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Energy, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies, GIP partner on $1.8bn African O&G assets

Sun, 20 Sep 2026

TotalEnergies has partnered with BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners on African oil and gas infrastructure assets, receiving a $1.8 billion capital contribution in exchange for throughput-based tariff payments over up to 15 years.

Industry, Logistics & Shipping IT & Telecommunications

Abu Dhabi's MGX, partners acquire US data centre operator in $40bn deal

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Abu Dhabi-based AI investment firm MGX and a consortium including the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (AIP) and BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) have completed the acquisition of US data centre operator Aligned Data Centres in a deal valued at about $40 billion.

Analysis, Interviews, Opinions Finance & Capital Market

GCC becomes a provider of capital, infrastructure for global growth: report

Wed, 01 Jul 2026

In a world increasingly shaped by supply constraints, the GCC is shifting from a beneficiary of scarcity to a provider of the energy, capital, and infrastructure that underpin global growth, says a new BlackRock report.

Finance & Capital Market

KSA can boost retirement savings, capital markets through pension reform: BlackRock

Sun, 14 Jun 2026

Saudi Arabia has an opportunity to strengthen long-term retirement savings as it advances economic reforms under Vision 2030, with expanded defined-contribution retirement schemes potentially improving retirement outcomes while unlocking domestic capital for long-term investment, said a report.

Health & Environment Industry, Logistics & Shipping

GymNation secures $100m investment from BlackRock unit

Tue, 19 May 2026

GymNation, an upcoming gym operator, has secured a $100 million private credit facility from certain funds and entities controlled by HPS Investment Partners, a part of global asset manager BlackRock, in one of the first regional investments of its size since the Iran conflict commenced.

Finance & Capital Market Industry, Logistics & Shipping

OKX, BlackRock to set up new utility for tokenised real-world assets

Tue, 28 Apr 2026

OKX, a global fintech company, has launched a joint framework with BlackRock and Standard Chartered to integrate BlackRock’s BUIDL tokenised short-term treasury fund into collateral workflows, thus marking the first time a globally systemically important bank (G-SIB) has acted as custodian in such an arrangement.

Finance & Capital Market

BlackRock Partners with AWS to deliver Aladdin on secure, scalable cloud

Fri, 05 Dec 2025

BlackRock and Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, have announced a strategic partnership to bring BlackRock Aladdin clients more cloud hosting options.

Finance & Capital Market Industry, Logistics & Shipping

BlackRock in deal to advance tokenised financial markets in Abu Dhabi

Thu, 11 Dec 2025

BlackRock has announced that it has signed strategic agreements with IHC Group entities - Finstreet Limited and ADI Foundation - to explore initiatives on the development of tokenised markets and next-generation financial architecture.

Finance & Capital Market

Dukhan Bank signs with BlackRock unit to provide Qatari market with Sharia-compliant products

Mon, 10 Nov 2025

Dukhan Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock, to provide the Qatari market with Sharia-compliant strategic products and solutions.

Energy, Oil & Gas Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Aramco closes $11bn Jafurah deal with BlackRock-backed consortium

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

Saudi oil giant Aramco has announced the completion of an $11 billion lease and leaseback investment deal for its Jafurah gas processing facilities with a consortium of investors led by funds managed by Global Infrastructure Partners, a part of BlackRock.