Goldman, Morgan lose top Qatar bankers to local firmsMorgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group have lost their two top Qatar executives to local firms, three sources said on Monday, as the gas-rich Gulf state lures back high-profile citizens with better pay and prospects. The recruitme More… |
Qatar's funds: A guide for the perplexedCash-rich and outward looking Qatar is a gold mine for advisors. Yet for those hoping to land work on any of the multi-billion dollar transactions led by the country, it's no longer enough just to put in a call to its highe More… |
Qatar fund to buy hotels in Italy's SardiniaQatar Holding, the investment arm of the gas-rich nation's sovereign wealth fund, is set to unveil a deal in the property and leisure sector in the Italian island of Sardinia including a clutch of luxury hotels, a source close to the matter sa More… |
Qatar fund buys Credit Suisse London HQQatar's sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) said it had completed the acquisition of Credit Suisse's headquarters in London and leased it back to the bank. The 546,114 square-feet building at One Cabot Square in More… |
Qatar group among top bidders for Turkish TAV stakeQatar Investment Authority (QIA) has joined hands with US private equity firm Carlyle Group to bid for a near 40 per cent stake in Turkish airport operator TAV Havalimanlari Holding, said three sources close to the deal. Fre More… |
Qatar National Bank stalks Dexia's Turkish armQatar National Bank is weighing a potential bid for Denizbank , the fast-growing Turkish arm of euro-zone debt casualty Dexia in a deal potentially worth up to $6 billion, people familiar with the matter said. QNB, 50 percent owned b More… |
Qatar 'risks a foreign investment pile-up'Qatar, which might have up to $100 billion to snap up overseas assets based on guesses at the size of the country's main sovereign wealth fund, risks a foreign investment pile-up, says an analyst. Qatar's mooted interest in a 7.5 per More… |
Qatar in talks to lease Silverstone F1 circuitQatar's sovereign wealth fund is in exclusive talks with the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) to lease the Silverstone Formula One circuit, The Independent newspaper reported on Sunday. The BRDC, which owns the circuit, is More… |
BofA talks to Gulf funds on CCB stake saleBank of America Corp has held exploratory talks with the principal investment funds of Kuwait and Qatar about selling part of its $17 billion stake in China Construction Bank, sources with direct knowledge of the talks told Reuters. Bank o More… |
Qatar fund to buy remaining 10pc bank sharesQatar's sovereign fund will buy the remaining 10 per cent of a promised 20 per cent stake in the Gulf state's banks in the first-quarter, Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani said in published remarks on Tuesday. The sta More… |








