Barclays’s Azar Sees Middle East M&A Driven by Sovereigns
Middle East mergers and acquisitions, at a six-year high, will be driven by sovereign wealth funds and regional transactions amid…
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Abu Dhabi wealth fund caught in Brazil meltdown
Mubadala Development, the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, is fighting to avoid losses on its $2 billion investment in…
Moody's says GCC Governments' Sizeable Sovereign Wealth Funds Will Support Rating Resiliency
The considerable assets contained in the sovereign wealth funds of the countries composing the Gulf Cooperation Council support the…
Raiffeisen may take Mideast fund as partner, CEO says
Analysts estimate that Raiffeisen (RBI) must find about 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion) in the medium term to meet international…
Qatar, Kuwait said to eye stake in Lloyds Bank
Qatar and Kuwait are said to be interested in buying a stake in Lloyds Banking Group when the UK…
New Qatar emir makes changes at wealth fund
QATAR’S former prime minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani was yesterday replaced as head of the country’s powerful sovereign wealth…
Kuwait wealth fund backs British recovery
The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) has poured more than $24bn (£16bn) into the UK across all asset classes, sectors and…
Qatar to sell Porsche SE share but keep stake in Volkswagen
Sovereign wealth fund Qatar Holding LLC says sale is logical consequence of VW's takeover of Porsche AG last year.…
Bank of American hiring in Middle East as sovereign wealth funds target U.S.
Bank of America Corp., the second- largest U.S. lender by assets, is hiring bankers in the Middle East as sovereign…
Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund Cuts Reliance on External Managers
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, among the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds, is curbing reliance on outside fund managers and…
Increasing shift into private equity by Middle Eastern SWFs
Major sovereign governments and sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in the Middle East are increasingly considering new private equity models for…
Wealth fund trio to invest $500 mln each in Russia's VTB
Russia's second-largest bank VTB expects to close its $3.3 billion offering of new shares by the end of the…