| The fund has announced a U.S. investment push of $35 billion in five years. The owner of the Empire State Building has sold 9.9% of its company to a Qatari sovereign wealth fund. The Empire State Realty Trust announced Qatar Investment Authority’s $622 million acquisition on Tuesday afternoon.
The Qatar Investment Authority expanded to New York almost a year ago, announcing a U.S. investment push of $35 billion in five years, according to The Wall Street Journal. COO John Kessler in a statement on Tuesday called QIA “one of the most sophisticated and reliable real estate investors in the world.”..............................................Full Article: Source
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