Tawoos
Muscat family group and family office founded in 1982 by Sayyid Shabib bin Taimur Al Said; owns operating businesses and invests in capital markets, PE and VC.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family & background
- HEADQUARTERS
- Muscat, Oman
- FOUNDED
- 1982
Investment approach
- ROUTES
- Direct investments · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsPublic equitiesPrivate equityVenture capitalReal estate
Overview
Tawoos Group was founded in 1982 by HH Sayyid Shabib bin Taimur Al Said as a family business and describes itself as a family office and one of Oman's largest conglomerates. Its Investments & Family Office runs three verticals: strategic investments (wholly owned operating businesses and minority stakes), capital markets (stocks and bonds in US, Asian and GCC markets) and private equity and venture capital through LP commitments. Holdings include Renaissance Services, Tawoos Agricultural Systems, Tawoos Power & Telecommunications and real-estate development, and it co-founded Samena Capital.
Investment thesis
Long-term absolute returns from a sector-agnostic, bottom-up, concentrated portfolio of well-managed businesses with long-term scalability.
Holdings & investments (5)
- Renaissance ServicesIndustrial & Manufacturing
- Tawoos Agricultural SystemsFood & Agriculture · active
- Tawoos Power & Telecommunications
- Samena Capital
- Hotel La Falaise DinardReal Estate & PropTech · exited
People
- Sameer Ul HaqueChief Investment Officer · source
- Sayyid Shabib bin Taimur Al SaidFounder · source
- Samir J FancyChairman · source
- Sayyid Tarik bin Shabib Al SaidVice Chairman · source
- Sayyida Tania bint Shabib Al SaidBoard Member · source
- Sayyid Taimur bin Shabib Al SaidBoard Member · source
- Nilanjan GuptaFinance Director · source
Classification
Family Holding. A family's holding company that owns stakes in several separate businesses or invests beyond its own group, without calling itself a family office. How family capital is classified →
FAQ
Tawoos is a family holding based in Muscat, Oman, founded in 1982.
Tawoos invests directly in companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, public equities, private equity, venture capital and real estate.
Tawoos invests in Real Estate & PropTech, Food & Agriculture and Industrial & Manufacturing.
Key people at Tawoos include Sayyid Shabib bin Taimur Al Said (Founder), Samir J Fancy (Chairman), Sayyid Tarik bin Shabib Al Said (Vice Chairman) and Sayyida Tania bint Shabib Al Said (Board Member).
Tawoos's holdings and investments include Renaissance Services, Tawoos Agricultural Systems, Tawoos Power & Telecommunications, Samena Capital and Hotel La Falaise Dinard.