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EGA’s Listing Test: Policy, Power, and Mubadala and ICD Strategy

23rd September, 2025

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is moving forward to an IPO, lining up Citi, Goldman Sachs, Emirates NBD Capital and First Abu Dhabi Bank. A valuation of US$10-15 billion has been estimated, but the listing venue - Abu Dhabi (ADX) or Dubai (DFM) - still in play.

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Mubadala’s du Selldown Demonstrates Portfolio Management and Local Equity Playbook

11th September, 2025

Mubadala’s secondary sale of up to 7.55% of du (EITC) signals how sovereign capital is steering the UAE’s equity markets in 2025, as well as demonstrating its bid to liquidise assets through public markets as it redeploys capital to other strategic sectors.

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Dubai Holding enters the big leagues in a US$ 14.5 billion deal

21st March, 2025

On Thursday, Dubai Holding confirmed it is part of a consortium that is taking over Nord Anglia, an UK private school chain that operates 80+ day and boarding schools in 33 countries, teaching over 90,000 students from ages 3 to 18.

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Global SWF Celebrates its Article #1,000

25th February, 2025

On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, Global SWF celebrated a new milestone of 1,000 articles, which provide original content and insights into the opaque world of Sovereign Wealth Funds on a daily basis.

UAE SWF's Chunky Listed Assets Buffeted By Markets, But Funds Will Remain Firm

23rd April, 2024

Emirati sovereign wealth funds’ decision to list assets can help drive private investment into their assets, free up capital for diversifying portfolios and improve transparency – but weighty listed assets can play havoc with portfolio values, as some funds have learned in the year-to-date.

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Dubai Launches New US$80bn+ SWF, Emulates ADQ

12th December, 2023

Dubai is creating a new sovereign wealth fund, bringing together chunky assets in part-privatized companies similar to Abu Dhabi’s ADQ, which has used its infrastructure-based capital to diversify globally, including into private equity.

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ICD Boosts Profits in Line with Dubai's Robust Economic Performance

23rd November, 2023

While Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor giants attract the most attention, the quieter state-owned investor the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) still remains a top-ranking and highly profitable holding company in the UAE’s second largest emirate.

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A Tale of Two Cities: Contrasting Results of Dubai and Hong Kong Sovereign Funds

30th November, 2022

The latest financial results by the US$309 billion Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) and the US$503 billion Hong Kong Exchange Fund could not be more different.

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Oil Revenue Liquidity Boost for GCC Stock Markets Lifts Gulf Funds

6th October, 2022

While global stock markets are in the doldrums, the energy price hike has fuelled growth in the oil-backed economies in the Arabian Gulf – with sovereign wealth funds receiving a boost in performance.

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Gulf SWFs Set for Oil Windfall as Ukraine Crisis Boosts Crude Prices

5th March, 2022

With crude prices soaring past US$100/b amid geopolitical risks generated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf region are set to be flush with liquidity and free from fiscal pressures.

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Happy 50th Anniversary, UAE!

2nd December, 2021

Congratulations are in order to the United Arab Emirates, for keeping seven (very wealthy) siblings under the same roof for the past 50 years. Here's to the next 50!

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Investor Excitement Swirls Around Swiggy in India Tech VC Rush

6th April, 2021

India’s online food retail space is getting hotter and state-owned investors a keen to be immersed in the fray.

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