At the Private Wealth Middle East Forum, held at Atlantis The Royal in Dubai on 20 October 2026, our Founder & Chairman Ahmad Saidali joined a panel examining whether private credit investors are being properly paid for the risk they carry.
He was joined by Xavier Leroy, Head of Investment, BNP Paribas Wealth Management MEA, and Sebastian Schroff, Chief Investment Officer, Private Credit and Private Equity, Allianz Global Investors. Rahul Menon, Managing Director, Jupiter Wealth Advisors, moderated the discussion.
“A quoted yield tells you very little on its own. For a family, the question is what sits behind that yield, how it behaves when liquidity is needed, and which protections still hold when conditions change. We apply exactly the same test to every property we recommend.”
The family office view
Ahmad brought the family office perspective to the panel. A quoted yield is only the start of the analysis. What matters is what sits behind it, how the investment fits a family’s liquidity needs over decades, and which protections still hold when conditions change.
The same discipline guides how we advise on real estate. Every property has to earn its place within a family’s wider structure.
Our Co-Founder and CEO, Malika Al Mellouki, represented Redwood Heritage Real Estate at the forum, and her insight on real assets added depth to the conversations that followed.
“Real assets earn their place in a family portfolio through income, structure and time. The most sophisticated investors in the region are asking those questions first, and that is where our advice begins.”
Our thanks to Markets Group for a well organised forum, and to everyone who stayed to continue the discussion.
Redwood Heritage Real Estate is a Dubai property advisory and brokerage firm (RERA ORN 40504) and part of Redwood Heritage Group, headquartered in Dubai with a presence in Geneva and Zurich.
The firm advises families, family offices and international investors on Dubai property as part of their wider wealth: acquisition, structuring, residency and long term stewardship. Its Founder & Chairman, Ahmad Saidali, brings a background in Swiss private banking, fund structuring, cross-border wealth advisory and multi-asset portfolio construction.
