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SWFs Bolster AI: GIC Extends Anthropic Bet Into Claude Data Centres

12th August, 2026

Singapore’s GIC is extending its investment in Anthropic into the infrastructure required to run Claude, joining Macquarie Asset Management in a new data centre platform dedicated to the US artificial intelligence company. Global SWF estimates GIC has already invested around US$ 6.3 billion in Anthropic, making it the company’s largest sovereign investor.

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Mubadala Weighs Record US$6.3 Billion Japan AI Data Centre Investment

7th August, 2026

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company is considering investing up to JPY1 trillion (US$6.3 billion) in a proposed 500MW artificial intelligence data centre in Japan’s Akita Prefecture. It may lead a group of Japanese and overseas investors, although no commitment, financing timetable or ownership structure has been announced.

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Canada's CPP Leads Public Capital Deeper Into the Physical Layer of AI

6th July, 2026

CPP Investments’ US$1.75 billion commitment to EQT’s AI infrastructure strategy is an example of how state-owned investors are moving beyond data centre exposure and into capacity underwriting.

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Ownership Transition in Asian Data Centres: GIC and Mubadala Join KKR in Proposed US$10bn STT GDC Buyout

3rd February, 2026

A consortium led by KKR and Singtel is in advanced discussions to acquire ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) in a transaction that could value the company at more than US$10 billion.

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Masdar in 2025: scaling a sovereign-backed renewables platform, tightening focus, and positioning for the power demand cycle

29th December, 2025

Masdar’s strategy through 2025 did not resemble a conventional corporate growth plan, but instead operated more like a state-capital buildout with the deployment of a large amount of patient capital into contracted renewables, acquisitions to secure operating platforms in priority markets, and extension into clean power and storage.

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What SWF leaders are saying about the world economy

8th October, 2025

Across the biggest sovereign wealth funds, leaders have reached a common view of 2025: the world is at the beginning of a long period of uncertainty in which debt, deglobalization and geopolitics keep volatility elevated, while technology - especially AI - creates durable pockets of growth.

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GIC and ADIA Back Vantage’s APAC Push - What the Johor Deal Signals

15th September, 2025

Vantage Data Centers has secured US$1.6 billion from an affiliate of GIC and a wholly owned ADIA subsidiary to expand its Asia-Pacific platform and acquire Yondr Group’s 300MW+ data-centre campus in Sedenak Tech Park, Johor (Malaysia).

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ADIA Moves from LP to Shareholder in GLP’s New Economy Push with US$1.5bn Investment

28th August, 2025

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is signalling where sovereign capital sees durable growth: direct investment in asset managers.

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Zero Two’s ASEAN Move Marks Abu Dhabi’s Entry into Global Hyperscale Stakes

13th August, 2025

Abu Dhabi’s ADQ made a bold digital infrastructure move with its first overseas deal via its digital infra arm Zero Two.

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Beyond the Cloud: The Global Battle for Digital Infrastructure Ownership

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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CPP’s US$1.3bn in Japanese Data Centres Is Latest Move in a Global Digital Land Grab

12th June, 2025

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has just staked a massive US$1.3 billion on Japan’s booming data centre market, anchoring Ares Management Corporation’s US$2.4 billion Japan DC Partners I (JDC I) fund.

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Macron Bets on the Gulf: How France Is Harnessing Saudi Arabia’s PIF for Economic Revival

20th May, 2025

With the French budget in crisis and foreign direct investment into startups falling off a cliff, President Emmanuel Macron is doubling down on his most reliable card: foreign capital from sovereign wealth giants.

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