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Tiger Group is a diversified UAE conglomerate founded in 1976, with real estate as one of its core activities. Originally established as a contracting business in Sharjah by Waleed Mohammad AlZoubi, it has grown into a group of some 40 subsidiaries operating across the Emirates and the wider region. Its recent Dubai developments include Tiger Sky Tower in Business Bay and Volga Tower in Jumeirah Village Triangle, alongside large projects in Sharjah and Ajman.

Samana Developers is a privately held Dubai developer, part of Samana Group, known for affordable-luxury apartments - many with signature private pools - and for long post-handover payment plans. It builds across Arjan, JVC, Dubai Studio City and other investor-focused districts.

Union Properties is a publicly listed Dubai developer founded in 1987 and traded on the Dubai Financial Market. It is best known for Dubai Motor City, Green Community and The Index Tower, and is a private-sector PJSC rather than a government entity.

BEYOND is a premium development brand launched in 2024 under Omniyat Group, the company behind some of Dubai's best-known luxury addresses. BEYOND's defining project is the Dubai Maritime City waterfront masterplan, spanning roughly eight million square feet, with residential launches including Sensia, Orise, Talea and PASSO on Palm Jumeirah. As an Omniyat brand it draws on the group's track record in design-led, architecturally distinctive residences.

Al Barari is a privately held, family-owned Dubai developer founded in 2005, known for one of the region's greenest and lowest-density communities - a botanical, ultra-luxury enclave of villas and residences off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road.

RAK Properties is a public joint-stock company listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and backed by the Government of Ras Al Khaimah. Founded in 2005, it is the emirate's pioneering waterfront developer, known for the Mina Al Arab masterplan and Hayat Island.

Omniyat is a privately held Dubai developer founded in 2005, known for architecturally distinctive ultra-luxury projects including One at Palm Jumeirah, The Opus by Zaha Hadid and the Dorchester Collection residences in Business Bay.

Meydan is a Dubai government-linked master developer known for the Meydan Racecourse - home of the Dubai World Cup - and for its role in Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City, including District One. It now sits within Dubai Holding.

Reportage Properties is a privately held developer founded in Abu Dhabi in 2014, focused on high-volume, value-oriented communities with accessible payment plans. It builds across Abu Dhabi and Dubai, with international projects in Egypt, Turkey and beyond.

Expo City Dubai is a government-linked master-planned city established in 2022 as an authority, succeeding the Expo 2020 site. It is not a conventional private developer: it operates as a master developer and free-zone city, delivering residential communities such as Expo Valley and Mangrove Residences alongside commercial and civic space.