Middle Eastern Sovereign Wealth Fund – UAE
Middle Eastern Sovereign Wealth Fund – UAE
Challenge
1. A Middle Eastern Sovereign Wealth Fund (UAE) required a strategic approach to:
- Evaluate and optimize a diverse global portfolio of assets across sectors such as retail, banking, media, telecom, manufacturing, automotive, aviation, energy, and real estate
2. The organization lacked:
- A unified Big Data intelligence ecosystem to guide investment decisions
- Clear mechanisms to identify high-value growth assets vs. underperforming assets
3. Needed continuous, data-driven insights to:
- Support growth strategy
- Enable effective asset allocation and divestment decisions
Solution
1. Developed a comprehensive outsourced Big Data intelligence ecosystem strategy and execution plan
2. Established a joint venture consortium model integrating:
- Technology, data science, investment, and legal expertise
3. Brought together leading global organizations including:
- IBM, Siemens, SAP, Oracle, Experian, Accenture, and Publicis Groupe
4. Designed the ecosystem to:
- Continuously generate intelligence feeds for strategic decision-making
- Identify and align meaningful growth assets while divesting non-performing ones
5. Built a structured governance and ownership framework for managing the ecosystem
6. Recommended initial deployment within the Media & Entertainment sector
Results
1. Successfully built a consortium-driven Big Data intelligence ecosystem with integrated infrastructure and governance
2. Enabled data-driven asset reallocation, leading to:
- $410M reallocated into Media & Entertainment assets
3. Achieved:
- Significant revenue growth and increased profitability from newly prioritized assets
- Improved strategic clarity in asset retention and divestment decisions
4. Established a scalable model for ongoing intelligence-led investment strategy
Consulting WP really helped us achieve our financial goals. The slick presentation along with fantastic readability ensures that our financial standing is stable.
