Qatar Investment Authority

Envoy Witkoff's Son Pitches $4B Fund to Qatar and UAE While Father Negotiates Ceasefire

| Importance: 9/10

The New York Times revealed that Alex Witkoff pitched a $4 billion real estate fund to sovereign wealth funds of Qatar, UAE, and Kuwait while his father Steve Witkoff served as Trump’s special envoy negotiating Gaza ceasefire with those same nations. The proposed ‘Special Situations Real …

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Elon Musk Completes Twitter Acquisition with Substantial Saudi and Qatari Investment

| Importance: 9/10

Elon Musk completed a $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc. with significant funding from Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding Company and Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, raising critical questions about foreign influence over global communication …

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Qatar-Linked Brookfield Bails Out Kushner's 666 Fifth Avenue for $1.28 Billion

| Importance: 5/10

Brookfield Asset Management, with Qatar Investment Authority as second-largest investor, paid $1.28 billion for 99-year lease on Kushner’s troubled 666 Fifth Avenue property. Deal came after Charles Kushner’s April 2017 request for Qatari financing was rejected, followed by Jared …

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Kushner Receives $1.28B Qatar Bailout After Blockade Reversal

| Importance: 8/10

Jared Kushner’s underwater 666 Fifth Avenue property received a $1.28 billion bailout from Brookfield Property Partners, where Qatar Investment Authority held a 7-9% stake, just months after Trump reversed U.S. support for the Saudi-led Qatar blockade. The Kushners had desperately sought …

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Brookfield takes 99‑year lease on Kushner's 666 Fifth Ave; role of Qatar-linked funds disputed

| Importance: 9/10

Brookfield acquired a 99‑year leasehold on the office portion of 666 Fifth Avenue from Kushner Companies, resolving a distressed financing situation. Public records and press accounts note that Qatar’s sovereign fund (QIA) was a major investor in Brookfield Property Partners, while Brookfield …

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