A gold-on-black identity for a DIFC-regulated private equity firm investing in emerging markets. The mark abstracts the falcon, the official bird of Dubai, into a monogram built to feel as premium as the service behind it.
The falcon, abstracted into a monogram
2023
Founded
DIFC
Regulated
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Falcon, one mark
Au
Two-tone gold
Palette
The system
How we approached it
01
Trust is the entire product
Private equity asks people to commit serious capital on the strength of a relationship. The brand must project competence and discretion before the first meeting. Gold on black does much of that work quietly.
02
A local symbol, global ambition
The falcon roots the firm in Dubai and the DIFC. Abstracting it keeps the mark international rather than touristic, so it travels into emerging markets without looking out of place.
03
Restraint reads as money
The temptation with a finance brand is to add more. We did the opposite. Tight spacing, one type family, a disciplined palette. Confidence shows up as what you leave out.
04
Built to grow into
Founded in late 2023, the identity was made to look like an established house from day one, with a system robust enough to carry the firm as it scales.
Launching a firm that needs to look the part?
Finance, advisory, anything where the brand signals trust before the first meeting.