| Large real estate developments like Manhattan West and vast portfolios of industrial properties dominate as some of the biggest sovereign wealth fund transactions in 2015. Despite lingering low oil prices, sovereign wealth funds' interest in direct deals shows very little signs of abating.
Wealth funds backing these monstrous deals are the China Investment Corporation (CIC), Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Norway's sovereign wealth fund and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). Surprisingly, two large technology plays made the top 10 list this year. A few widely reported deals such as ADIA and CIC buying interests in Autobahn Tank & Rast Holding Gmbh failed to make the final cut. Some notable financial advisors in these deals are UBS, Morgan Stanley and CBRE...............................................Full Article: Source
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