Capital That Builds Capability

Financing the future of industry

FALCO’s investment model is designed for endurance, creating sustainable, asset-backed growth that turns strategic vision into measurable impact. Each funding phase is tied to real industrial outcomes, from early-stage acquisition to large-scale mirrored production within the Kingdom. By aligning capital deployment with operational milestones, FALCO ensures that every investment strengthens both industrial capability and financial resilience.

We invest not for speculation, but for sovereignty, building a platform where capability, capital, and confidence intersect to create long-term value for partners, investors, and the Kingdom alike.

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The Core of FALCO

Our Key Themes

Strategic funding turns ambition into reality. For FALCO, that commitment is reflected in each of our investment phases:

Building the foundation for growth

  • Formalise corporate governance, compliance, and reporting structure.
  • Acquire initial SMEs that form the basis of the FALCO manufacturing network.
  • Establish ITAR and quality frameworks for future scalability.
  • Create a transparent, investable vehicle that aligns with institutional standards.

Scaling and Integration

  • Deploy institutional investments to consolidate and scale group operations.
  • Integrate governance, procurement, and digital systems across all entities.
  • Expand production lines and capabilities to meet growing OEM demand.
  • Strengthen group valuation through predictable performance and certified delivery.

Building the KSA Giga-Campus

  • Develop the Falco Giga-Campus as a centralised manufacturing and innovation hub.
  • Partner with Saudi investors and institutions to align funding with Vision 2030 goals.
  • Transfer technologies, systems, and processes to create mirrored capability within KSA.
  • Establish the facility as a Centre of Excellence for aerospace and defence production.

Delivering Long-Term Returns

  • Maintain sustainable yield through ongoing commercial and defence contracts.
  • Reinforce industrial self-sufficiency across the Kingdom’s supply chain.
  • Continue reinvestment in research and development, training, and localisation for future growth.
  • Build enduring asset value through long-term partnerships with OEMs and institutions.

Investing in Resilience and Return

Fueling Industrial growth through capital

FALCO’s Investing and Funding pillar transforms financial capital into industrial capability. Each funding phase, from seed investment to the Giga-Campus Mirror Fund is tied to measurable milestones that advance both Western and KSA manufacturing strength. Our approach ensures that every riyal, dollar, or pound invested contributes directly to tangible outcomes: stronger supply chains, skilled workforces, and long-term returns built on performance, not speculation.

Investing for Sovereignty and Scale

FALCO’s investment model is designed for endurance. We build value through structure, discipline, and purpose, creating sustainable, asset-backed growth that drives industrial self-reliance. Every investment is anchored in verified progress: from initial acquisitions and platform integration to mirrored production and export readiness within the Kingdom. This ensures financial stability for investors and strategic independence for the sectors we serve.

Creating Enduring Value Through Purpose-Driven Investment

FALCO’s capital strategy goes beyond funding projects, it funds futures. By linking capital deployment to operational milestones, we align investor confidence with real-world outcomes. This model delivers compounding value through steady returns, growing capability, and the development of a self-sufficient aerospace ecosystem in Saudi Arabia. Through purpose-led investment, FALCO builds a bridge between global capital markets and the Kingdom’s industrial ambitions, turning funding into lasting legacy.

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Charles Grime

Co-Founder

Charles Grime is a multi‑jurisdictional private practice lawyer and senior executive with over 20 years’ experience establishing and operating investment funds and family‑office investee companies across the UK, Middle East, Africa and India. He has deep expertise in private wealth, debt and equity capital raising, private equity investment, and offshore and fiduciary services.

Charles founded, financed and scaled several African businesses in renewable energy and manufacturing, and served as CEO of a major African fund, during which he achieved UK FCA authorisation. He brings extensive experience managing culturally diverse organisations and workforces in developing economies.

Skilled in governmental negotiation, strategy and commercial structuring, Charles specialises in start‑up development, ESG and sustainable development, renewable energy, venture capital, primary industry and manufacturing, infrastructure and investment fund formation. He previously served as General Counsel to a Middle Eastern royal family.

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Gordon Fraser

Co-Founder

Gordon Fraser is a seasoned industrial executive and investor with over two decades of leadership experience in aerospace, defence, and advanced manufacturing. He is the founder of Falco Strategic Advisors, an investment and advisory platform focused on building sovereign manufacturing capability across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the UK, and transatlantic markets.

Previously, Gordon served as CEO and Chairman of Mettis Aerospace, a Tier-1 supplier to global OEMs including Boeing, Airbus, and Rolls-Royce. Under his leadership, Mettis delivered transformational growth, major programme wins, and a successful exit to private equity at a significant valuation.

His career has spanned strategic restructuring, cross-border investment, and technology-led industrial transformation, with a track record of executing complex deals and unlocking value in highly regulated environments. Gordon has also worked closely with government bodies, sovereign funds, and defence ministries to deliver compliant, strategically aligned outcomes in sensitive sectors.

Following a successful corporate career, Gordon now leads Falco’s vision to create a state-of-the-art Gigafactory in KSA and consolidate OEM-qualified manufacturing assets under a unified, offset-compliant platform — fully aligned with Vision 2030 and the Kingdom’s national industrial strategy.

He is also an active mentor to senior executives, a fitness enthusiast, and an advocate of leadership through resilience and clarity

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