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The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has released their 2010 annual review. Some interesting notes about ADIA include that around 80% of assets are managed by external managers. An estimated 60% of assets are invested using index-replicating strategies.

ADIA also prefers to use separate accounts or in the UK, segregated accounts.

The report also gives details about the structural changes and procedures Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nehayan implemented such as in asset allocation and risk management. According to the annual review, no more than 45% may be invested in developed equities.

Their asset allocation range into private equity is between 2 to 8% and 5 to 10% in real estate.

A range of 60 to 85% is targeted to invest in North America and Europe.

From 12/31/2010

Link: ADIA Reports

Nearly 80% of ADIA’s assets are managed externally, with 60% invested in index-replicating strategies. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is reorganizing its external equities team. At the top, the department will be divided into two sections, indexed-fund strategies (beta) and active management (alpha). One of ADIA’s primary goals for the restructuring was to simplify how they manage relations with external equity fund managers based on strategy. Indexed fund managers are usually monitored on how close they track a particular index or benchmark. On the other side of the spectrum, active managers are usually monitored by their various strategies, holdings, and risk profile.[Content protected for Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute Standard subscribers only. Please subscribe to view site content.]

Fraud risk is a huge concern for sovereign wealth funds when they invest in certain investment vehicles like hedge funds or fund-of-funds.  The aftermath of the Ponzi scheme of Bernard Madoff continues to plague investors.  The trustee, Irving H. Picard is seeking to recover money for victims of the Ponzi scheme ranging six years prior to the December 2008 disclosure.

The main source of the complaint is that the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority withdrew money from Fairfield Sentry Ltd which is the largest feeder fund implicated in the Ponzi scheme.  Irving Picard is liquidating Madoff’s firm under authority of United States law to recover $300 million in redemption payments made to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority from Fairfield Sentry in 2005 and 2006. The rational stems from the redemption payments made to ADIA were the proceeds of Madoff’s Ponzi scheme obtained from other investors or other Sentry investors.

The trustee filed a US$300 million lawsuit against the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. There is no claim on wrongdoing on ADIA’s part.

Sovereign investors are keen on coming together to bid on developed European energy infrastructure assets. This asset is a necessary piece of natural gas infrastructure for Europe’s energy consumption and security. In addition, infrastructure assets like these tend to generate long term stable cash flows for their investors. Larger sovereign wealth funds are fond of infrastructure investments as an inflation hedge for their portfolio.

Created in January 2003, Gassled is a joint venture between several oil & gas firms and state owned companies. The entity serves as the official owner of the Norwegian gas transport infrastructure. The biggest stake in Gassled is being managed by Petoro AS, a state owned company that manages it on behalf of the Government of Norway. Petoro AS does not directly own the licenses. [Content protected for Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute Standard subscribers only. Please subscribe to view site content.]

Around the globe, the majority of sovereign wealth funds have remained somewhat hopeful on Japan’s recovery and economic resiliency.  [Content protected for Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute Standard subscribers only. Please subscribe to view site content.]

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Reuters reports, “German utility E.ON has granted a consortium of foreign bidders exclusive rights to make an offer for Britain’s second-largest electricity distribution network, the Sunday Times reported. E.ON has given a consortium comprising the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, the emirate’s sovereign wealth fund, and Canada Pension Plan until mid-January to put together a firm bid, the paper said.

The utility group delivers power to more than 5 million customers across Central England via its distribution business. It has hired JP Morgan to handle the sale while the consortium is being advised by Lexicon Partners and Goldman Sachs, the paper added. An agreement could be reached before the new year, the paper said, citing sources close to the process.”

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The Queensland Government press release states, “Treasurer Andrew Fraser today announced the signing of documents for the 99 year lease of the Port of Brisbane to the Q Port Holdings Consortium. Q Port Holdings includes major stakeholders Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), Industry Funds Management (IFM) and funds managed by QIC Limited (QIC), and a minority stake held by Tawreed Investments Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). The sale delivers $2.1 billion in cash proceeds to the Consolidated Fund as well as the new owner agreeing to fund the future upgrade of section 3 of the Port of Brisbane Motorway, at an estimated cost of $200 million.

