Manama:Bahrain Bourse has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tanami, a leading platform in private markets, during the Gateway Gulf 2026 event. This MoU establishes a framework for strategic collaboration aimed at developing a digital platform to facilitate access to private markets.
According to Bahrain News Agency, the partnership seeks to expand the capital sources available to private companies while enhancing liquidity for investors and shareholders. The areas of cooperation include capital-raising, secondary liquidity, fund distribution, and digital registry services, as well as new financing and investment tools such as commercial paper and tokenised securities.
The collaboration aims to bring together issuers, asset managers, banks, brokers, and investors onto the platform, fostering sustained activity and depth within Bahrain's private markets. Shaikh Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, CEO of Bahrain Bourse, emphasized that the MoU reflects Bahrain Bourse's dedication to advancing the Kingdom's capital market and unlocking opportunities in private markets. The partnership with Tanami is expected to develop a platform that adds value to issuers and investors while introducing new financial instruments to enhance market efficiency.
Faisal Aljalahma, Co-founder and CEO of Tanami, highlighted that Tanami was designed to make private markets more efficient and transparent. He noted that the MoU with Bahrain Bourse leverages Tanami's technology and private markets expertise to connect private companies in Bahrain with a wider investor base, reinforcing the development of the Kingdom's capital market infrastructure.