| From Thebanker.com: Global corporate mergers and acquisitions involving sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) increased to more than $12bn in the second quarter of 2010 - a rise of $11bn from the previous quarter, according to data from Thomson Reuters. The number of deals rose to 33 from 24 between January and March.
Many SWF balance sheets suffered during the financial crisis due to ill-timed investments into Western financial institutions, which lost about $80bn..............................................Full Article: Source
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