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Aldo Garbagnati

Founder & Chairman

Emicapital Group

Dubai, AE

Aldo Garbagnati

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Aldo Garbagnati’s Biography

Aldo Garbagnati is Founder and Chairman of the Emicapital group. Based in Dubai and London, Emicapital is a boutique consultancy serving corporations, HNWIs and their families interested in the Gulf region. Services include customised advice on assets structuring, relocation, succession, finance, banking and investments.

An Italian national of noble origin, Aldo has founded, developed and managed several companies in the industrial, financial and advisory sectors since 1990. As a private advisor, Aldo has served prominent European families for over 25 years for their wealth protection, family office structuring and business development.

In 2015, Aldo joined Global Partnership Family Offices, a family business association in London, as manager of the Middle East office.

A consultant to multiple Ministries in the UAE, Aldo is also an advisor to the ruling families of the UAE, whilst he cooperated with local institutions for FDI projects. He also opened and managed the Private Office of H.H. Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum in Switzerland.

Recently Aldo and his team launched... Aldo Garbagnati is Founder and Chairman of the Emicapital group. Based in Dubai and London, Emicapital is a boutique consultancy serving corporations, HNWIs and their families interested in the Gulf region. Services include customised advice on assets structuring, relocation, succession, finance, banking and investments.

An Italian national of noble origin, Aldo has founded, developed and managed several companies in the industrial, financial and advisory sectors since 1990. As a private advisor, Aldo has served prominent European families for over 25 years for their wealth protection, family office structuring and business development.

In 2015, Aldo joined Global Partnership Family Offices, a family business association in London, as manager of the Middle East office.

A consultant to multiple Ministries in the UAE, Aldo is also an advisor to the ruling families of the UAE, whilst he cooperated with local institutions for FDI projects. He also opened and managed the Private Office of H.H. Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum in Switzerland.

Recently Aldo and his team launched Emicapital ONE, a real estate investment fund focusing on Dubai and the Gulf area. The fund delivers a structured, regulated and professional approach to property investment in the region.

Aldo’s philanthropic activity developed through the Polyseum Foundation, a UK registered Charity supporting Fine Arts education. In his capacity as founder and chairman, Aldo is a patron of the BAFTA President's Circle, chaired by HRH Prince William, and supports other charities such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Academy of Arts.

Polyseum was the only British charity allowed to present a performance of one of its artists at COP28 in Dubai in 2023. Polyseum is going to become a larger non-profit project developing more educational programs, in cooperation with the private sector and Governments. READ MORE VIEW LESS

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Aldo Garbagnati’s Background

Emicapital Group

Founder & Chairman

2006 - Present

Dubai, AE

Emicapital is a boutique consultancy serving corporations, HNWIs and families interested in structuring assets or doing business in the Gulf region. The group features several companies offering multiple services covering all aspects usually required by HNWI families. Emicapital combines the Swiss tradition of confidentiality with the Arab personal hand-shake style.

Emicapital ONE

Chairman of the Board

2016 - Present

Dubai, AE

Emicapital ONE is an offshore investment fund featuring six segregated portfolios, each one devoted to a specialistic business segment. In 2024 the Fund launched a portfolio strategy focused on residential real estate, primarily in Dubai. Emicapital ONE delivers a professional investment strategy to investors, easing access to the UAE real estate market.

Private Office of HH Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum

Executive Director

2016 - 2021

Zürich, CH

The Private Office was established by His Highness Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum to invest in potential business opportunities in the region that meet its rigorous investment criteria. Alternatively, the Office assists businesses in obtaining strategic and investment partners. TPO in Switzerland managed relations with large and medium sized European enterprises.

Posh Village

Founder & CEO

Jan 2017 - Dec 2021

Posh Village is a new concept in bespoke luxury. Based in the Dubai Design District, Posh Village gathers international brands and old-school artisans serving the HNWI space with top-quality products and services.

Tecnopass Gulf

Founder & CEO

2017 - 2021

Dubai, AE

Tecnopass is a technology transfer agent and solution provider based in Dubai and specialising in smart cities. Its mission is to contribute to a safe and sustainable development of future communities through innovation and technology. Solutions are provided in construction, air, water and city development hi-tech tools.

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Aldo Garbagnati’s Gallery

Aldo Garbagnati presentation for of the Swiss Company JMC in Dubai, at Dubai Opera, in 2018.

Aldo Garbagnati attending a meeting with Sheikh Abdulla bin Zayed.

Aldo Garbagnati attending a meeting with Sheikh Abdulla bin Zayed.

Head and should image of Aldo Garbagnati.

Noura Al Kaabi meets Aldo and the Managing Director of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Aldo Garbagnati attending a meeting with Sheikh Abdulla bin Zayed.

Other Business Interests

Global Partnership Family Offices

Director, Gulf Region Office

2015 - Present

Dubai, AE

Global Partnership Family Offices provides a definitive source of information, unbiased advice and thought-leading research and education to family office executives, wealth owners, family members and their close advisors worldwide.

Philanthropy

The Polyseum Foundation

Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees

2014 - Present

London, UK

The Polyseum Foundation is a UK-registered charity that supports art, education and cultural interchange between Europe and the Gulf region. The Foundation holds strong relationships with UK charities in the fine arts, cinema, music and performing arts space, supporting educational programmes such as masterclasses and events.

Art4Life

Project Chief

2020 - 2020

London, UK

Art4Life was a fundraising initiative of the Polyseum Foundation. Art4Life asked collectors and artists to donate artworks for an online auction, open to benefactors from all over the world. Proceeds of the auction were donated to the Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund.

Media

Polyseum concert at BAFTA: The Future of Nature

Video

Apr 2024

London, UK

Alessandro Martire, composer and pianist, performs a new concert called "The Future of Nature" for The Polyseum Foundation at BAFTA. The ideas behind the collaboration are explored in this short video.

UAE Foreign Minister, British investors discuss cooperation

Attendee

Sep 2018

London, UK

Aldo Garbagnati attended a meeting with H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, alongside a delegation of British investors. In the meeting, they discussed the historical and ever-growing relations between the UAE and Britain.

Interviews

Sky News

Interview | Abu Dhabi Finance Week

Dec 2024

Abu Dhabi, AE

Aldo was interviewed during the Abu Dhabi Finance Week, and the segment was broadcasted on Sky News Arabia.

Aldo Garbagnati, Founder and CEO of Emicapital

TV Interview

Nov 2024

Dubai, AE

Aldo is interviewed for a UAE television television station, SAMA Al Ain Channel, and discusses his background and career.