#Qatar Investment Authority

GCC wealth funds are fueling growth and prosperity

How GCC wealth funds are fuelling growth and prosperity

Sovereign wealth funds in the GCC region continue to increase in number, size, variety and scope

Qatar looking to buy stake in Washington Wizards NBA team

Qatar looking to buy stake in NBA team Washington Wizards

The NBA had revised its ownership rules to allow for passive, non-controlling, minority investments in NBA teams by institutional investors, and sovereign wealth funds

Qatar investor set for a spending boost

Qatar’s top dealmakers get ready for a spending power boost

The country’s wealth fund remains one of the biggest investors in Europe, with stakes in companies such as Glencore and automaker Volkswagen

Mansoor Ebrahim Al-Mahmoud, QIA CEO on sovereign wealth funds in private credit. Image credit: QIA

Sovereign wealth fund QIA joins SoftBank, BlackRock in private credit push

Sovereign wealth funds like the QIA have been increasingly looking at private credit, providing evidence of the market’s rapid growth

Qatar sets up a $275m market-maker fund

Qatar allots $275m to a new market-making programme

The initiative will help enhance liquidity in the market, improve price discovery and diversify the capital markets

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Builder.ai announces $250m Series D led by Qatar Investment Authority

The funding round included participation from existing and new investors including Iconiq Capital, Jungle Ventures & Insight Partners

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Porsche operating profit in 2022 surges $7.2bn on high revenues

The automaker said it is pushing its strategy of modern luxury in 2023 and has started its ambitious Road to 20 programme

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Qatar Investment Authority ups its stake in Credit Suisse

Qatar Investment Authority becomes the Swiss bank’s second largest shareholder just behind the Saudi National Bank

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Qatar wealth fund hires ex-JPMorgan exec Niall Byrne as CFO

Byrne, who has nearly 30 years’ experience in the finance industry, joined QIA this month

Celonis funding round

Qatar leads investment round in Celonis at $13bn valuation

The latest funding came as an extension of last year’s Series D investment round

Urban farming startup Infarm gets funding from Qatar wealth fund

The investment will be used to expand to more fruits and vegetables and open its first centre in Qatar in 2023

Qatar’s wealth fund says crypto needs to mature after wild ride

Bitcoin has lost more than 50 per cent from its mid-April high of almost $65,000

Revealed: Top 5 most powerful Arabs in Qatar

The highest ranked Arabs originating from Qatar in Gulf Business’ annual Arab power list

Qatar wealth fund plans Asia push to diversify from Europe, US

The wealth fund holds stakes in some of the world’s top companies

Qatar-Barclays Payments Face Fraud Probe

Fees from Qatar Investment Authority paid to the British bank are being scrutinised by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office.