November 15, 2022 Oman Investment Authority has raised its assets to $41.5 billion as the sovereign fund increased its holdings in real estate, technology, and logistics sectors, Bloomberg reported. This brings OIA’s managed assets to over 16 billion Omani rials ($41.6 billion) in 40 countries. The sultanate’s wealth fund also invests in stocks, bonds, and short-term assets, as well as in logistics,…

November 11, 2022 In a global context of geopolitical, economic and financial uncertainty, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) from the Middle East are shining more than ever. These government-related entities have broken stereotypes of having hidden agendas and only hunting trophy assets, and have instead become highly sophisticated, flexible and sizeable investors that can move the needle both at home and…

October 26, 2022 Saudi Arabia, seen by IMF as one of the fastest-growing economies this year, has signed a slew of investment deals across sectors, including in aerospace, as it looks to build up its position in global value chains. The agreements were signed by the Saudi Ministry of Investment on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Future Investment Initiative…

October 24, 2022 KKR & Co and Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala Investment Co said they had entered into an agreement to invest about $1 billion in Asia. The agreement, announced on Sunday, will see the two firms investing across performing private credit opportunities in the Asia Pacific region. Mubadala, which manages $243 billion in assets, said in a joint…

October 02, 2022 The Qatar Investment Authority has agreed to invest $2.43 billion in Germany’s largest power producer RWE AG, to help it buy US firm Con Edison Inc’s Clean Energy Businesses subsidiary for $6.8 billion. According to a Reuters report, RWE will issue a mandatory convertible bond to a QIA subsidiary, through which Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund will become…