Saturday 7 April 2018

Sovereign funds take part in record $42bln of deals in Q1 | ZAWYA MENA Edition

Sovereign funds take part in record $42bln of deals in Q1 | ZAWYA MENA Edition:

"Sovereign investors participated in deals worth a record $42 billion in the first quarter, led by Singapore fund GIC's involvement in the two biggest transactions, which accounted for $29.6 billion combined. GIC and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) are investing alongside U.S. private equity firm Blackstone BX.N in its $17 billion acquisition of a majority stake in the Financial and Risk business of Thomson Reuters Corp - the quarter's largest deal.  GIC also partnered with Carlyle Group, another private equity firm, to acquire Akzo Nobel's Specialty Chemicals business for $12.6 billion."



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