ACH was established in 2008, as the investment services arm of the National Bank of Egypt (NBE), it started its operation as a private equity powerhouse seeking to inject capital into key, high growth sectors across the Egyptian economy, but now it has grown into a leading, full- fledged financial hub offering a comprehensive suite of investment services.

ACH has three main pillars; Private Equity, Capital Markets and Non-banking Financial Services (NBFS)

The Private Equity Pillar is designed to offer foreign and local investors dedicated sector specific investment opportunities. ACH also seeks to offer capital as well as advisory support to its investments in order to provide maximum value to the companies as well as foster innovation and sustainable development. The Capital Markets Pillar is established with the acquisition of number of investment suits, Pharos Securities Brokerage (now Al Ahly Pharos Securities Brokerage) which is consistently ranked among Egypt's top-5 brokers, Pharos Investment Banking (now Al Ahly Pharos Investment Banking) one of the leading investment banks in Egypt and Al Ahly Financial Investment Management (AFIM) an asset management company with a successful track record spanning two decades. The NBFS Pillar started with the establishment of Al Ahly Tamkeen for microfinance followed by the acquisition of Al Ahly Momkn for e-payments, the purpose of the pillar is to offer an array of non banking financial services with especial focus on the underbanked and unbanked segments.