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Qatar Investment Authority  
Also known as: QIA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company Updated: Dec 30, 2008
 
Non-Corporate Entity
 
 
Invests in international public markets, private equity and real estate as well as non-energy local strategic sectors.
2005
130 (As of Dec 21, 2008)
 Key Officers
HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani
Chairman
HE Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassem Bin Jabor Al Thani 
Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
 Contact Details
Address:
Corniche Street
P.O. Box 23224
Doha
Qatar
 
+974 499-5900
 
+974 443-7016
 
www.qia.qa

 
  Latest Headline
Simmons & Simmons wins Qatar Law Firm of the Year at IFLR Middle East Awards 2009 - Press Release
 
  Business Overview
QIA is a sovereign fund whose prime objective is to achieve revenue diversification for the state of Qatar over the next 10 to 15 years from its establishment date. As a result of its stated strategy to minimize risk from Qatar's reliance on energy prices, the fund predominantly invests in international markets (USA, Europe and Asia) and within Qatar outside the energy sector. The fund focuses on three asset classes; real estate, private equity and investment funds.

In the real estate, QIA established Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment CompanyQatari Diar Real Estate Investment CompanyLoading... as a platform to handle several significant investments in local as well as international markets including Morocco, Egypt, Oman and Syria. In the UK, QIA's investments include the acquisition of four of the largest nursing home chains in the UK for approximately USD5 billion. In addition, QIA has a significant direct interest in the Canary Wharf Estate in London; it also owns and is developing a large prime location retail mall in Kuala Lumpur. QIA also directly owns 100% of Qatar National Hotels CompanyQatar National Hotels CompanyLoading....

In private equity, QIA has direct stakes in several Qatari blue chip companies like QNBQNBLoading... and QtelQtelLoading... and co-invests alongside them. QIA's private equity also looks after local Private Equity and Venture Capital initiatives such as the Qatar FoundationQatar FoundationLoading....

QIA?s international investments include stakes in the UK-based Four Seasons Healthcare, London Stock Exchange, Nordic Exchange OMX, Lagardere of France, Jordan's Housing Bank for Trade and FinanceHousing Bank for Trade and FinanceLoading..., and Singapore's Raffles Medical Group. It was also a co-investor in Dubai International CapitalDubai International CapitalLoading...'s purchase of a 3.12% stake in European Aeronautic, Defence and Space Company (EADS).

QIA is backed by surplus funds (after meeting domestic budgets) originating from the sale of 800,000 barrels of oil/day. Some estimates put the current fund size at USD60 billion, an amount that will significantly increase by 2011 as the state completes its expansion projects to become the world's largest LNG exporter with 77 million tons output capacity.
 
 
 Major Shareholders
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  Organization Structure and Related Entities 
Subsidiaries/Associates/Affiliates
 
Name  Country  Holding
Four Seasons Healthcare [via Delta Commercial Properties] United Kingdom 100.00%
Hassad Food Qatar 100.00%
Qatar Holding [via Qatar Investment Company] Qatar 100.00%
Qatar Investment Company Qatar 100.00%
Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company Qatar 100.00%
The Transport Company of Qatar Qatar 100.00%
Qatar Exchange [via Qatar Holding] Qatar 80.00%
Asian Finance Bank Malaysia 70.00%
Qatar Telecom Qatar 55.00%
Qatar National Bank Qatar 50.00%
Chelsfield Partners United Kingdom 20.00%
Qatar Oman Investment Company Qatar 20.00%
Delta Commercial Properties Qatar -
Investments
 
Name  Country  Holding
Ahli Bank Qatar 5.00%
Doha Bank Qatar 5.00%
Qatar Islamic Bank Qatar 5.00%
Raffles Medical Group Singapore 5.00%
The Commercial Bank of Qatar Qatar 5.00%
Gulf International Bank Bahrain 0.73%
Supervising Authority
 
Name  Country  Holding
The Supreme Council for Economic Affairs and Investment Qatar -
Developments and Projects
 
Name  Country  Holding
The Pavilion Mall Malaysia -
Related Organizations
 
Name  Country  Holding
Qatar Retirement Fund Qatar -
 
 
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