Wealth funds return to the fray
State-owned investment funds from oil-rich countries and Asian exporters made just 26 investments, worth a total of $6.8bn (£4bn), in the first three months of the year, according to Monitor Group, the advisory firm, and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, a research centre.
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Sovereign wealth funds are regaining appetite for deals in western markets after making the lowest number of foreign investments in the first quarter since 2005after disastrous bets in high-profile public companies.
State-owned investment funds from oil-rich countries and Asian exporters made just 26 investments, worth a total of $6.8bn (£4bn), in the first three months of the year…
That represents a fall of more than 50 per cent on the number of investments made in the first quarter last year, highlighting their retreat from international markets.