Founded in 1985, Wafra (Arabic for “abundance”, and an area in South of Kuwait City) Inc. is a New York-based registered investment adviser which is beneficially owned by the Kuwait state pension agency, the Public Institution for Social Security of Kuwait (“PIFSS”). It has an affiliate in Kuwait, Wafra International Investment Co. (WIIC), chaired by PIFSS. Wafra Inc. has been increasingly active, with a platform known Capital Constellation that puts together several State-Owned Investors from North America, Europe and the Gulf.