EIIB was incorporated in January 2005 and received authorisation by the FSA in March 2006. In April 2006, EIIB opened for business, and in May 2006 completed its IPO and was admitted to London’s AIM market. In November 2006 EIIB opened a representative office in Bahrain.

EIIB’s mission is to achieve excellence in the provision of Sharia’a compliant investment banking products and services.

Headquartered in London, EIIB's range of products and services include the following Sharia’a compliant investment banking activities:

- Islamic Treasury and Capital Markets
- Asset Management, including Private Banking
- Structured Trade Finance
- Private Equity and Corporate Advisory
- Sharia’a Advisory.

EIIB aims to deliver a full choice of alternative investment opportunities, enabling Islamic investors to construct balanced and sophisticated portfolios which can access a full range of asset classes internationally.

EIIB seeks to service a market for Sharia’a compliant investment banking services in Europe, the Middle East and Asia that it believes has been under-exploited by conventional and Islamic banks, and by non-banking institutions. EIIB intends to become a major participant in the market for Islamic securities, treasury and investment products, which is currently experiencing rapid growth.

The founding shareholders of EIIB include Gulf based individuals and institutions, including a number of Islamic banks, as well as individuals and companies based in Europe...