in Dubai Design district, Ras Al khor and Riyadh, KSA. They
employ conceptualisers, visualisers, graphic designers, CAD designers and detailers to give creative
solutions for their clientele. They have 90,000 square feet of facilities, including offices, storage,
graphics, production and fabrication.

The Qode

Located in Dubai Design District, The Qode is an integrated agency offering brands a specialized
approach to Public Relations, Event Management, Digital Marketing, Social Media & Content
Creation. As part of The Independents Group, they are now the operational partner for global
agencies, Karla Otto and K2 in the Middle East, North Africa & India.

The Adroit Agency

An award-winning integrated creative agency focused on ‘Curating Bespoke Brand Experiences’,

taking into consideration the target audience, the industry, and most importantly, the business needs.
They provide Brand Engineering, Brand Excellence and Brand Elevation services.

Teknion

Teknion has built a business using movable wall systems. The company manufactures mid- to high-
end office systems, including cubicles, cabinets, desks, and movable walls, for the middle to upscale
workplace furniture market. It also markets other furnishings and decor, such as seating, tables, file
cabinets, storage units, ergonomic items, and lighting. Teknion's products are sold through a global
network of authorized dealers and through its US subsidiary Teknion LLC. Founded in 1981, the
company was publicly traded for 10 years before it was taken private by an affiliate of A-Tean
Holdings, its controlling shareholder.

Yellow

A digital and branding agency in Dubai involved in Corporate Branding Strategy, developing Brand
Identity, Advertising and Corporate Stationery & Report Design Services

Xische

Xische (pronounce zi-shay) is headquartered in Dubai Design District, with offices in Abu Dhabi and
New York. They are a part of Xische Ventures. They are a Dubai-based strategic brand and
communication firm helping governments and global brands launch, transform and grow. They are
providing Strategy, Content, Design services.
They created Dubai's first national tourism brand, helped build the Smart Dubai initiative, co-authored
the Happiness Agenda, helped develop the Dubai Blockchain Strategy, branded UAE's Mission to
Mars, trained over 1000 leaders in design thinking, help lead digital transformation for Abu Dhabi
Government.
Dicetek

Dicetek is a global IT Solutions and Services Company established in 2006 with its corporate
headquarters in Singapore. DICETEK has operational offices in India, UAE, Singapore & USA.

As a world-class company with a regional focus, they primarily concentrate on providing Information
Technology Solutions and Professional Consulting Services, across different verticals like Banking &
Financial Services, Telecom, Government, Oil & Gas, Logistics, Supply Chain, Real Estate &
Manufacturing.

Wanders Wagner

WANDERS WAGNER HUSSAIN - founded and based in Dubai - offers integrated design and
engineering services in the fields of Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design, and Project
Management.

Wedi

Wedi is an architect, specialist dealers & tilers, provides with directly tileable building materials,
floor-level showers, design modules. It is headquartered in Germany with operations across many
countries.

Zseven Communication

Z7 Communications is the leading luxury brand, communications, digital and events agency in the
Middle East, offering bespoke, innovative and integrated solutions for pioneering brands across
fashion, beauty, fine jewellery, lifestyle and hospitality. With over a decade of experience, Z7
Communications offers a tailored and personalised 360-degrees approach, collaborating with brands
as an extension of their in-house team.

The broad range of services include strategic consultancy, communications strategy, press office
activities, market insights, influencer management, social media and digital strategy, events and
experiences, guest list management and showroom management.

Skyne

A strategic branding and design agency that has been growing businesses in the MENA and European
region for over 20 years. They are involved in following activities; Brand & market research, Brand
strategy, Brand identity creation, Experience design, Digital design & development, Marketing &
communication, Implementation & activation, Packaging design. They have offices in Dubai, Abu
Dhabi, Riyadh, Rotterdam(Netherlands).

Magzoid Magazine

Magzoid Magazine is a luxury magazine leading the creative space of MENA region. The different
genres covered by Magzoid Magazine include exceptional designs, arts & culture, interviews of
influential business leaders and industry veterans, various creative and design aspects across leading
industry verticals, luxury lifestyle, fashion and jewellery brands, creative branding highlights from
corporates and many others. Magzoid Magazine is a leading media platform in the creative segment.
Eyewa

Eyewa was founded in 2017 by Anass Boumediene and Mehdi Oudghiri. The company is
headquartered in Dubai, Dubai, UAE. Eyewa specialises in online retail of sunglasses, eyeglasses,
prescription contact lenses and colour contact lenses, and offers a wide choice catered towards the
latest fashion trends with a highly customised user experience throughout the discovery, ordering,
packaging and delivery process.

It’s a startup which has already secured series B funding upto $32 Million with a valuation between
$84-126 Million and an employee strength of less than 50.

Agility

Agility Public Warehousing Company K.S.C.P. is a publicly traded global company headquartered in
Kuwait, and is a leading provider of supply chain services, innovation and investment. Agility owns
and operates businesses that include the world’s largest aviation services company; the market leader
in industrial warehousing and logistics parks in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa; a
commercial real estate business developing a $1.2 billion mega-mall in the UAE; a liquid fuel
logistics business; and companies specializing in customs digitization, remote infrastructure services,
e-commerce enablement, digital logistics, and more. The company invests in technologies and
ventures that enhance supply chain efficiency and sustainability, and expand access to global trade for
entrepreneurs, startups and small and medium-sized businesses.

Agility shares have traded on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE: AGLTY) since 1984 and the Dubai
Financial Market (DFM: AGLTY) since 2006.

 Founded 1979
 Headquarters Sulaibiya, Kuwait
 Key people Henadi Al-Saleh (Chairperson)
 Tarek Sultan (Vice-Chairman & CEO)
 Revenue US$ 1.611 Billion (2021)
 Net income US$ 3.25 Billion (20210)
 Number of employees 16,000+ (2021)