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SOKOTRA Capital is a Dubai-based private investment firm specializing in direct investments across the Mediterranean basin and frontier markets, including Africa and emerging Asia. Established in 2014, the firm focuses on sectors such as agriculture, aquaculture, food manufacturing, retail, and hospitality. SOKOTRA Capital aims to build a portfolio of investments in these sectors, targeting companies with strong growth prospects and sustainable business models. The firm has a combined total of over 40 years of investment banking experience, with over USD 100 billion of transactional history. Notably, in 2018, SOKOTRA Capital led a consortium to acquire 100% of L'Aquaculture Tunisienne, the largest seabass and seabream hatchery and nursery in North Africa, with an annual production capacity of 20 million fingerlings and 1,500 tons of fish per year. This acquisition aligns with SOKOTRA Capital's strategy to invest in long-term sustainable businesses with strong growth characteristics in the agriculture and aquaculture sectors.