Property Prices attract Sovereign Wealth Funds

May 2008 | Private Equity News Alert

A consortium of state-backed investors is preparing to invest up to US$9.8bn into UK and European commercial property. It was reported on Tuesday that a group comprising Qatar National Bank (QNB), Qatar Islamic Bank, Barwa International and QInvest are poised to snap up prime real estate in London and other major European cities, through local partner Sellar Property Group. This follows the group's successful acquisition of an 80% share in London South Bank's US$2.7bn Shard of Glass.

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