7th April, 2026
The reported PIF talks over a possible US$5 billion SpaceX IPO investment and the reported US$24 billion of Gulf sovereign backing for Paramount Skydance’s Warner deal show that Gulf sovereign wealth funds are becoming crucial repeat providers of large minority capital to Western billionaire-led platforms.
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6th April, 2026
BlackRock’s relationships with sovereign wealth funds have moved well beyond traditional mandates, with the firm now serving different funds as external manager, platform builder, infrastructure sponsor and co-investment partner depending on the mandate, asset class and strategic objective.
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26th March, 2026
Yasir Al-Rumayyan’s claim that PIF remains committed to investments around the world is true in the narrow sense that Saudi Arabia has not halted outbound dealmaking.
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11th March, 2026
The escalation of conflict involving Iran has reinforced the need for sustaining military capabilities when supply chains become uncertain.
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9th March, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has become globally associated with tourism giga-projects, sports investments and technology deals, but another industrial transformation is taking place within its domestic portfolio.
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4th March, 2026
Escalating tensions involving Iran and the security of the Strait of Hormuz have revived questions about how Gulf sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) will react to this major regional geopolitical crisis.
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26th February, 2026
Private credit assets under management globally reached approximately US$2.4 trillion by the end of 2025, according to industry estimates, and now fund roughly 80% of leveraged buyout financing in the US and Europe.
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19th February, 2026
This week, two developments demonstrated how Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is reshaping its exposure to digital industries.
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27th January, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s reported restructuring of the Neom giga-project marks more than a project reset. It reflects a deeper institutional shift in how Vision 2030 is financed, governed and executed.
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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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15th January, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s IPO pipeline for 2026 is sizeable by any regional standard. But the headline number of listings matters less than who is driving them, and why. At the centre of that story sits the Public Investment Fund (PIF).
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6th January, 2026
The Public Investment Fund remains the controlling shareholder of Lucid Group, and its long-term strategy toward the investment continues to attract scrutiny.
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