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$300bn Norway sovereign wealth fund appoints former ADIA, ADIC chiefMark Burton, the former real estate chief investment officer at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) has taken up an advisory role at the newly-established real estate advisory board at Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages the capital of Norway’s giant sovereign wealth fund.
- BoA Merrill Lynch in $650m Asia fund settlement
As part of the agreement, the general partner responsibilities of the $2.65bn Asian Real Estate Opportunities Fund are expected to transfer to Blackstone.
- BLUEPRINT: Inside ADIA
It is no secret that the emirate of Abu Dhabi controls arguably the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world. Less well known are the ambitions and formidable human resources that the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is developing for real estate investment. PERE was recently afforded an exclusive access-all-areas tour and briefing on the evolving strategy of one of the world’s most capital-rich property investors. PERE Magazine, March 2010 issue.
- FEATURE: RE-Incarnation
The market has changed, and these 12 pros have changed jobs to seize the new day. By Jonathan Brasse and Zoe Hughes. PERE magazine October 2009
- ADIC to launch global real estate fund
While the firm is focused on the Middle East and North Africa, ‘this is a fantastic time for global real estate’, said ADIC’s head of private equity, citing declining valuations, which ‘would continue for some time’.
- Former NBK chief to lead ADIC programme
Samir Assaad Samaan, formerly NBK Capital’s head of private equity, will lead the Abu Dhabi-backed firm’s push into the buyout market.
- ADIC in $180m Egyptian telecom deal
Abu Dhabi Investment Company is part of a consortium acquiring OrasInvest. This deal follows its acquisition of UAE-based Unitra METS Group, a specialty beverage distributor, last month.