1/6 The Middle East is cashing in on the oil jackpot💰 & expanding its investments like there's no tomorrow... We're talking sports, entertainment, hospitality - you name it!
Grab the popcorn, folks! 🧵👇
2/6 Saudi Arabia & Qatar aren't just making energy buddies in Europe & China; they're also showing off their non-energy muscles!
We've got the Qatari World Cup & KSA's bid for the 2030 World Cup ⚽️
3/6 Soccer clubs up for sale? The Middle East is on it!
Major teams like Manchester United are on their radar. Sovereign wealth funds are turning trophy assets into a whole new ball game. #ManchesterUnited#MiddleEast
4/6 The Saudi PIF is a money-making MACHINE...
Assets under management? From ~$150bn in 2015 to ~$600bn in 2022! And they've got their eyes on $2tn by 2030 👀
PIF's making it rain with LIV Golf & even considering a $20bn bid for F1.
5/6 The Middle East is going beyond oil, and it's just the beginning!
We're seeing increasing appetite for investments & a thirst to make the Saudi economy a global powerhouse. Hold onto your hats - this is getting interesting...
6/6 KSA & UAE are smashing decade records in IPO funds raised (Aramco's 2019 IPO not included) in 2021 & 2022.
The public markets are getting a taste of the Middle East's counter-cyclical liquidity flow. Keep an eye on this space…
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Even before the surprise oil production cut, MENA countries have been flexing their muscles...
IPO funding inflecting long before oil's big run 👀
For the trailing twelve months, the MENA region raised $17.65bn at IPO, meaningfully more than Europe’s $15.4bn and North America’s $10.9bn.
On top of that Saudi Arabia has been splashing the pot with its Public Investment Fund (PIF), after growing its AUM from ~$150bn in 2015 to ~$600bn in 2022 with plans for $2tn by 2030.
This is the story of a "Sydney banker", (@puppyeh1) who's going head to head with one of Indonesia's most powerful families.
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Ok, what's going on? In short, the Widjajas, one of Indonesia's richest families initiated a plan a few months back to increase its ownership of Brisbane coal producer, Stanmore Resources ( $SMR.AX).
From 2018 - 2020 they acquired about 2/3 of Stanmore via a Singapore-listed company called Golden Energy and Resources (GEAR).
Now they are looking to purchase an additional 22.5% of shares in GEAR that are owned by outside investors.
This week's KEDM Chart and Kliff Note of the Week is the debacle between $SAVE, $JBLU and $ULCC.
We saw a flurry of activity as the drama ramps at $SAVE with the vote approaching on its deal with Frontier, $ULCC (vote was scheduled for 6/10 but has been moved to 6/30)...
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Last week ISS came out against the $ULCC deal and in favor of the $JBLU offer. $SAVE immediately issued a press release defending their position.
$JBLU also filed a decent Q&A between a board member and an antitrust merger expert, who thinks $SAVE $JBLU merger would be favored from DOJ’s perspective.