Your portfolio's operating partner
Capital deployed. Business not moving at the pace the investment requires. 47X puts a dedicated team inside your portfolio companies. We do the work, not advise on it. Revenue. Margin. Speed of decision.
The Model
Capital goes in. Results do not always follow. That gap is where 47X operates. Most funds do not have operators they can put inside a portfolio company when it is not moving. 47X does.
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Headquartered in Dubai. We work with VC funds, private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices across the GCC.
Growth-stage companies that need to move faster. Post-acquisition businesses that need to be properly resourced. Turnaround situations where execution has stalled and the investment needs to be recovered.
We tie our fees to results. If your portfolio has companies that are not performing at the pace the capital requires, we should talk.
Leadership
People who have held P&L responsibility. Not people who have observed it.
Xavier Kris
Principal
Patrick Lambert
Head of Operations
Ben Collins
Brand, Strategy & Creative
Michael Italiano
Performance Coaching
Isabella Bessa
Chief of Staff & Operations
47X Group Specialist Advisory Team
30+ global operators
Sonny Rahim
Debt markets
John Bell
Corporate finance
Anja Bartels
IP specialist
Jason Peterson
Special situations
Brendan Logan
Special Advisor
Andrew Kris
Shared Services
Mathew Mathew
AI systems
Karim Fawaz
Legal structuring
Zain Kazi
Legal contracts
Chris Huish
Corporate governance
Field notes. Written by operators.
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Communications
The portfolio companies that struggle are usually trying to use a single piece of communication to say everything to everyone. The output isn't a message. It's a document.
Ben Collins
Execution
Advisory firms answer the question you asked. The businesses that move have someone accountable for what happens after the meeting.
Patrick Lambert
Culture
The default answer in the Gulf to an idea is not why it won't work. It's what would it take. I've sat in enough rooms in London to know how rare that orientation is.
Patrick Lambert
Capital
Only 1-2% of UAE-founded tech firms generate most of their revenue outside the GCC. The country is excellent at starting companies. The gap is in scaling them.
Xavier Kris
Capital
Global companies don't just need capital. They need infrastructure, regulatory trust, and access to international talent. The UAE now meets those conditions.
Xavier Kris
Advisory firms leave a report.
We leave a result.
Gulf Operator Bulletin
Intelligence on capital deployment, governance, and commercial execution across GCC markets. No noise.
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If you have portfolio companies that are not performing at the pace the capital requires, tell us what you need. We will come back to you directly.
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