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Can Son Sell the Gulf Another US$100 Billion Vision?

12th October, 2026

Masayoshi Son is again seeking Gulf sovereign capital on the scale of the original Vision Fund. Nine years on, its 1.28x TVPI gives prospective backers a clear benchmark for another US$100 billion proposition.

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OIA’s US$150 million Kazakhstan fund anchors a wider investment network

7th October, 2026

Oman Investment Authority (OIA) and Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Kazyna have agreed a US$150 million joint investment fund, six months after signing Heads of Terms that left the size and structure open. The vehicle is expected to be established at the Astana International Financial Centre by the end of 2026 and will be owned equally, implying a US$75 million commitment from each side.

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Singapore’s Vote of Confidence in the GCC: Temasek Builds Presence on Existing SWF Ties

30th September, 2026

Temasek is turning years of co-investment with Gulf sovereign funds into a permanent regional presence. The Singapore state investor will open offices in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi in the first half of 2027 and deepen engagement in Qatar, bringing its own investment teams closer to QIA, Mubadala, KIA, MGX and L’IMAD. Its disclosed direct Gulf portfolio remains limited, but the relationships are already well established.

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HUMAIN IPO Would Put a Market Price on PIF’s Saudi AI Strategy

9th September, 2026

Saudi AI platform HUMAIN is an example of how PIF intends to finance the next phase of Saudi industrial development; although the fund provided the initial sovereign capital and had helped to secure technology partners, HUMAIN is aiming at a structure in which third parties contribute 70% of the financing.

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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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OIA’s bilateral model is moving from country funds to a co-investment network

29th April, 2026

Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna and the Oman Investment Authority (OIA) signed Heads of Terms in this month covering industry, healthcare, energy, consumer, logistics and mining, but with no disclosed capital size and no fixed vehicle yet.

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PIF’s King Street deal marks a broader push into private credit

14th April, 2026

PIF’s memorandum of understanding with King Street is its clearest move yet into broader private credit.

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How sovereign wealth funds use BlackRock: mandates, platforms and infrastructure partnerships

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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Canadian and Australian Pension Funds Formalise an Established Investment Relationship

5th March, 2026

The Canadian-Australian Pension Funds Investment Initiative (CAP Invest) brings together nine Australian superannuation funds and investment platforms and nine Canadian public pension organisations in a framework intended to facilitate dialogue with governments and encourage cross-border investment.

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Sovereign Capital Underwrites the US Power Growth

3rd March, 2026

The announced take-private of the AES Corporation at a US$33.4 billion enterprise value including assumed debt, shows sovereign wealth and public pension heavyweights are willing to back a capital-intensive US power platform.

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NBIM to Close Paris Real Estate Office as Strategy Shifts Toward Centralisation and Platform Execution

23rd January, 2026

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) is preparing to close its dedicated real estate office in Paris, consolidating its European unlisted property operations in London as part of a wider shift in how the fund manages real assets.

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QIA and Goldman deepen ties with US$25bn target as Gulf sovereigns “platform” private markets

22nd January, 2026

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Goldman Sachs Asset Management have signed a memorandum of understanding that sets a target of up to US$25 billion for QIA to invest in Goldman-managed vehicles and co-investments, while Goldman plans to meaningfully expand its headcount in Doha and position the office as a regional hub for asset management.

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