8th October, 2025
Across the biggest sovereign wealth funds, leaders have reached a common view of 2025: the world is at the beginning of a long period of uncertainty in which debt, deglobalization and geopolitics keep volatility elevated, while technology - especially AI - creates durable pockets of growth.
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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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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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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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2nd September, 2025
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth funds have spent the past 18 months turning healthcare and life sciences into platforms with international reach.
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18th August, 2025
Mubadala’s US-listed equity footprint continues to be defined by a single, sovereign-scale anchor with a widening range of strategic investments.
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11th August, 2025
When Abu Dhabi’s ADQ joined forces with International Holding Company (IHC) and First Abu Dhabi Bank to launch a UAE Dirham-backed stablecoin, it was a geopolitical move, a monetary gambit, and a market-access play rolled into one.
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24th July, 2025
Mubadala’s acquisition of a minority stake in Hayfin Capital Management, alongside AXA IM Prime, fits squarely within its evolving private credit strategy, which has become one of the fund’s most transformative yet understated plays in recent years.
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23rd July, 2025
The US$7.3 billion acquisition of German energy efficiency provider Techem by Partners Group’s Infrastructure unit, alongside GIC, TPG Rise Climate, and Mubadala, marks a significant vote of confidence in digital decarbonization infrastructure.
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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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16th May, 2025
Donald Trump's May 2025 Gulf tour wasn't a diplomatic charm offensive, it was a commercial onslaught.
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13th May, 2025
This week, Saudi Arabia unveiled its latest strategic maneuver in the AI arms race: HUMAIN, a state-owned artificial intelligence company under the Public Investment Fund (PIF).
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