Qatar fund eyes $2bn loan for Singapore tower dealQatar Investment Authority (QIA) has approached banks for a loan of as much as $2 billion to finance its acquisition of BlackRock’s Asia Square Tower 1, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The sovereign w More… |
QIA buys Singapore office tower for $2.45bnAsia Square Tower 1, a premium office tower at Marina Bay, Singapore’s equivalent to London’s Canary Wharf, has been bought by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) for S$3.4 billion ($2.45 billion) from a BlackRock-advised fund. More… |
Qatar fund ‘cutting focus on Europe’Qatar's sovereign wealth fund is reducing its focus on investments in Europe and placing more of its money with external managers following an internal review, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Qatar Investment Au More… |
Qatari fund, CVC drop secret Sainsbury buyout planA consortium of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the gas-rich emirate, CVC Capital Partners and Canadian property group Brookfield have abandoned a secret plan to bid for British supermarket group J.Sainsbury, Sky N More… |
QIA in talks to boost stake in Spanish property firmQatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the gas-rich emirate, is in talks to boost its stake in Spain’s largest listed property group Colonial. A benchmark leader in the Paris commercial property More… |
Qatari fund JV acquires $1.34bn US office portfolioQatar Investment Authority (QIA) has joined hands with Douglas Emmett, a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT), to acquire a prime 1.72 million sq ft office portfolio in the US. The portfolio consists of four Class More… |
AccorHotels to buy FRHI group in $2.9bn dealAccorHotels is buying the owner of luxury hotels including London's Savoy and New York's Plaza, in a cash-and-share deal worth $2.9 billion that will also raise the US profile of Europe's largest hotel group. The deal, More… |
Qatar sells Hochtief shares for $614mQatar Investment Authority (QIA) has sold its 10 per cent stake in Hochtief AG for about €540 million ($614 million), a source familiar with the matter said. The sale will clear the path for Spain’s Actividades de More… |
Qatar sells Hochtief shares for $614mQatar Investment Authority (QIA) has sold its 10 per cent stake in Hochtief AG for about €540 million ($614 million), a source familiar with the matter said. The sale will clear the path for Spain’s Actividades de More… |
Qatar-led group acquires 100pc of Canary WharfQatar Investment Authority and Brookfield Property Partners have acquired 100 per cent of London's Canary Wharf Group (CWG) after buying out the remaining shareholders. Brookfield owned 22 per cent of CWG before the deal, said More… |