Company Insights Mubadala Investment Company Finance Mubadala Investment Company News Exclusive Infrastructure UK must court Gulf investors despite Thames Water crisis The UK’s investment minister has said that the country must continue to incentivise foreign investment in its utilities sector, despite ongoing concerns that Thames Water, which is part owned by Abu Dhabi, could be on the verge of collapse. In an interview with AGBI this week, Lord Dominic Johnson, a minister of state in the […] July 6, 2023 Real Estate Merger will create GCC property management giant Plans have been announced to merge Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Estates and Eltizam Asset Management Group, creating the GCC’s largest property and facilities management company. Aldar Properties will hold a majority stake with the remaining shareholding held equally between International Holding Company and Adnec Group, Eltizam’s joint owners. According to a statement the merger will see […] July 4, 2023 Banking and Finance Mena wealth funds sharpen up on sustainability Mena sovereign wealth funds’ efforts to improve their governance and sustainability practices to meet global standards appear to be bearing fruit, as they recorded the biggest improvement of all regions in a new analysis. Data platform Global SWF assessed the performance of 100 sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds on their governance, sustainability and […] July 3, 2023 Business of Sport Qatar ‘closing in on major US sports investment’ Qatar is ready to take a shot at the $500 billion US sports market with a reported investment interest in Monumental Sports & Entertainment. The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is set to buy a 5 percent stake in Monumental, the parent company of basketball side Washington Wizards and the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals, according […] June 23, 2023 Trade South Korea delivers as UAE trade continues to grow Adnoc Logistics and Services took delivery of its first new-build oil tanker on Tuesday as part of growing UAE-South Korea trade and investment ties. The Adnoc subsidiary received Hafeet, a large crude carrier built by Hanwha Ocean at its Okpo Shipyard in Geoje Island, South Korea. The vessel, designed for long-haul voyages to ship crude […] June 22, 2023 Banking and Finance Mubadala-backed investor in race to buy US publisher A US-based investment company, backed by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company, has emerged as a bidder for American book publisher Simon & Schuster. Octavian & Co., an investment company based in New York and publisher of the quarterly magazine “Octavian Report”, is headed by Richard Hurowitz, The Wall Street Journal reported citing informed sources. Nasdaq-listed […] June 22, 2023 Business of Sport Italy’s Serie A football league targets Middle East backers Italy’s Serie A is targeting investment opportunities from the Middle East, as the football league becomes increasingly attractive to global lenders and private equity giants. The Gulf region has sizeable interests in English football, including Saudi-backed Newcastle United and Manchester City FC, which is majority-owned by Abu Dhabi United Group. Qatar Sports Investments is also […] June 17, 2023 Banking and Finance Mubadala invests in $440m LatAm fund Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala is an anchor investor in a new $440 million fund run by former SoftBank executives that will buy into Latin American startups. Miami’s Bicycle Capital has launched the fund, its first, according to a press statement that says it could increase to $500 million. The Bicycle 1 fund will partner with the […] June 15, 2023 Real Estate Mubadala co-launches $600m Japanese property fund Sovereign wealth fund Mubadala has launched a $600 million Japanese property investment joint venture, the Abu Dhabi investor said on Wednesday. Mubadala, which has $276 billion of assets under management, has partnered with Canada’s Manulife Investment Management, Connecticut-based Proprium Capital Partners and Tokyo’s Samurai Capital to buy real estate in the world’s third-largest economy. The […] June 14, 2023 Analysis Economy Gem of a deal: how Accords unified UAE and Israel It is almost three years since the Abraham Accords brought together the UAE and Israel in a partnership in which trade was always central to the proposition. Amir Hayek, a former president of Israel’s hotel association, was appointed Israel’s ambassador to the UAE in a nod to the importance of economic diplomacy. A free trade agreement […] June 7, 2023 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 27 28 29 … 37 Next
Exclusive Infrastructure UK must court Gulf investors despite Thames Water crisis The UK’s investment minister has said that the country must continue to incentivise foreign investment in its utilities sector, despite ongoing concerns that Thames Water, which is part owned by Abu Dhabi, could be on the verge of collapse. In an interview with AGBI this week, Lord Dominic Johnson, a minister of state in the […] July 6, 2023
Real Estate Merger will create GCC property management giant Plans have been announced to merge Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Estates and Eltizam Asset Management Group, creating the GCC’s largest property and facilities management company. Aldar Properties will hold a majority stake with the remaining shareholding held equally between International Holding Company and Adnec Group, Eltizam’s joint owners. According to a statement the merger will see […] July 4, 2023
Banking and Finance Mena wealth funds sharpen up on sustainability Mena sovereign wealth funds’ efforts to improve their governance and sustainability practices to meet global standards appear to be bearing fruit, as they recorded the biggest improvement of all regions in a new analysis. Data platform Global SWF assessed the performance of 100 sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds on their governance, sustainability and […] July 3, 2023
Business of Sport Qatar ‘closing in on major US sports investment’ Qatar is ready to take a shot at the $500 billion US sports market with a reported investment interest in Monumental Sports & Entertainment. The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is set to buy a 5 percent stake in Monumental, the parent company of basketball side Washington Wizards and the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals, according […] June 23, 2023
Trade South Korea delivers as UAE trade continues to grow Adnoc Logistics and Services took delivery of its first new-build oil tanker on Tuesday as part of growing UAE-South Korea trade and investment ties. The Adnoc subsidiary received Hafeet, a large crude carrier built by Hanwha Ocean at its Okpo Shipyard in Geoje Island, South Korea. The vessel, designed for long-haul voyages to ship crude […] June 22, 2023
Banking and Finance Mubadala-backed investor in race to buy US publisher A US-based investment company, backed by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company, has emerged as a bidder for American book publisher Simon & Schuster. Octavian & Co., an investment company based in New York and publisher of the quarterly magazine “Octavian Report”, is headed by Richard Hurowitz, The Wall Street Journal reported citing informed sources. Nasdaq-listed […] June 22, 2023
Business of Sport Italy’s Serie A football league targets Middle East backers Italy’s Serie A is targeting investment opportunities from the Middle East, as the football league becomes increasingly attractive to global lenders and private equity giants. The Gulf region has sizeable interests in English football, including Saudi-backed Newcastle United and Manchester City FC, which is majority-owned by Abu Dhabi United Group. Qatar Sports Investments is also […] June 17, 2023
Banking and Finance Mubadala invests in $440m LatAm fund Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala is an anchor investor in a new $440 million fund run by former SoftBank executives that will buy into Latin American startups. Miami’s Bicycle Capital has launched the fund, its first, according to a press statement that says it could increase to $500 million. The Bicycle 1 fund will partner with the […] June 15, 2023
Real Estate Mubadala co-launches $600m Japanese property fund Sovereign wealth fund Mubadala has launched a $600 million Japanese property investment joint venture, the Abu Dhabi investor said on Wednesday. Mubadala, which has $276 billion of assets under management, has partnered with Canada’s Manulife Investment Management, Connecticut-based Proprium Capital Partners and Tokyo’s Samurai Capital to buy real estate in the world’s third-largest economy. The […] June 14, 2023
Analysis Economy Gem of a deal: how Accords unified UAE and Israel It is almost three years since the Abraham Accords brought together the UAE and Israel in a partnership in which trade was always central to the proposition. Amir Hayek, a former president of Israel’s hotel association, was appointed Israel’s ambassador to the UAE in a nod to the importance of economic diplomacy. A free trade agreement […] June 7, 2023