“The signing of the deal represents $2.3 billion worth of value to the Queensland taxpayer with the future development of the Port now the responsibility of a quality consortium,” Mr Fraser said.

“By achieving this value-for-money transaction, taxpayers will also avoid expected infrastructure expansions at the Port worth up to $1 billion.

“We are in the marketplace for the upgrade of the Port of Brisbane Motorway up to Pritchard Street now, and this deal will deliver the next extension of this state owned road.

“This is a quality group of investors with the skill and balance sheet to ensure the future development of the port. It includes leading players in port and airport operations and two of Australia’s largest superannuation fund managers.

“GIP, IFM and QIC each hold equal stakes of circa 27%, with the remaining minority stake held by ADIA.””

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The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority appoints James Kester as Chief Investment Officer for Private Equities.  Mr. Kester will be responsible for developing ADIA’s strategy in the private equity space and overseeing the activities of the private equity programme.  He will be based in Abu Dhabi and report to Hareb Al Darmaki, Executive Director of the Private Equities Department. Mr. Kester is replacing George Sudarskis, who left the SWF to start his own private equity firm, Sudarskis & Partners.

Mr. Kester joins ADIA from Zurich Asset Management in the United States, where he served as Head of Private Equity.  Prior to this, he spent 6 years as Co-CEO of Allianz Private Equity Partners in Munich, Germany.

According to the ADIA press release, “The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority said today it has appointed Ted Chu, as Chief Economist, effective immediately.

Mr. Chu, who will be based in Abu Dhabi, will be responsible for producing in-depth international and regional economic analyses and making recommendations based on this research.  As a member of ADIA’s Strategy Unit, he will also assist in developing, monitoring and assessing investment strategies across asset classes based on current and projected economic trends.

Mr. Chu joins ADIA from General Motors in Detroit, where he has served since 2006 as Chief Economist and Director of Global Economic & Industry Analysis, responsible for providing the Executive Committee with support on key investment decisions, business planning and strategic research.  He has also held other senior roles within GM since 1996, including senior economist Asia/Pacific, and manager for economic and industry analysis in the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Middle-East/Africa regions.

Before joining GM, Mr. Chu was a macroeconomist at the Central and Eastern European division of the World Bank in Washington.  He also served as an associate consultant specializing in energy and environmental economics at Decision Focus Inc, a Silicon Valley management science consulting firm.  Mr. Chu has an MA and Ph.D in economics from Georgetown University and a BA in economic management from the School of Management, Fudan University, Shanghai.

Commenting on the appointment, Jena-Paul, Head of ADIA’s Strategy Unit, said: “Ted brings with him an exceptional track record in macro strategy at the highest levels.  His knowledge and deep insights into global macro-economic trends will contribute significantly to ADIA’s long term asset-allocation strategy and ability to identify new asset class opportunities. We are very pleased to welcome Ted to the team.”

Mr. Chu said, “ADIA is one of the most prominent and respected organizations in global finance and I am delighted to be working alongside professionals with such deep experience across different asset classes and disciplines.”

Source: ADIA Press Release

According to Reuters, “The British government is selling “High Speed 1,” which has a 30-year concession to run a 110 kilometre (70 mile) railway linking London and the Channel Tunnel, to help cut its budget deficit. People familiar with the matter have previously told Reuters it could fetch 1.5 billion pounds.

The “GB Speedrail” group, already consisting of Eurotunnel, Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners and M&G’s Infracapital, has been joined by two financial backers, Britain’s Universities Superannuation Scheme, and France’s Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, a spokesman for the group said.

“We will make an indicative bid today,” the spokesman said.

The five-strong group is vying with at least two rival teams.

