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GIC Tests the Secondaries Market with a US$1bn LP-Stakes Sale

29th October, 2025

Singapore’s GIC is exploring the sale of around US$1 billion of private-equity fund interests, a move that aligns with how the sovereign wealth fund has used the secondaries market over the past few years to fine-tune exposure and recycle capital.

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ADIA and GIC’s Hologic Take-Private Deal Demonstrates Sovereign Alliance Theme

23rd October, 2025

Blackstone and TPG’s US$18.3 billion take-private of Hologic - backed by “significant” minority cheques from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Singapore’s GIC – underlines the trend towards repeat, programmatic co-investment by sovereign funds alongside tier-one sponsors, delivering cheaper, faster equity and the follow-on capacity needed for platform growth.

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AustralianSuper joins the rush for UK “living” assets

22nd October, 2025

AustralianSuper, Australia’s largest pension fund, has launched a new UK Living Platform with an initial GBP500 million commitment, adding to around GBP14 billion of commitments by global state-owned investors to the UK's housing market in the past seven years.

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Global SWF presents its MENA Report in Abu Dhabi

13th October, 2025

Last week, Global SWF presented its 2025 MENA Special Playbook at an event co-hosted with American law firm Morgan Lewis, at the Rosewood Hotel (ADGM) in Abu Dhabi. This is the fifth SWF conference organized by Global SWF in the past 15 months, after two similar workshops in New York, and two more in Singapore.

ADIA scores modest gains in 2024, looks at China and India for growth

18th September, 2025

On Wednesday, ADIA released its results for the year ended on December 31, 2024 – surprisingly early when compared to the timeline of the past few years. Below is our usual reading between the lines, for our subscribers:

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ADIC continues to build its Dream Team – with a focus on Strategy and Returns

16th September, 2025

This week a new move shook the world of Sovereign Investors, as Australia Future Fund’s CIO Ben Samild quit after 12 years to become the new Chief Strategist of the Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC).

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GIC and ADIA Back Vantage’s APAC Push - What the Johor Deal Signals

15th September, 2025

Vantage Data Centers has secured US$1.6 billion from an affiliate of GIC and a wholly owned ADIA subsidiary to expand its Asia-Pacific platform and acquire Yondr Group’s 300MW+ data-centre campus in Sedenak Tech Park, Johor (Malaysia).

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Thames Water’s cliff-edge is a stress test for UK regulated infrastructure

3rd September, 2025

Thames Water’s slow-motion crisis has become the Rorschach test for how attractive - or not - UK regulated infrastructure is to sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and public pension funds (PPFs).

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ADIA Moves from LP to Shareholder in GLP’s New Economy Push with US$1.5bn Investment

28th August, 2025

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is signalling where sovereign capital sees durable growth: direct investment in asset managers.

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ADIA’s 2025 Capital Cycle: Quiet Efficiency in a Year of Big Moves

11th July, 2025

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has engaged in an accelerated flurry of transactions since the beginning of 2025, demonstrating a methodical, well-honed capital recycling strategy.

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India’s Green Energy Take-Private Deal Signals Riskier Era for Sovereign Investors

8th July, 2025

Dark clouds are gathering over India’s once-unquestioned renewable energy boom. Last week’s USUS$8-per-share buyout offer for Nasdaq-listed ReNew Energy Global - led by a powerhouse sovereign consortium including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP), Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), and now Abu Dhabi’s Masdar - might look like a show of confidence. In reality, it’s a canary in the coal mine for global investors betting on Indian green power.

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Blowing in the Wind: GIC’s Exit from Greenko Stalls Amid Market Headwinds

2nd May, 2025

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC is finding its path to the exit blocked by volatile winds in the global renewables market.

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