Sovereign wealth fund ADIA optimistic on equities, private credit after turbulent 2022
Sovereign wealth fund Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) said it was optimistic about public equities for 2023 after last year’s market rout, driven by high inflation and rising interest rates, weighed on stocks’ valuations, making them more attractive. The fund was also looking at opportunities in the private credit market, as banks become more cautious […]
Abu Dhai’s Mubadala invests in CoolIT Systems alongside KKR
Mubadala Investment Company has announced that it invested alongside investment funds managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm, in the acquisition of CoolIT Systems (CoolIT), which was announced on 2nd May 2023. Headquartered in Calgary, Canada, with operations across North America, China and Taiwan, CoolIT specialises in scalable liquid cooling solutions for the world’s […]
Emirates airline earmarks $200mln fund for sustainability research
Emirates airline has announced a $200 million sustainability R&D fund aimed to reduce the impact of fossil fuels in aviation. According to Emirates, it is the biggest single commitment by any airline for sustainability, with funds to be disbursed over three years. The airline will identify partnerships with leading organisations working on solutions in advanced […]
UAE’s Khazna to enter Egyptian market with Benya through $250mln investment
Khazna Data Centers, headquartered in the UAE, unveiled its plan to enter the Egyptian market with Benya Group through an investment worth $250 million to build a state-of-the-art data centre which will be Egypt’s first hyper-scale data centre. The project will be built at the Maadi Technology Park, the first specialised investment zone in Egypt, […]
SoftBank nears deal to sell Fortress to Mubadala for up to $3bln- FT
SoftBank Group Corp is in late-stage talks to sell asset manager Fortress Investment Group to Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund Mubadala for as much as $3 billion, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The talks have been going on since last year and a deal, which will help Softbank pay down its debt, could be […]
India seeks investments from Abu Dhabi’s ADIA, Mubadala
India is seeking investments from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Mubadala in several areas, including renewable and digital sectors, said Secretary in India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Rajesh Kumar Singh. The official was in the UAE and held meetings with the senior officials of the two Abu Dhabi entities, […]
Hedge fund Ray Dalio to open branch of family office in Abu Dhabi
American billionaire investor and hedge fund manager Ray Dalio plans to set up a branch of his family office in Abu Dhabi as part of plans to push into the Middle East, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The new branch will build upon the Dalio Family Office’s existing hubs in the US and Singapore, the report […]
Mubadala-backed M42 acquires Bridgepoint’s dialysis firm Diaverum
Abu Dhabi’s M42, a newly created healthcare joint venture by state fund Mubadala Investment Company and artificial intelligence firm G42, has acquired Bridgepoint Group’s European dialysis clinic chain Diaverum. M42 will buy Sweden-based Diaverum, making it the largest healthcare company in the Middle East, it said in a statement. M42 did not disclose the value […]
Dubai among the fastest-growing cities for the super-wealthy
Dubai is among the fastest-growing cities for the super-wealthy, according to Henley & Partners, which tracks private wealth and investment migration trends worldwide, and global wealth intelligence provider New World Wealth. Dubai’s safe-haven status and low tax rates make it a magnet for migrating millionaires from around the world, it said. Approximately, 3,500 high-net-worth individuals […]
Mashreq Bank provides $15.5bln of sustainable finance and adaptation-related investments
Joel Van Dusen, Group Head of Corporate & Investment Banking at Mashreq, said that since January 2021, Mashreq has facilitated $15.5 billion of sustainable finance and adaptation-related investments. In a statement to Emirates News Agency (WAM), Dusen said that ESG is related to cash flow in five important ways. It minimises regulatory […]