One is made up of Morgan Stanley Infrastructure, 3i Infrastructure Plc and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). A second, Canadian partnership has allied Borealis, the infrastructure investment arm of Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP).”

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Now that AIG failed to sell American International Assurance (AIA) to UK’s Prudential, it is now planning a possible IPO for the Asian insurance unit. Granted sovereign wealth funds have said they are cautious of investing in financial institutions, this seems like a plausible deal. Insurance is a different business, where premiums correlate to stable cash flow, especially in a growing region like Asia.[Content protected for Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute Standard subscribers only. Please subscribe to view site content.]

According to Bloomberg, “Chicago drivers will pay a Morgan Stanley-led partnership at least $11.6 billion to park at city meters over the next 75 years, 10 times what Mayor Richard Daley got when he leased the system to investors in 2008.

Morgan Stanley, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Allianz Capital Partners may earn a profit of $9.58 billion before interest, taxes and depreciation, according to documents for a $500 million private note sale by their Chicago Parking Meters LLC venture. That is equivalent to 80 cents per dollar of projected revenue. Standard Parking Corp., which runs 30,000 spaces at the city’s O’Hare and Midway airports, earned 4.84 cents on that basis last year, data compiled by Bloomberg show.”

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According to Reuters, “The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is not planning to cut its exposure to debt-ridden Europe, saying a stable regulatory, legal and tax framework make it an attractive place to invest.

“No, (we) maintain a stable view,” Jean-Paul Villain, strategy unit head at ADIA, told Reuters when asked whether the fund was looking to reduce its exposure in the face of Europe’s debt crisis. “These markets are efficient,” he said.

Sovereign funds, which together manage around $3 trillion of assets, are turning aggressive after cutting back their holdings in 2008 at the height of the credit crisis when they lost billions on banks such as UBS and Citigroup.  Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of the Europlace Financial Forum in Paris, Villain said developed markets still offered attractions.

“The legal framework and tax framework is very stable. If you buy an infrastructure asset in the UK (for example), you have a clear … structure of regulation,” the former BNP Paribas executive said.

ADIA has assets of between $500 billion and $700 billion with investments ranging from Citigroup bonds to a stake in Britain’s Gatwick Airport.  State-owned ADIA invests funds generated by the United Arab Emirates, the world’s third-largest oil exporter, into overseas stocks and bonds as a means of diversifying away from the hydrocarbons sector.”

Read more: Reuters

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According to the Times, “The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is to buy a £125 million stake in Gatwick as the airport’s new owner seeks to bring in additional investors. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), which is thought to have more than $600 billion in assets, will buy a 15 per cent stake in the UK’s second-largest airport. ADIA’s purchase comes days after the South Korean National Pension Service bought a 12 per cent stake in Gatwick for £100 million. Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), an infrastructure fund set up by Credit Suisse and GE, acquired Gatwick last year for £1.5 billion and has said that it is seeking additional investors but will retain management control of the airport. The fund, which also owns London City airport, is understood to be talking to several other potential investors but none of these are thought to be close to agreeing a deal. “

read more: Times UK

An excerpt from the interview, “ Question: So far ADIA has mostly bought up to 4.9 percent of companies’ stakes in order to avoid public notice. Can you imagine acquiring higher stakes in future and possibly getting seats on the boards?

Public attention is not a factor in our investment strategy. We have no expertise in managing businesses directly, and have made it clear that we have no interest in doing so. As a matter of policy, ADIA does not exercise its voting rights except on rare occasions to protect our financial interests or against motions that may be detrimental to shareholders as a whole. This approach reduces the need for us to buy large stakes in companies or to take board seats. ADIA’s philosophy since its creation has been to build a broadly diversified portfolio of investments. Our expertise lies in areas such as portfolio construction, investment strategies, selection of managers and identifying long-term trends that will enable us to generate superior returns. We express our view on a company by either investing in it or not. We have worked very hard over the past 30-plus years to build open and trusted relationships with governments and regulators around the world that are based on these simple principles.”

