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Spotlight on Djibouti: Small State, Big Ambitions Driven by SWF

4th December, 2024

The smallest nation state in mainland Africa, Djibouti is using the power of state capital and leveraging its geopolitically strategic location to punch above its weight, in an attempt to position itself as the Singapore of the Horn of Africa.

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GIC Pushes Further Into Smart Meter Sector, Aiding Energy Transition

2nd December, 2024

Institutional investors are looking at a range of businesses exposed to energy transition, beyond simply investing in renewables and divesting from fossil fuels to “green” their portfolios - and metering solutions form a growing part of boosting operational performance and energy efficiency in the power sector.

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Indonesia's Toll Roads Get Dutch and Abu Dhabi Backing

28th October, 2024

Indonesia’s toll roads have been boosted by a combination of Indonesian, Dutch and Abu Dhabi capital, with fresh investment in sections of the Trans Sumatra Toll Road.

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CPP and GIC Lead Digital Infra Revolution with Fresh Backing for Equinix

2nd October, 2024

Canada’s biggest public pension fund CPP Investments is deploying a breathtaking amount of capital to data centers with its latest joint venture deal with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC and global digital infrastructure company Equinix set to break records - and IMCO is also seeking to gain a bit of the action in the fast-growing sector.

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Delhi's US$262bn Roads Plan Prompts Canadian Funds to Boost Exposure to Indian Highways

12th September, 2024

With India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways setting out plans for INR22 trillion (US$262 billion) in infrastructure investment up to FY2031/32, the Indian roads sector continues to be one of the world’s fastest growing infrastructure markets.

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Destination Brazil: CPP Adds to Infra Investments

11th September, 2024

Brazil is growing in prominence as an investment target among state-owned investors eyeing long-term returns and coming quarters are set to see a slew of sovereign capital in the South American market with infrastructure the prime target.

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NIIF Plans US$4bn Capital Raise for Indian Infra as it Divests Roads and Renewables

5th September, 2024

India’s quasi-SWF, the National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), is planning to raise US$4 billion in capital for infrastructure investments, signalling it is entering a new phase and accelerating its co-investment partnerships.

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Sovereign Investors Surge Into Digital Infrastructure

28th August, 2024

Public pension funds from Australia, Canada and the Netherlands have swung their support behind the EUR2.1 billion capital-raising by euNetworks amid surging appetite for digital infrastructure among state-owned investors.

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Norway's NBIM Boosts Renewables with US$1bn Injection

26th August, 2024

Norway’s US$1.7 trillion sovereign wealth fund signalled a departure from its strategy of direct investment in renewable energy with a EUR900 million allocation to the fifth fund launched by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CI V).

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The Philippines New SWF has Grand Ambitions, but Needs Co-Investors and Foreign Capital

6th August, 2024

The Philippines’ sovereign wealth fund, the Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC), is now firmly established and about to originate deals for the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) focusing on domestic infrastructure and impact investment.

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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.

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