| Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has acquired a 5-per cent stake in diversified miner Xstrata, just after commodities giant Glencore Plc proposed a $41 billion merger with Xstrata.
QIA, the second biggest shareholder in Credit Suisse and Songbird, the owner of the Canary Wharf Group, has been acquiring shares in Switzerland-based Xstrata through a series of stock market transactions, which at current prices are worth $2.65 billion...............................................Full Article: Source
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