office industry financial services founded 2006 2006 headquarters bermuda website thebmbgroup.com bmb group formerly brunei merchant bank is an advisory and asset management platform for ruling families and forbes 500 investors . in 2015 the firm refocused its business to provide capital and specialist advice exclusively for forbes 500 families . 1 the company works only with ultra high net worth investors in private off market initiatives . 2 providing specialist advice in the form of business development and strategic advisory services with a focus on emerging markets of asia latin america cis and the middle east . 1 in an investigative report euromoney described bmb as one of the world s most exclusive financial institutions . the group calls to mind an era when courts of asian empires were the global centers of money technology culture and power . its growing number of investors are drawn from eastern ruling families with vast riches gleaned from the long term growth demand for commodities . 3 the firm was founded in 2006 by prominent financier rayo withanage 3 originally an attorney and strategist who developed a successful career as a direct investor . 4 mr. withanage who was named in the financial times 100 rising stars of finance 5 recently handed the reins of bmb to new ceo mr. rahula withanage . 1 bmb and its affiliates have invested upwards of us 12 billion 3 6 around the world in the areas of private equity 7 real estate 8 natural resources 3 9 wealth management 8 hospitality 10 11 12 and philanthropy . 13 14 bmb is headquartered in bermuda . 2 references edit a b c streetinsider.com a b the wall street journal a b c d banking industry news & analysis of international finance euromoney magazine . euromoney.com . retrieved 2014 08 22 . rayo salahadin withanage . rayo withanage executive profile & biography businessweek . investing.businessweek.com . retrieved 2014 08 22 . efinancialnews.com bmb group buys emp to expand in emerging markets . retrieved 2015 05 29 . bmb group buys emp to expand in emerging markets . retrieved 2015 05 30 . a b likus anita 2010 06 23 . bmb group ties up with alliance capital . the wall street journal . the east west nexus . global investor . september 2010 . retrieved 2011 12 04 . effinger anthony 2010 10 14 . bmb says it bid 4 billion for atlantis owner kerzner . bloomberg . retrieved 2014 08 22 . brunei fund to splash out 675m on club med the sunday times . www.thesundaytimes.co.uk . retrieved 2015 05 29 . effinger anthony 2010 10 14 . bmb says it bid 4 billion for atlantis owner kerzner . bloomberg.com . retrieved 2015 05 30 . the bmb group wins coveted mandate to manage global zakat and charity fund for oic . altassets . 2009 03 01 . retrieved 2010 11 04 . bmb poach sharia team of deutsche unit banking & finance . arabianbusiness.com . 2007 06 25 . retrieved 2014 08 22 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bmb group & oldid 742542449 categories financial services companies of bermudafinancial services companies established in 2004 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 4 october 2016 at 09 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view