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Public Investment Fund
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Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, established in 1971 and dramatically expanded under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the financial engine of his Vision 2030 economic-diversification program. As of 2022 the fund held roughly $620 billion in assets, including stakes in Uber, the Newcastle United Football Club, and a growing portfolio of U.S. private-equity firms. The crown prince chairs its board and is its paramount decision-maker.
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Paramount asks Trump's FCC to let Gulf funds own 38.5% of CBS-CNN owner
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund agreed to take a 15.1% equity stake — about $10 billion — in the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery. It is the same fund that committed $2 billion to Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners in 2021 over the unanimous objection of its own screening committee.
Saudi sovereign fund hands Kushner's firm $2 billion over its panel's objections
Saudi Arabia's $620 billion sovereign wealth fund. Its Board Investment Committee voted unanimously against the Kushner deal at the June 30, 2021 meeting (codename "Project Astro"); the full board, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, overrode the panel within days and approved the $2 billion commitment.