Vista Equity Partners has established a new regional base in the UAE, receiving full regulatory authorisation to operate its new Abu Dhabi office.

The firm’s regional entity, VEPM Middle East Limited, received approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) to advise on and arrange investments across the Middle East from its base in the ADGM.

Vignesh Vijayakumar has been appointed to lead the Al Maryah Island office as Licensed Director and Senior Executive Officer.

The expansion supports the Abu Dhabi Investment Office’s push to build a globally connected hub for next-generation financial services and digital innovation, under its FIDA cluster.

“As enterprise agentic solutions reshape how businesses operate and compete, the companies that embed intelligence into mission-critical workflows will define the next era of value creation,”

said Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners.

“Vista Equity Partners’ decision to establish its Middle East presence in ADGM reflects Abu Dhabi’s growing role as a global hub for capital and innovation,”

said Arvind Ramamurthy, Chief Market Development Officer at ADGM.

Vista joins a growing list of global institutional capital firms setting up in the financial centre. This is to tap into the Middle East market.

The firm already holds existing relationships with regional investors and sovereign wealth funds, including co-investments alongside Abu Dhabi-based institutions.

The new office extends the firm’s global footprint beyond its existing operations in the US and Hong Kong.

Featured image credit: Edited by Fintech News UAE, based on image by Vista Equity Partners