read more: Handelsblatt Interview

Reuters reports, the Sunday Telegraph, “cited unnamed sources as saying the consortium was working on a 4 billion pound ($6.4 billion) bid for a network, owned by French utility EDF, which distributes power to millions of homes in the south of England. Goldman Sachs and Lexicon Partners are advising the consortium, the paper said, adding information packs had yet to be sent to prospective buyers, suggesting the first round of bidding was still some way off. None of the parties mentioned were available for comment.”

read more: Reuters

November 2007, ADIA received equity units that are to convert into Citigroup common shares at a price of $31.83 per share between March 2010 and September 2011. Citigroup’s share price was $3.20 at on 12/17/2009. ADIA wants to pull out of the deal or will seek over $4 Billion in damages. More details about the claim were not made public.

An ADIA spokesman said: ‘It is the policy of ADIA to pursue its legal rights fully. ADIA declines to comment further due to binding confidentiality obligations, which ADIA intends to respect.’

Citigroup said in a statement, “New York – On December 15, 2009, an arbitration claim was filed against Citi in New York by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), which purchased equity units from the company in November 2007. The units obligate ADIA to purchase a total of $7.5 billion of common equity on specified dates in 2010 and 2011. The arbitration claim alleges fraudulent misrepresentations in connection with the sale and seeks rescission of the investment agreement or damages in excess of $4 billion. Citi believes the allegations are entirely without merit and intends to defend against them vigorously.”

read more: Citigroup Press Release

According to the AP, “Abu Dhabi’s biggest sovereign wealth fund has bought more than 10 percent of the Hyatt Hotels Corp. shares floated by the iconic hotelier last month.

Chicago-based Hyatt disclosed the sale Monday in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The deal was made public on the same day oil-rich Abu Dhabi agreed to pump $10 billion in bailout funds into its struggling neighbor Dubai. The filing said the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority bought nearly 4.8 million, or 10.9 percent, of Hyatt’s Class A common shares. Its overall stake in the company is considerably lower, however, because the wealthy Pritzker family holds the bulk of other stocks known as Class B shares that give it voting control over the company.

ADIA spokesman Euart Glendinning confirmed the purchase Tuesday. He said the fund intends to remain a minority shareholder. Financial terms were not disclosed. Hyatt shares closed at $29.05 apiece Friday, the last trading day before the deal became public. At that price, ADIA’s stake is worth about $139.4 million. ADIA is the largest of several investment funds Abu Dhabi uses to invest its oil wealth. It is perhaps best known for agreeing to pump $7.5 billion in Citigroup Inc. in late 2007.

The size of its holdings has not been made public, but it is believed to be the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund. Estimates of its size have ranged from less than $400 billion to $875 billion and up.

Abu Dhabi, like Dubai, is one of seven semiautonomous sheikdoms that make up the United Arab Emirates, among OPEC’s top five oil producers. It serves as the federation’s capital, with control over the presidency and nearly all the country’s oil reserves. Hyatt raised $950 million last month when it floated 38 million Class A shares — the type bought by ADIA — in one of the year’s few initial public offerings. Additional Class A shares were made available to the bank’s underwriters. Hyatt was founded in 1957 by Jay Pritzker and first taken public in 1962. It later returned to private hands, where it remained for more than a quarter century until last month’s IPO. It owns, operates, manages or franchises 415 Hyatt-branded properties, including the Hyatt, Park Hyatt, Hyatt Regency and Grand Hyatt chains, in 45 countries.”

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According to the NY Times, “When Mayor Richard M. Daley traveled to Abu Dhabi in February, his office announced that the trip was intended to sell Chicago as a place to do business. Left unsaid was that that Persian Gulf emirate was about to become one of the biggest investors in a deal to lease Chicago’s parking meters for 75 years.

A private company projects a net income of about $58 million in 2010 from the city’s meters.

