Company Insights Qatar Investment Authority Banking & Finance Qatar Investment Authority News Real Estate Qatar wealth fund buys troubled New York hotel A luxury Manhattan hotel, which has been on the market for a number of years after being caught up in the 1MBD Malaysian investment fund scandal, has been sold to Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund. The Qatar Investment Authority has bought the 46-storey Park Lane Hotel for almost $623 million, according to city records, as first […] August 29, 2023 Renewable Energy QIA buys $500m stake in Adani’s green energy firm India’s Adani Group has raised $500 million by selling a part of its holdings in Adani Green Energy Limited to investors, including INQ Holding, a wholly owned unit of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). The stake sale by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani aims to reduce promoter-level debt and release stock pledges. Infinite Trade and Investment sold 42.6 million […] August 8, 2023 Economy Qatar’s non-oil sector up but real estate slows Business conditions for Qatar’s non-oil private sector continued to improve in July. However there was a lack of demand for real estate following previous growth in construction that was linked to the Fifa World Cup. Output, new orders, employment and purchasing all expanded, with Qatar’s latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reaching 54.0 in July, up […] August 7, 2023 EXCLUSIVE Business of Sport Baseball ready to strike home run in the Middle East When the opening pitch is thrown at Dubai International Stadium in November it will signal the official start of the first ever professional baseball league in the Middle East and South Asia. And the power broker behind the ambitious project hopes the 25,000-seater venue will be at least a quarter full to mark the inaugural […] August 6, 2023 Analysis Banking & Finance Gulf sovereign wealth funds vary recipes for success Gulf sovereign wealth funds are pursuing differing investment strategies when it comes to the way they buy into target companies, according to a report by analyst Global SWF Institute. The paper highlights how the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) and Investment Corporation of Dubai prioritise buying into target assets via funds, while Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment […] August 3, 2023 Retail Qatar in talks to invest $1bn in Reliance Retail Ventures Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is negotiating to buy a minority stake in Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail Ventures. The $450 billion Qatari sovereign fund is weighing a $1 billion investment to take about one percent and valuing the retail business at around $100 billion, informed sources told the Financial Times newspaper. The agreement is […] July 26, 2023 Logistics DHL buys Turkish firm to tap into e-commerce sector DHL Group has bought Turkish parcel delivery company MNG Kargo, as the German logistics giant looks to tap into Turkey’s fast-growing ecommerce industry. “E-commerce remains one of the biggest growth drivers for logistics services and especially for parcel volumes,” CEO Tobias Meyer said. “We, therefore, continuously work to expand our footprint.” DHL will buy MNG […] July 26, 2023 Banking & Finance SNB plan to take 40% Credit Suisse stake halted by regulator Saudi National Bank (SNB) wanted to increase its stake in Credit Suisse, Switzerland’s second-largest bank, to 40 percent from 9.88 percent, Zürich-based Blick daily reported. However, Swiss regulator Finma stopped the bank from making the move. Finma must approve a foreign investor taking a stake of more than 10 percent in a major Swiss bank, […] July 10, 2023 Banking & 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 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 7 8 9 … 12 Next
Real Estate Qatar wealth fund buys troubled New York hotel A luxury Manhattan hotel, which has been on the market for a number of years after being caught up in the 1MBD Malaysian investment fund scandal, has been sold to Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund. The Qatar Investment Authority has bought the 46-storey Park Lane Hotel for almost $623 million, according to city records, as first […] August 29, 2023
Renewable Energy QIA buys $500m stake in Adani’s green energy firm India’s Adani Group has raised $500 million by selling a part of its holdings in Adani Green Energy Limited to investors, including INQ Holding, a wholly owned unit of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). The stake sale by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani aims to reduce promoter-level debt and release stock pledges. Infinite Trade and Investment sold 42.6 million […] August 8, 2023
Economy Qatar’s non-oil sector up but real estate slows Business conditions for Qatar’s non-oil private sector continued to improve in July. However there was a lack of demand for real estate following previous growth in construction that was linked to the Fifa World Cup. Output, new orders, employment and purchasing all expanded, with Qatar’s latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reaching 54.0 in July, up […] August 7, 2023
EXCLUSIVE Business of Sport Baseball ready to strike home run in the Middle East When the opening pitch is thrown at Dubai International Stadium in November it will signal the official start of the first ever professional baseball league in the Middle East and South Asia. And the power broker behind the ambitious project hopes the 25,000-seater venue will be at least a quarter full to mark the inaugural […] August 6, 2023
Analysis Banking & Finance Gulf sovereign wealth funds vary recipes for success Gulf sovereign wealth funds are pursuing differing investment strategies when it comes to the way they buy into target companies, according to a report by analyst Global SWF Institute. The paper highlights how the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) and Investment Corporation of Dubai prioritise buying into target assets via funds, while Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment […] August 3, 2023
Retail Qatar in talks to invest $1bn in Reliance Retail Ventures Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is negotiating to buy a minority stake in Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail Ventures. The $450 billion Qatari sovereign fund is weighing a $1 billion investment to take about one percent and valuing the retail business at around $100 billion, informed sources told the Financial Times newspaper. The agreement is […] July 26, 2023
Logistics DHL buys Turkish firm to tap into e-commerce sector DHL Group has bought Turkish parcel delivery company MNG Kargo, as the German logistics giant looks to tap into Turkey’s fast-growing ecommerce industry. “E-commerce remains one of the biggest growth drivers for logistics services and especially for parcel volumes,” CEO Tobias Meyer said. “We, therefore, continuously work to expand our footprint.” DHL will buy MNG […] July 26, 2023
Banking & Finance SNB plan to take 40% Credit Suisse stake halted by regulator Saudi National Bank (SNB) wanted to increase its stake in Credit Suisse, Switzerland’s second-largest bank, to 40 percent from 9.88 percent, Zürich-based Blick daily reported. However, Swiss regulator Finma stopped the bank from making the move. Finma must approve a foreign investor taking a stake of more than 10 percent in a major Swiss bank, […] July 10, 2023
Banking & 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
