| Direct deals and transactions by global sovereign wealth funds touched US$ 50.02 billion in the first half of 2014. This is a 23.1% increase in transactions comparing it to the first half of 2013 (US$ 40.64 billion). The highest first half on record of direct sovereign wealth fund transactions was the first half of 2008 (US$ 51.05 billion), a significant portion of that amount was attributable to the bank bailouts.
Singapore is the lead acquiring nation for sovereign wealth fund direct transactions with US$ 21.21 billion for the first half of 2014. This is followed by the United Arab Emirates and China. In 2014, Temasek Holdings opened a New York office...............................................Full Article: Source |