The city signed the now-controversial, $1.15 billion lease with a new company called Chicago Parking Meters LLC in February, and city officials said two funds of the Morgan Stanley investment fund made up 99 percent of the new company, with “several other entities” sharing the remaining 1 percent. In fact, a Chicago News Cooperative investigation has found that investment arms of the oil-rich Abu Dhabi government hold more than a 25 percent stake in the company that privatized the city’s 36,000 parking meters. German financial company Allianz also has a large minority interest, and the remaining 50.1 percent is held by partnerships assembled by Morgan Stanley.”

read more: NY Times

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority said today that it has appointed Tom Arnold as Head of Americas, Real Estate, with immediate effect. Mr. Arnold, 51, will be responsible for developing and implementing ADIA’s real estate investment strategy in the Americas region. He will be based in Abu Dhabi and report to Bill Schwab, Global Head of Real Estate.

With a career spanning more than 25 years, Mr. Arnold joins ADIA from Cerberus Capital Management, where he was a Managing Director since 2003 with responsibility for the origination and execution of real estate, lending, and private equity transactions. Prior to this, Mr. Arnold spent five years at ING as a Managing Director and senior real estate acquisitions officer, overseeing portfolio management and coordinating financing facilities. He also previously served as a senior acquisitions officer and strategic asset manager at Credit Suisse and Salomon Brothers (now Citigroup). He began his career in the early 1980s as a lawyer specialising in securities, tax, and real estate matters.

Commenting on the appointment, Bill Schwab, Global Head of Real Estate at ADIA, said: “Tom is a highly respected investment professional with wide-ranging experience and deep relationships across the industry. His arrival will further strengthen our team and play a crucial role in the development of ADIA’s strategy in the important Americas region.”

Mr. Arnold said: “ADIA is a unique organisation with a well-deserved reputation as a prudent and sophisticated investor and trusted partner. In real estate, ADIA has been particularly successful in nurturing partnerships with other leading investors that are mutually beneficial while remaining consistent with its strategic vision. I feel very fortunate to be part of such a world class institution.”

read more: Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

According to Business 24-7, “Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia) is investing in two towers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is on a visit to the South American nation, inspected the construction progress of the towers. Earlier in Brasilia, Sheikh Abdullah held talks with Minister of External Relations of Brazil Celso Amorim and discussed means of enhancing co-operation in areas of economy, trade and investment between the two nations. The UAE side called for concluding bilateral agreements on avoidance of double taxation and encouragement and protection of investment. Arrangements for the upcoming visit of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to Brazil next year were also discussed.”

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The release states, “the network is being sold by the French nuclear giant EDF for £4 billion and the Deutsche Bank and Barclays have been appointed to prepare for the sale, which is expected to start next month. The arm of EDF’s business which is up for sale is made up of three regional networks in London, the east and south-east which supply power to around eight million homes. However, the networks are likely to be sold as a whole, with potential bidders including the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Cheung Kong Infrastructure and the group owned by Li Ka-shing, Asia’s richest man. Other offers are also expected from three Canadian pension funds – Borealis, Ontario Teachers, and Canadian Pension Plan, as well as utility company Scottish & Southern and network monopoly National Grid.”

read more: UK Trade & Investment

Abu Dhabi is assessing its $7.5 billion investment in Citigroup as the bank’s problems deepen and consequences of a possible nationalization become clearer, according to sources close to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). ADIA invested $7.5 billon last year in Citi through convertible bonds that pay 11 percent in interest, but it must start converting the bonds into 235.6 million shares in Citigroup from March next year. “Nothing has changed from ADIA’s perspective at this point. ADIA’s convertible bonds are due for conversion in a phased manner between March 2010 and September 2011, and that stands,” an Abu Dhabi government official told Reuters.

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It states: “The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority said today that it has appointed Bill Schwab as Global Head of Real Estate, based in Abu Dhabi, with immediate effect.

