KSA’s PIF, Blackstone to launch $50bn investment fund

Riyadh – Mubasher: Saudi Arabia-based Public Investment Fund (PIF) on Tuesday announced a partnership with US-based private equity firm Blackstone to launch $50 billion investment fund.

PIF will own a 40% stake in the new fund, according to Al Arabiya Channel.

Blackstone forecast that the new fund will collect $40 billion of the total value of the allocated sum, while $20 billion will be collected from other investors.

The US-based firm expects to invest more than $100 billion in infrastructure projects, especially in the US, in the coming period.

Mubasher Contribution Time: 24-Oct-2017 10:15 (GMT)
Mubasher Last Update Time: 24-Oct-2017 12:17 (GMT)