Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, announced the launch of HUMAIN, a company owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF). This new entity will operate across the artificial intelligence (AI) value chain as a unified operating company, aiming to streamline various data center initiatives and accelerate...
Sanabil Investments, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), is providing funding for the Middle East tech firm iMENA Group’s recent capital raise of $135 million. This amount represents the first tranche of funds intended for iMENA’s planned initial public offering (IPO). In addition to Sanabil, the funding round attracted investments from venture...
Lucid Group, Inc., backed by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), has successfully closed a significant $1.1 billion offering in convertible senior notes due in 2030. This closing includes the full exercise of an option that allowed initial purchasers to acquire an additional $100 million in notes, as stated in an official announcement. Taoufiq Boussaid,...
Emaar The Economic City (Emaar EC) has successfully obtained a loan of 1 billion riyals, equivalent to $267 million, from the Public Investment Fund (PIF) to support project costs and drive growth. This loan is part of the company’s Capital Optimisation Plan. The new financing represents an amendment to a prior agreement made in 2023...
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Goldman Sachs Asset Management have recently signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU). This partnership will allow PIF to serve as a strategic anchor investor for new private credit and public equity strategies in Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. An anchor investor is...
The Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, has invested $200 million in the first internationally listed exchange-traded fund (ETF) centered on Saudi Arabia. The fund, known as the SPDR J.P. Morgan Saudi Arabia Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF, is managed by State Street Global Advisors. The announcement was made during a bell-ringing ceremony...
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company has taken the lead as the world’s biggest spender among sovereign wealth funds in 2024. The fund deployed $29.2 billion last year, a sharp increase from $17.5 billion in 2023, according to a report by Global SWF, an industry tracker. This marks a significant shift, as Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment...