4th October, 2024
The Oman Investment Authority has announced the IPO of a 25% stake in OQ Exploration & Production, a subsidiary of OQ Group, while at the same time is pouring US$150 million into a tech-focused fund to support start-ups in the GCC region.
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20th June, 2024
Temasek has agreed to sell its LNG subsidiary Pavilion Energy to oil major Shell for an undisclosed figure, 11 years after it was launched by the Singaporean state-owned investor.
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20th March, 2024
Sovereign investors are looking to cash in assets, sensing markets are ripe for divestment. Singapore’s Temasek and GIC are the most active sovereign investors in big ticket sales, which are set to net them billions in returns that will be recycled into new strategies.
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5th February, 2024
Temasek has exited Indian insurtech pioneer Policybazaar and sold a minority stake in Manipal Hospitals, but remains committed to India and is set to recycle the capital into new ventures.
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3rd November, 2023
Canadian pension giant CPP Investments has exited two German wind farms with a C$374 million (US$273 million) profit - but it remains committed to renewables as part of its strategy to achieve C$130 billion of transition and green assets by 2030.
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5th October, 2023
Infrastructure is usually seen as a safe bet by the patient capital of state-owned investors, and a bolt hole at times of uncertainty and economic volatility.
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29th March, 2023
March saw some mega deals and mega sales by sovereign wealth and public pension funds, with significant changes in public market positions as they seek protection from market volatility and high inflation.
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14th September, 2022
Canadian public pension funds CPP Investments and Ontario’s OMERS have cashed in their investment in Skyway Concession Company (SCC) at twice the value they invested, supporting the idea that infrastructure is a hedge against volatility in more liquid assets, such as public equities.
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8th September, 2022
A new sub-fund is being established by The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE) to pool assets for public listing, attracting the interest of Gulf region’s sovereign wealth funds
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22nd August, 2022
Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund, Samruk-Kazyna, is preparing to float a stake in oil company KazMunayGas (KMG) to raise “hundreds of million of dollars”, which will help fund a pipeline of projects including the development of renewable energy.
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9th February, 2022
The IPO of AD Ports has injected liquidity into the portfolio of its majority owner, the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ – but with this comes volatility in the value of the fund’s portfolio, subjecting it to the turbulence of public markets.
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7th January, 2022
One of the biggest divestments by sovereign investors is set to create a world-leader in global mobility.
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