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State Investors Back Transportation Leasing for Steady Returns and Value-Add Opportunities

26th July, 2024

An investment of more than US$600 million in US trailer lessor Transportation Equipment Network (TEN) by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is the latest development in sovereign investor involvement in the transportation leasing sector.

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PIF Looks to Lift Economic Diversification by Igniting Hydrogen Production

12th July, 2024

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is planning to bolster hydrogen production by turning a little known subsidiary, the Energy Solutions Company (ESC), into a national champion, adding to its large and growing suite of industrial subsidiaries that seek to diversify the Kingdom’s economy, according to MEED.

Indonesia Leads Growth in Asia Toll Roads Investments

2nd July, 2024

Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC has teamed up with Metro Pacific Tollways to buy up a 35% stake worth US$1 billion in a network of toll roads on Indonesia’s island of Java, in what could be a record year for investment by state-owned investors in Asian toll road networks.

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Japan: Cheap Yen, Inflation, Bull Market and Real Estate Entice SWFs

19th June, 2024

Sovereign wealth fund interest in Japan is modest compared to economies of a similar size and diversity, but this could all change with Asian and Middle Eastern funds showing increasing interest.

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CPP "Close" to US$1.2bn Indian Roads Purchase

18th June, 2024

Canada’s biggest public pension fund, CPP Investments, could be close to acquiring a INR100 billion (US$1.2 billion) Indian roads portfolio from India’s quasi-sovereign wealth fund the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), but is up against Macquarie and infrastructure investment trust Cube Highways at the advanced bidding stage.

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Ardian Engages PIF and QIA in Aviation Investments

14th June, 2024

Private equity group Ardian is combining forces with Qatari and Saudi sovereign wealth funds in two separate major European transactions in the aviation sector, demonstrating an ongoing strategy to work closely with state-owned investors and combine their capital strengths.

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Driving Australian Infrastructure: Domestic SWFs Spend US$1.1bn+ on Toll Roads

13th June, 2024

Two Australian sovereign wealth funds - Future Fund and QIC - have teamed up to buy the EastLink toll road network from their New Zealand counterpart NZSuper and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America.

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Québec: Canadian Fund Boosts Financial Services, Cuts Infra Costs

12th June, 2024

Québec’s public pension fund CDPQ is boosting the expansion of the National Bank of Canada with a C$500 million investment that will boost Montréal’s standing as a financial hub, but is set to issue a report today that recommends cutting back some of the provincial government’s transport infrastructure plans for the capital.

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PIF Reaches the Stratosphere with Satellite Subsidiary

28th May, 2024

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is developing its might as the dominant force in the national economy with the launch of yet another national champion subsidiary, this time devoted to satellite launches.

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Khazanah, ADIA, EPF and GIP Set to Take Over Malaysian Airports at US$3.9bn Valuation Amid Recovery

15th May, 2024

Malaysia Airports (MAHB) is set to be taken over by an alliance of Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah and its public pension fund the Employees Provident Fund along with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).

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BlackRock Deepens Relationship With Saudi Arabia

30th April, 2024

Saudi Arabia’s US$925 billion Public Investment Fund (PIF) has given BlackRock a US$5 billion mandate to help establish a multi-class investment firm based in the capital, called BlackRock Riyadh Investment Management.

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Championing Consolidation: Gulf SWFs Create Global TowerCo Giants

25th April, 2024

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has forged a joint venture deal with the Kingdom’s telecoms company STC which sees it acquire a 51% stake in Telecommunication Towers Company Limited (TAWAL), which is set to form the basis of the Middle East’s biggest telecommunications infrastructure company – and a global player.

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