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Citi investment pays off for Singapore

Singapore's sovereign wealth fund notched a $1.6 billion profit on a partial sale of its Citigroup stake.


CIC betting big on LBO and hedge funds

Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp. is aiming to capitalize on the drop in valuations to load up on investments in private equity and hedge fund stakes.


Sovereign wealth fund invests in Virgin Galactic

Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Aabar Investments bought a third of Richard Branson's space tourism venture Virgin Galactic.


Qatar's getting a new $3.45B Porsche

The sports car maker is gearing up to sell the sovereign wealth fund a 25% stake for $3.4 billion.


AMD wins spinoff approval

After a false start, the processor maker finally won enough shareholder votes to clear the spinoff of its manufacturing operations to a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund.


TPG ends talks to sell a stake in itself

The Texas buyout shops ended talks with the Kuwaiti Investment Authority and two California pension funds.


Sarkozy pledges new fund will protect French companies

France's new sovereign wealth fund made its debut on Thursday as its creator and champion, President Nicolas Sarkozy, vowed to use €20 billion ($25 billion) in assets to protect French companies from foreign bidders and invest in strategic industry....


Chinese sovereign wealth fund increases Blackstone stake

With the credit crunch having beaten down the Blackstone Group LP's shares, Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp. is taking the opportunity to increase its stake in the firm to 12.5%....


Temasek bumps up its stake in Merrill Lynch

Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd. did some bargain hunting during Monday's market turmoil, as it increased its stake in Merrill Lynch & Co. to 13.7% from 9.4%, according to a U.S. regulatory filing. ...


BofA buyout can't quite save Temasek's investment in Merrill

At first glance, it looked as if the shotgun marriage of Merrill Lynch & Co. with Bank of America Corp. had bailed out Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd., who had poured nearly $6 billion into the investment bank this year, only to watch the value of its stake evaporate....


Temasek gets approval to raise its stake in Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch & Co.'s CEO John Thain can expect to keep getting up early to make those calls to Asia, as Singapore's $130 billion sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd. has received antitrust approval to raise its stake in the investment bank past the 10% limit.


Temasek may increase stake in Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch & Co.'s largest shareholder, Temasek Holdings Pte., may be looking to increase its stake in the beleaguered bank on the chance that the company is on the rebound. ...



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