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The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA; Arabic: جهاز قطر للإستثمار) is Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. [2] The QIA was founded by the State of Qatar in 2005 to strengthen the country's economy by diversifying into new asset classes.
Paris Saint-Germain finally restored balance in June 2011, when Qatari government-backed investment fund Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) bought 70% of the club's shares. QSI is a subsidiary of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the country's sovereign wealth fund. [14] Colony Capital (29%) and Butler (1%) remained minority shareholders. [14]
Sheikh Tamim heads the Qatar Investment Authority board of directors. Under his leadership, the fund has invested billions in British businesses. It owns large stakes in Barclays Bank, Sainsbury's, and Harrods. [12] The fund also owns a 95% share [13] of Europe's fourth tallest building, the Shard, a skyscraper in London. [4] [14]
Qatar Investment Authority made a gain of around $892 million when it sold shares in Tiffany & Co as part of LVMH's $15.8 billion acquisition of the U.S. jeweller, according to analyst estimates ...
Qatar Sports Investments, a state-backed fund, will pay about €19mn for a 22 per cent stake in SC Braga, who sit third in Portugal’s top division. In October 2022, the Qatari investment fund that owns Paris Saint-Germain has bought a stake in a top-tier Portuguese football team, marking its first foray into multi-club ownership. [17]
2010: Fayed announces he has sold Harrods to the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). It has been reported that the QIA paid £1.5 billion for the Knightsbridge store, in a deal signed in the early hours of 8 May 2010. [28] 2010: Harrods looked at the possibility of expanding to China and opening a new shop in Shanghai. Michael Ward, managing ...
The Qatari Investment Authority reportedly purchased about a 5% stake in Monumental Sports & Entertainment on Thursday. Qatar’s investment fund purchases minority stake in Wizards, Capitals and ...
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority is examining opportunities to invest in China's retail, healthcare, tech and logistics sectors, said Abdulla Al-Kuwari, head of the fund's ...