About us

Sarasin-Alpen & Partners Limited is a Dubai-based specialist asset management firm which draws on the skills and experience of two leading financial institutions; Sarasin & Partners LLP, London, and Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Limited, based in the DIFC.  Each institution owns 50% of Sarasin-Alpen & Partners and both are subsidiaries of the Swiss private bank, Bank Sarasin & Co Ltd.

Although Sarasin-Alpen & Partners is a new asset management firm, based in Dubai this joint venture between Bank Sarasin-Alpen and Sarasin & Partners LLP  certifies to investors that all relevant skills are readily available inside the Sarasin Group

This unique corporate structure combines the balance sheet strength and reputation of a large bank with the entrepreneurial spirit and service quality of a small company. In this way, we can offer clients innovative asset management solutions with private client standards of service, helping us to achieve our goal of becoming a leading active asset manager in the region.

Its first product – the GCC Equity Opportunities Fund(USD) was awarded the “Best Product” Award at the Banker Middle East Product Awards in 2009.

Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Limited provides a range of high quality private banking and asset management solutions to private and institutional clients. The Private Banking services of Bank Sarasin-Alpen are supported by the Investment Banking business of Alpen Capital to provide solutions to corporate clients in the GCC and South Asia regions. Bank Sarasin-Alpen was adjudged the Best Private Bank in the Middle East in 2007 and 2008 and it won the Best Structured Product in the Middle East in 2008.

Sarasin & Partners LLP has been operating in the UK since 1983 and is widely regarded as a market leader in its approach, winning awards for investment performance and product innovation, as well as for its high level of service and reporting to its clients.

The Sarasin Group has its roots as a leading Swiss private bank. As an international financial service provider committed to sustainability, the Group is now represented in more than 20 locations in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. As at 30 June 2011 it managed total client assets of CHF 101.6 billion and employed more than 1,600 staff. Its majority shareholder is the Dutch Rabobank.