Qatar holding llc, filiale a 100% de qatar investment authority, investit dans omx

ANNONCE DE QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

QATAR HOLDING LLC, FILIALE A 100% DE QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY, INVESTIT DANS OMX

Suite à une précédente annonce publiée aujourd'hui, le Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) annonce que sa filiale à 100% Qatar Holding LLC (Qatar Holding) a racheté une participation à hauteur de 9.98 % dans OMX.

L'acquisition marque une étape importante dans les ambitions de QIA d'acquérir des participations non majoritaires dans l'infrastructure des places européennes. Dans le cadre de cette démarche, QIA a annoncé précédemment aujourd'hui son acquisition de 20% du capital de la London Stock Exchange. Selon le QIA ces participations contribueront à renforcer le succès du Qatar en tant que centre financier régional.

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QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

Qatar Investment Authority was originally founded by the State of Qatar in 2005 to strengthen the country's economy by diversifying into new asset classes. Building upon the heritage of investments dating back more than three decades, its growing portfolio of long-term strategic investments complement the State of Qatar's wealth in natural resources.

Headquartered in Doha, QIA benefits from being a central part of the State of Qatar's economic vision which allows it to invest in a manner which transcends the cyclicality of economic cycles and fluctuations of the financial markets

. QIA's ability to take a long-term view in its investment strategy offers the benefits of stability to all stakeholders.

QATAR HOLDING LLC

Qatar Holding LLC was incorporated in April 2006 within the jurisdiction of Qatar Financial Centre as the prime vehicle for strategic and direct investments by the State of Qatar. With the vision of becoming a world class investment corporation and the preferred partner of choice for investors, financiers and other stakeholders, it is envisaged that the already significant investment portfolio of Qatar Holding will continue to grow.

Headquartered in the Qatar Financial Centre, Qatar Holding is structured to operate at the very highest levels of global investing, with a planned presence in all major capital markets. As a world class investor, Qatar Holding applies the best practices in corporate governance, financial management and stakeholder consideration in order to demonstrate its shared values of focus, integrity and professionalism.

For further information, contact:

Qatar Investment Authority / Qatar Holding LLC:[email protected] Dewe Rogerson:0207 638 9571Patrick Donovan / Chris Barrie / Toby Moore