Mr. Schwab, 56, will be responsible for leading a dedicated team of professionals in managing and implementing ADIA’s global investment strategy in the real estate sector. He joins from J.P. Morgan, where he was a Managing Director in the European Real Estate Finance division with responsibility for the origination and execution of real estate transactions. Prior to this, Mr. Schwab spent 5 years at Deutsche Bank as a Director in the Real Estate, Capital Structure & Underwriting department. He also previously served as Chief Lending Officer in the Real Estate division at Goldman Sachs and held a number of senior posts within the real estate and construction industries.

Commenting on the appointment, Majed Al Romaithi, Executive Director for Real Estate at ADIA, said: ‘Bill is a highly regarded professional with broad knowledge and experience across all aspects of the real estate business and we are delighted to welcome him to the ADIA team. He will play an important role in guiding ADIA’s investment strategy in this exciting and constantly evolving sector.’ Mr. Schwab said: ‘ADIA has an excellent reputation as an established and sophisticated real estate investor with a focus on sustainable, long term returns. I am very excited to be working with such a high caliber team and contributing to ADIA’s continued success in the real estate space.’”

read more: ADIA Press Release

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According to Emirates Business, ADIA “has started plans to enhance disclosure of its operations in line with an agreement with the IMF last week. But the giant sovereign wealth fund yesterday said transparency was also required by investment recipient countries as this would lead to better understanding with SWFs and allow them to play a more active role in global financial stability. ‘Adia has disclosed its broad asset allocation and is engaged in an ongoing process to enhance disclosure in all these areas, including compliance verification,’ said Hamad Al Suwaidi, Adia Director and Abu Dhabi Finance Department Undersecretary.”

read more: Emirates Business

According to the Australian, “the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, will take a $280 million stake in Lend Lease’s new office-tower project, Darling Walk, on the edge of the Sydney CBD as it expands its Australian property portfolio.”

read more: The Australian

The UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown met with Qatar and ADIA officials in the Middle East to discuss foreign investment in United Kingdom’s alternative energy market. According to Thomson Reuters, “he told reporters that Britain and Qatar were looking at a new joint energy fund to invest in British energy industries, and that talks with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority about investment opportunities in Britain were moving forward.”

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Bloomberg writes that, “Lend Lease Corp. won backing from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority for plans to build a A$600 million ($549 million) office tower at Sydney’s Darling Harbor, the Australian Financial Review reported, without saying where it got the information.”

read more: Bloomberg

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) has appointed Simon Copleston as its first-ever general counsel. Copleston joined the bank from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) on 8 January to become the first lawyer to hold the post. The appointment is Copleston’s latest in-house position in the Middle East after leaving Olswang in January 2006 to join investment house Dubai International Capital. It is understood he will be responsible for building up the bank’s legal function to around five lawyers by the end of the year.

read more: Legal Week

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has hired the famous PR Firm – Burson Marsteller. The PR and public affairs group, part of the WPP Group, is helping ADIA form a strategy to identify and then deal with the fund’s “stakeholders” – banks or the US Congress. James Lake, chairman of Burson-Marsteller’s US public affairs practice and a former official in the commerce departments of the former presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. H. Bush, is believed to be involved in the account.

Burson-Marsteller said: “It has traditionally been our policy not to discuss our clients. We will adhere to that policy in this instance.”

The press release states, “Diligentia AB has today reached an agreement regarding the sale of all shares in Sturegallerian AB to Tamweelview European Holdings S.A, an institutional client to AXA REIM

Sturegallerian AB owns the Sperlingens Backe 27 and 56 properties and the Sperlingens Backe 55 site leasehold property at Stureplan in Stockholm.

The properties and the site leasehold property that are owned by Sturegallerian AB comprise in total approx. 60,000 sq.m. of lettable area, excluding garages, of which approx. 37,000 sq.m. comprises offices and approx. 13,000 sq.m. comprises stores in the Sturegallerian mall, the Sturebadet pool and spa, as well as the Sturehof, Sturecompagniet and Tures restaurants. The purchase price for the shares is based on an underlying value of the properties and the site leasehold property of approximately SEK 4 billion.”

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