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Ownership Transition in Asian Data Centres: GIC and Mubadala Join KKR in Proposed US$10bn STT GDC Buyout

3rd February, 2026

A consortium led by KKR and Singtel is in advanced discussions to acquire ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) in a transaction that could value the company at more than US$10 billion.

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Power Move in Abu Dhabi: L'IMAD takes over ADQ, Al Zaabi emerges as big winner

30th January, 2026

Hours after publishing an article on Mohamed Al Suwaidi's transfer from ADQ to Lunate, the Abu Dhabi Media Office announced the take over of ADQ by L'IMAD, which helped explained the previous announcement. As confirmed by the Government, there will now be three major SWFs in the Emirate: ADIA, Mubadala (incl. ADIC), and L’IMAD (incl. ADQ).

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UAE President’s India Visit Underscores a Decade-Long Shift in Sovereign Wealth Strategy

21st January, 2026

When UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan – aka MBZ – visited India on 19 January, the joint statement that followed ranged across trade, defence, energy, technology and education.

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Treasury moves to calm sovereign wealth fund tax fears - but questions remain

19th January, 2026

When concerns began to circulate late last year that the Trump administration was preparing to upend the tax treatment of SWFs, the reaction  saw lawyers issue alerts, investors reviewing strategies and fund managers fielded anxious calls.

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Abu Dhabi’s fourth SWF L’IMAD gets a new Board, CEO, and mandate

13th January, 2026

On Monday, the Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs (SCFEA), which is chaired by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed (MbZ) and supervises all major energy and investment vehicles of Abu Dhabi, issued a resolution naming the new Board of Directors and the inaugural CEO of L’IMAD, the Emirate’s latest SWF.

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xAI’s $20bn round draws sovereign capital deeper into the AI stack

8th January, 2026

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has raised US$20 billion in an upsized Series E funding round, underscoring how state-owned investors are increasingly treating AI not as a single venture bet, but as a strategic asset class spanning models, data and the physical infrastructure that runs them.

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The US as the Decision Market: Why 2025 Marked a Structural Break in Sovereign Investment

5th January, 2026

In 2025, sovereign investors channelled more than US$140 billion into the US economy, lifting the country’s share of global sovereign deal activity to over 50%, as revealed in Global SWF’s 2026 Annual Report published last week.

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Mubadala Energy’s US gas gamble signals a strategic pivot for Abu Dhabi’s sovereign capital

2nd January, 2026

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Energy is doubling down on its gas-centric expansion strategy as it enters 2026 with natural gas now making up roughly 70% of its production portfolio, which is a milestone the company says underscores a pivotal year for its global growth, particularly following recent progress in Southeast Asian projects and its first major US gas investment.

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The Global SWF Year in Review 2025: The Ideas, Power Shifts and Structures That Defined Sovereign Capital

30th December, 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, Global SWF’s most-read analysis reveals a clear pattern: audiences were far less interested in short-term returns or league tables, and far more engaged by how sovereign capital is being organised, governed, and deployed. Across Abu Dhabi, the Gulf, Asia, and beyond, the most-popular themes among our readers shared a common thread: power, structure, intent, and institutional design.

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Masdar in 2025: scaling a sovereign-backed renewables platform, tightening focus, and positioning for the power demand cycle

29th December, 2025

Masdar’s strategy through 2025 did not resemble a conventional corporate growth plan, but instead operated more like a state-capital buildout with the deployment of a large amount of patient capital into contracted renewables, acquisitions to secure operating platforms in priority markets, and extension into clean power and storage.

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Mubadala’s US$500mn Barings partnership that’s bigger than the headline number

17th December, 2025

Mubadala’s new US$500m global real estate debt partnership with Barings looks modest beside the Abu Dhabi investor’s overall balance sheet, but it is a useful clue to where the firm is putting its energy.

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QIA and Brookfield Push Sovereign Capital Deeper Into AI Infrastructure

10th December, 2025

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has joined the front rank of investors shaping where the next wave of artificial intelligence will physically live.

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