Best Islamic Investment Bank (Global Finance) : Unicorn Investment Bank

Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Bahrain, Unicorn Investment Bank (Unicorn) is an Islamic investment bank, with an international presence in the United States, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Pakistan. Unicorn seeks to deliver exceptional value to clients and shareholders through a focus on innovation, professionalism and integrity – the shared values that drive the Bank’s endeavour to be a leading global provider of Shari’ah-compliant investment banking products and services.

Unicorn’s integrated business model is built around six core business lines: Capital Markets, Private Equity, Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Strategic Mergers & Acquisitions and Treasury. The Bank leverages its resources and expertise across each of these business lines to provide clients with a broad range of investment solutions tailored to meet their specific requirements.

The Bank’s integrated product offering and financial structuring skills are coupled with an ability to distribute Unicorn products and services to a broad client base across the GCC region, and the Bank is now developing the capability to do so across the wider Middle East region, Turkey and Southeast Asia.

In every aspect of its business and through every level of the organisation, Unicorn is committed to upholding the highest standards of corporate governance and transparency. The Bank’s innovative products and transactions are fully compliant with Shari’ah principles and we believe that they are consistent with international financial best practice. The Unicorn Shari’ah Supervisory Board ensures that all investment policies, structures, products and financial services and activities that the Bank is involved in are in conformity with Shari’ah principles, while the Bank’s stringent corporate governance standards seek to ensure that the Bank, its directors and its employees follow high standards of ethical conduct and adhere to the principles of fairness, transparency, accountability and responsibility in all day-to-day operations.

Unicorn has achieved uninterrupted growth since its inception and has received widespread industry recognition for excellence and vision. The Bank intends to continue to build on its track record by delivering innovative and attractive investment products and services in a professional and transparent manner.