Monte International is a privately owned family office headquartered in Dubai, with a global investment remit across real estate, private markets, and curated collections. The firm operates with a long term perspective, prioritising quality, alignment, and disciplined ownership.
We invest where we have conviction, where capital can be actively stewarded, and where assets benefit from long term structural demand. Our approach is deliberate rather than opportunistic, and unconstrained by fund cycles or external timelines.
Chief Executive Officer
Tom Smedley is Chief Executive Officer of Monte International, responsible for the firm's global investment strategy and capital deployment across real assets, private markets, and curated collections.
Based in Dubai, Tom has operated across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States for over two decades, with deep experience in real estate, development, venture backed businesses, and long term asset ownership.
He leads Monte International with a focus on alignment, governance, and patient execution, building portfolios intended to endure across market cycles.
Monte International curates and manages significant collections alongside its financial assets, applying the same discipline, care, and long term perspective.
A carefully curated collection spanning modern and contemporary works.
- Roy Lichtenstein
- Henry Moore
- Annie Morris
- Bran Symondson
- Donna Huanca
- Terry O'Neill
- Bridget Riley
- Richard Serra
- Damien Hirst
- Jeff Koons
- Richard Prince
- And many more
One of the largest and most significant private collections globally, with a focus on craftsmanship, rarity, and provenance.
Among the most important collections in the world. Predominantly Italian cars, with a focus on Ferrari.
We invest across real estate, private markets, venture, and tangible assets, with a long term ownership mindset and disciplined capital deployment.