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Trump's Trillion-Dollar Gulf Play: Business First, Allies Second

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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How Gulf Wealth Funds Are Rewiring the Future of Artificial Intelligence

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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Mubadala in 2024: Big Capital, Bolder Bets, and the Strategic Tightrope

9th May, 2025

Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth engines are in overdrive. According to Global SWF, the emirate’s three heavyweight funds - ADIA, Mubadala, and ADQ - now command a combined US$1.7 trillion, up 15% in a single year.

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A Landmark in Global Investing: Why the TWG–Mubadala Capital Deal Breaks New Ground

30th April, 2025

In one of the most intriguing financial announcements of 2025 so far, investment holding company TWG Global has revealed a multi-faceted, multi-billion-dollar investment alliance with Mubadala Capital, the asset management arm of Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company.

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Mubadala Energy’s Bold US Entry: A Gas Giant Awakens

11th April, 2025

Mubadala Energy has just dropped anchor in one of the world’s hottest energy markets - America’s booming gas and LNG sector - with a splash.

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Singapore gets closer to Abu Dhabi, another Temasek unit opens in ADGM

24th March, 2025

As we anticipated in November 2024, Temasek-owned asset manager Seviora Group has opened an office in Abu Dhabi with the views of expanding its partnerships and activities in the region.

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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.

AI Geopolitics: Middle Eastern Sovereign Wealth Funds and Trump's AI Revolution

24th January, 2025

In a bold move signaling his return to office, President Donald Trump unveiled the US$500 billion Stargate initiative, the most significant AI infrastructure project in history.

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Trump’s Second Term: Sovereign Wealth Funds Caught in the US-China Crossfire

21st January, 2025

With President Donald Trump’s second term officially underway, the global investment community is bracing for a period of economic turbulence and geopolitical recalibration.

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Deflating Unicorns and Tech Turmoil: How Mubadala is Steering a Sinking Ship

20th January, 2025

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company is in the thick of two high-profile battles to salvage its investments in once-billion-dollar tech darlings: Turkish grocery delivery startup Getir and Berlin-based insurtech Wefox.

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Temasek and Mubadala Buy Into Private Credit

10th December, 2024

The private credit market is expanding at a breakneck speed with the market expected to grow nearly double between 2023 and 2030 to approach US$3 trillion – and sovereign wealth funds are increasing their exposure by buying into providers of non-bank loans at high valuations, as well as their own direct lending strategies. 

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Mubadala Builds its Asset Management Empire

28th November, 2024

Mubadala continues to build its asset management empire with the planned acquisition of Toronto-based CI Financial by Mubadala Capital in an all-cash offer of C$12.1 billion (US$8.66 billion) to privatise the alternatives investor.

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