Our Approach
Sancta Capital combines deep local insight with a rigorous value-investing discipline to identify opportunities overlooked or misunderstood by the market.
Our edge
Our edge stems from the disciplined application of four complementary capabilities.
Our idea-sourcing couples a proprietary repository of investment ideas, compiled over fifteen years of research, with a deep on-the-ground network of advisers, corporate executives, government contacts and specialist brokers. This combination has consistently enabled us to identify unique equity success stories and originate compelling credit transactions ahead of the market.
Our expertise in high-yield credit and distressed debt allows us to interpret corporate balance sheets with a differentiated mindset. We apply a cross-asset lens to identify mispriced opportunities across the corporate capital structure, uncovering unique equity and credit opportunities that can be overlooked by a traditional equity manager.
We take a hands-on and solutions-oriented approach to investing, working alongside like-minded stakeholders to drive value from our portfolio holdings. Our involvement in regional corporate restructurings, alternative financings and governance-promoting initiatives have enabled us to unlock the full valuation potential of our investments in condensed timeframes.
Our investment process is disciplined and highly selective. We embed significant margins of safety into our underwriting assumptions, financial projections and entry valuations. We only target opportunities that exceed our return hurdles and provide meaningful downside protection, preserving capital in volatile markets.
What we do
Mispriced credit securities, including the bonds, loans and claims of stressed and distressed borrowers, where our restructuring expertise drives recovery and unlocks value.
Overlooked listed equities trading at discounts to intrinsic value, where identifiable catalysts and active engagement with management teams provide a clear path to value realisation.
Listed equities of companies with demonstrable ability to compound capital through cycles, whose strength of business model and growth prospects are underestimated by the market.
Bespoke financing solutions for companies underserved by traditional capital providers, structured with robust downside protection and meaningful upside participation.
Our process
Proprietary repository, accumulated over fifteen years of investing in MENA, and an extensive regional network surface mispriced opportunities early.
Rigorous, on-the-ground due diligence coupled with conservative valuation and substantial built-in margin of safety.
Active involvement with companies, creditors and stakeholders to shape outcomes and unlock value.
Patient stewardship and disciplined execution through to the catalysts that crystallise full value.
Product offering
Our flagship offering is an open-ended fund that builds positions across the capital structure, investing in high-conviction special situations, deep value and under-appreciated compounders across MENA. Designed for family offices and institutional investors, Sancta Capital Partners has delivered strong absolute returns and outperformed regional benchmarks since inception, while demonstrating a track record of capital preservation in challenging market environments. Investors in the flagship fund are also eligible for co-investment opportunities.
Tailored investment solutions designed to mirror the core fund's differentiated strategy while adhering to each investment partner's specific guidelines and constraints.