September 2, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused Middle Eastern investors to shift away from traditional fixed income into assets such as private equity, real estate, and hedge funds.  Many investors are focused on creating a balanced investment strategy that takes into account their specific risk appetite, and also look for stability, diversification, and alpha generating opportunities within their investment…

August 17, 2021 Mubadala Capital has reported that its private equity Fund III has raised $1.6 billion in capital commitments from a diverse set of new and existing investors including leading pension plans, endowments, insurance plans, government institutions, family offices and private equity firms across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.  An asset management arm of Abu Dhabi’s…

August 12, 2021 As Kuwait makes strides in investing its way out of dependency on oil money, the Future Generations Fund (FGF), sees its growth over the past five years exceed the country’s total revenue from oil for the same period. A national savings pot designed to help the country prepare for life after oil, the fund’s total assets have…

August 12, 2021 The World Bank estimates that the 54-nation AfCFTA economic bloc launched in 2021, has the potential to lift at least 30 million Africans out of poverty, boost the continent’s income by $450 billion by 2035 (a gain of 7 percent) and increase Africa’s exports by $560 billion. For international players Africa presents one of the last major…

August 11, 2021 Abu Dhabi’s asset management subsidiary Mubadala Capital has inked a $1.2 billion deal with a consortium of investors led Blackrock - and this appears to be just the start. Although the deal structure with the world’s largest asset manager is unique, the sovereign wealth fund subsidiary has done similar before; Ardian’s $2.5 billion to Mubadala was one of…