Abu Dhabi’s infrastructure coordinating body has signed a strategic partnership with European real assets investment manager PATRIZIA, creating a formal structure for private-sector involvement across the emirate’s capital projects pipeline.
The Abu Dhabi Projects and Infrastructure Centre (ADPIC) and PATRIZIA signed the agreement at the Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit International Roadshow, held alongside EXPO REAL 2026 in Munich. The deal was signed by ADPIC Director General H.E. Eng. Maysarah Mahmoud Salim Eid and Hassan Awada, PATRIZIA’s Senior Executive Officer for MENA.
ADPIC sits at the centre of Abu Dhabi’s capital programme, overseeing planning, governance, and delivery across approximately 500 projects valued at more than AED 200bn (over USD 56bn). The portfolio spans housing, transport, culture, education, and social infrastructure.
Under the agreement, the two organisations will explore public-private partnership structures, exchange best practice on infrastructure financing and delivery, and identify potential investment and co-investment opportunities within Abu Dhabi’s project pipeline. They will also collaborate on market benchmarking and technical studies.
“Abu Dhabi’s infrastructure programme requires partners that bring proven international capability, market insight, and a long-term commitment. Through this partnership with PATRIZIA, we will explore how that experience can support private-sector participation, strengthen project delivery, and create long-term value. This is exactly the type of practical international cooperation the ADIS International Roadshow is designed to advance,” Eng. Maysarah Mahmoud Salim Eid, Director General of ADPIC said in a statement.
PATRIZIA has operated in Abu Dhabi for 15 years and recently established a permanent presence at the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
“Abu Dhabi has established itself as an important centre for long-term investment and infrastructure development. Our teams have worked with clients and partners in the Emirate for the past 15 years, and our decision to establish a permanent presence in Abu Dhabi reflects the importance we attach to that relationship. We have seen first-hand the scale of its ambition and the increasingly important role that international expertise and private capital can play. This partnership creates a framework through which PATRIZIA can contribute its experience across real assets while deepening our longstanding relationships in Abu Dhabi,” Asoka Wöhrmann, CEO of PATRIZIA added.
“Abu Dhabi is developing into a significant market for infrastructure and real assets investment, supported by major infrastructure pipeline and a clear focus on attracting international investment and expertise. Our partnership with ADPIC gives us an opportunity to closely support on delivering these priorities and to explore where PATRIZIA’s international investment capabilities can support the Emirate’s long-term ambitions,” Hassan Awada, Senior Executive Officer, MENA at PATRIZIA further explained.
