Overview

Gulf International Bank (GIB) is a leading merchant bank in the Middle East with its principal focus on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. With a proven track record spanning more than 28 years, GIB provides client-led, innovative financial products and services. Its client base includes major private-sector corporations, Gulf-based financial institutions, multinational companies active in the region and the governments of the GCC states. At the end of 2004, GIB managed an aggregate of $13.6 billion on behalf of its clients.

As a merchant bank, GIB serves GCC-based clients in a range of specialized areas. These include corporate advisory, asset management, structured and project finance and GCC capital markets activities. 

Client-led corporate finance has resulted in a broad range of mandates being executed including mergers and acquisitions transactions, as well as debt and equity placements.

Over the last quarter century, GIB has become one of the most respected banks in the Arab world, with total assets of US$ 19.1 billion and Shareholders' Equity of US$ 1.5 billion at the end of 2004. GIB currently has branches in London, New York, Riyadh and Jeddah, in addition to representative offices in Beirut and Abu Dhabi.