Sovereign wealth funds increased their investments in private ...

Indian e-commerce startup Flipkart's $3.6 billion series G, pre-IPO, equity raising was the largest round backed by four sovereign wealth funds: GIC, QIA, ...

Sovereign Wealth Fund Investments in Private Markets - IFSWF

The key aspect of this model is increasing exposure to so- called alternative assets such as private equity, real estate and infrastructure. In the years ...

The Rise and Rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds - Private Wealth - EQT

With more than $12tn in assets, SWFs have the power to move the dial on everything from healthcare to the energy transition, with emerging ...

Sovereign wealth funds plan increased allocations to private credit

Over half of SWFs (56%) now invest in private credit and 69% plan to increase their allocations significantly or moderately. The increased ...

How Sovereign Wealth Funds Can Make the Most of Private Equity

Co-investments, in which the sovereign wealth fund (SWF) invests alongside a private equity partner; this offers enormous potential as an SWF does not pay the ...

Sovereign Wealth Fund Investments in Private Markets | IFSWF

Since the global financial crisis, low interest rates have encouraged long-term investors, like ...

Sovereign wealth funds lead private equity co-investment activity

Co-investments involving private equity or venture capital firms partnering with SWFs are increasing, accounting for more than 47% of co- ...

The Growth Trajectories of Sovereign Wealth Funds

Twenty years ago, SWFs managed just US$1 trillion in assets, but this figure has since surged more than elevenfold to reach US$11.36 trillion by ...

Sovereign Sophistication is Increasing | Chief Investment Officer

Macro forces and long-term investment horizons are pushing sovereign wealth funds to move portfolios into private markets and adopt new structures.

Sovereign wealth funds are growing in importance to development

Assets under management of sovereign wealth funds globally stood at $11.3 trillion — up more than tenfold in the last decade. · And these funds ...

Sovereign investors are the new conduits of FDI | fDi Intelligence

Data collected by the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) shows that SWFs' direct investments into private assets — both ...

Sovereign wealth fund-backed M&A fell sharply in 2023 - S&P Global

Sovereign wealth funds partnered with private equity or venture capital firms on nine M&A investments with an aggregate announced value of ...

Investment Trends Among Sovereign Wealth Funds

We find that the outperformance of SWFs remains true over the long term as well, but only when adjusted for risk. Meanwhile, asset allocation has largely ...

Sovereign Wealth Funds' New Approach to Private Markets

The shift has been dramatic. According to Sovereign Investment Lab research, SWFs have poured $168 billion into alternatives since 2009, reaching a high in 2015 ...

Sovereign wealth fund investment in venture capital, private equity ...

Additionally, SWFs are more often involved in buyout funds and in larger funds that have greater number of limited partners. Overall, the data indicate ...

Sovereign Wealth Funds turning to private capital - IQ-EQ

2020 was a record year for direct sovereign wealth fund investments with SWFs doubling their direct investment. Publicly disclosed figures show ...

The impact of Sovereign Wealth Funds on their investees

If a fund's capital is provided solely by a sovereign state, it is considered an SWF. Specific factors not common to other institutional investors may influence ...

Seizing the future: State-owned investment funding for the new era

Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are state-owned investment funds that have become major players in global financial markets.

Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth Interests Converge in US Real ...

Sovereign wealth and foreign government pension funds have grown in sophistication, built out in-house capabilities and become increasingly ...

Sovereign wealth funds in the post-pandemic era

As mentioned above, SWFs are increasing their investments in alternative assets. SWFs and PPFs collectively increased investments into private ...