He waved his hand in the direction of an empty car park next to the office on Al Maryah Island where we were meeting.
It was, explained, His Excellency Hareb Almheiri, executive director at the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, the site chosen for the emirate’s first Mayfair-style private members club. When the deal is agreed it is likely to be a British backed investment for a British brand, who knows, perhaps Soho House itself, though Hareb was not telling.
