6th August, 2025
Iran’s sovereign wealth fund - the National Development Fund of Iran (NDFI) - is sitting on a reported "balance" of US$30 billion, according to the Fund’s chairman Mehdi Ghazanfari.
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5th August, 2025
Singapore’s GIC has cut through the noise of global deal-making with its EUR1.4 billion (US$1.5 billion) acquisition of a 25% stake in Spain’s new fiber optic powerhouse - a joint venture with MasOrange and Vodafone Spain.
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4th August, 2025
In the world of high finance, it’s easy to miss a turning point until it’s already happened. Yet, two recent deals - Brunei’s sovereign wealth fund taking a near-20% stake in Bridgewater Associates and Bahrain’s Mumtalakat joining the anchor circle of BlueFive Capital - are bellwethers for a new era in institutional investing.
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1st August, 2025
In 2022, Israel formally established CIF, a traditional SWFs sourced from natural gas revenues, and with clear mechanisms for deposits and withdrawals, in order to provide macroeconomic stability and save for future generations. We were delighted to speak with Ms. Lena Krupalnik, the Fund’s Head of Management Department, about CIF’s current portfolio and strategy, and future ambitions.
31st July, 2025
Dutch pension giant APG Asset Management just lobbed over A$1 billion (EUR563 million) into the heart of Australia’s renewables revolution, shaking up the scene with a major commitment to Octopus Australia’s OASIS platform.
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30th July, 2025
The recent exit of Michael Yang from OMERS Ventures is a signal that the Canadian pension-backed venture capital arm is undergoing a major realignment.
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29th July, 2025
The sale of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s (CPP) 49% stake in Island Star Mall Developers Private Limited (ISMDPL) to The Phoenix Mills ltd marks not just the end of a joint venture, but also a new phase in the evolving relationship between global state capital and India’s most successful retail-led developer.
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25th July, 2025
On Friday, GIC released its results for the year ending on March 31, 2025 and they are quite revealing, even though the Singaporean SWF is opting to be opaquer and vaguer with some of its reporting.
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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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22nd July, 2025
July 2025 is a watershed moment for the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) as it snaps up a 49% stake in Enfinity Global’s 402MW Italian solar portfolio, sending a clear signal that it’s no longer just an energy-backed stabilization fund.
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21st July, 2025
Singapore's Temasek is putting its money where its mouth is in India, turbocharging its portfolio to US$50 billion in 2025, with fresh commitments of US$3–4 billion annually.
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