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Total assets managed by Saudi’s PIF valued to be at $650 billion

April 20, 2023 From $150 billion of assets in 2015, Public Investment Fund (PIF) now manage around $650 billion of assets, the fund governor said. Yasir Al-Rumayyan said the fund wants to increase the value of its assets to $1 trillion in 2025 and between $2-3 trillion by 2030. Al-Rumayyan indicated that the fund is the world’s largest investor in…

UK decides not to proceed with tax on Gulf SWFs

April 13, 2023 The UK’s investment minister has highlighted the recent decision to scrap plans to impose a tax on Gulf sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) investing in the country as evidence of the importance the British government places on the region.  ”Collaborative relationships with Gulf sovereign wealth funds are very important to the UK and our decision not to tax…

DP World’s investments in the logistics sector totaled more than $10 billion since 2012

April 02, 2023 Dubai’s DP World has invested more than $10 billion (Dhs37.3 billion) in the global logistics sector since 2012, making it one of the top five overseas investors in this period, according to the latest foreign direct investment (FDI) data from FDI Intelligence. The state-owned ports operator ranked fifth in the world in 2022 by total value of…

Mubadala, Ares partner to deploy $1 billion through JV into credit secondaries

March 23, 2023 Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) and Ares Management Corporation plan to deploy approximately $1 billion in global credit secondaries opportunities through a joint venture. The venture represents a key milestone for both organizations and will enhance Mubadala’s positioning within the secondaries credit market while enabling Ares to significantly scale its offering. Meanwhile, the Global Sovereign Wealth…

Foreign countries look to the Middle East for money during global instability

March 09, 2023 As oil prices made a roaring comeback in the last two years, the Gulf’s public wealth funds went on a spending spree. The top five regional funds in terms of spending in the last year — Abu Dhabi’s ADIA, ADQ and Mubadala, Saudi Arabia’s PIF and Qatar’s QIA — deployed a combined total of more than $73…

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Greenstone becomes first Fund Placement Firm licensed by UAE Securities and Commodities Authority

June 11, 2019  (Dubai) Greenstone Equity Partners, the largest fund placement firm in the Middle East, has become the first firm of its kind to obtain a license to promote financial products and foreign securities by the UAE's Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA). The SCA has granted Greenstone’s UAE subsidiary, Greenstone Equity Partners Financial Products Promotion L.L.C., a license to perform…

Middle East based boutiques offer alternative to global firms

April 7, 2019 (Dubai) Greenstone Equity Partners is leading the dialogue on challenges faced by bankers looking to go it alone in the Middle East.  Greenstone Equity Partners' Alex Gemici, was quoted: Even if the founder has deep personal relationships within the region, clients and counterparties want to feel comfortable that any new firm will have longevity and will operate…

Liquidity becoming key for investing in hedge funds

April 7, 2019 (Dubai) Greenstone Equity Partners shares it's depth and breadth of expert industry knowledge on hedge funds.  Alex Gemici, Greenstone's CEO has been quoted: There has been a swing back to high quality hedge funds in recent years as investors have begun to ascribe greater value to liquidity. In asset classes such as private equity or venture capital,…

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