"swap" Enhancing its global presence with strategic investments and international partnerships
Abu Dhabi, 9 April / WAM / The year 2025 constituted one of the most active years for Mubadala’s global investment platforms, as the group expanded the scope of its strategic investments and strengthened its presence through international partnerships in the North American, European and Asian markets, which reflects the expansion of the scope of investment opportunities in the sectors of artificial intelligence, technology, healthcare, advanced industries, energy infrastructure, and others.
Mubadala launched a $1 billion (AED 3.7 billion) partnership with Fortress Group to invest in private credit and expand flexible financing solutions to support medium-sized companies and investment opportunities in backed assets, which consolidates the disciplined approach to expanding the global scope of Mubadala’s credit and special situations sector.
Mubadala has made a significant additional investment in BCI Pharma Services, as part of a joint strategic deal with Bain Capital and Kohlberg, to support the expansion of the company’s capabilities in the areas of developing and manufacturing innovative biotherapeutics, biological products, and specialized pharmaceutical treatments, to keep pace with growing global demand.
Mubadala entered into a partnership with Silver Lake through the acquisition of Endeavor Group. It is a leading global platform focused on talent representation, media and entertainment, and is the owner of TKO, which includes the UFC and WWE.
This investment contributes to strengthening the strategic partnership between Mubadala and Silver Lake, and is a qualitative addition to Mubadala’s portfolio, by investing in high-quality assets capable of generating remunerative cash flows, while ensuring promising and sustainable growth prospects in the long term.
A 24% minority stake in Arcadia Consumer Healthcare was also sold; It is a leading platform in the field of consumer health and personal care products, with the conclusion of a four-year partnership with the Bansek Group, during which Arcadia’s revenues tripled.
The company completed an investment worth US$600 million (2.2 billion dirhams), along with EQT and global institutional partners, to acquire a stake in Nord Anglia Education, the leading global operator of distinguished international schools, which serves more than 100,000 students in 37 countries.
Mubadala invested in a minority stake in Techem at a value of approximately 6.7 billion euros (28.8 billion dirhams), as part of an alliance that includes the Partners Group, GIC, and TPG Rise Climate, to support efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the real estate sector, which represents about 40% of total global emissions.
Mubadala acquired a 30% stake in Loscam International, a leading provider of pallet collection and reusable packaging solutions in the Asia-Pacific region, along with a group of shareholders that includes Trustar Capital, Fountain Vest, and Sinotrans. This investment represents Mubadala’s first presence in the industrial sector in Asia.
Mubadala, through a joint venture with Ardian, also invested US$253 million (AED 929 million) to acquire a stake in four luxury retail properties in Paris and New York, leased to fashion houses affiliated with the Kering Group.
Mubadala has committed investments worth approximately 300 million euros (1.29 billion dirhams) to Resolve Energy, in cooperation with Actis, to support the expansion of renewable energy generation projects in the Central and Eastern Europe region.
This platform, which has projects under construction in Romania and Bulgaria, along with robust additional development projects, aims to accelerate the deployment of clean energy solutions and enhance energy security at the regional level.
Mubadala has entered into a strategic partnership with Ardian to co-invest in the secondary infrastructure market, with a primary focus on multi-asset portfolios led by limited partners. This partnership includes a commitment from Mubadala of US$500 million (AED 1.84 billion) in a specially designed account, with the option to deploy an additional US$500 million through joint investments.
Mubadala has committed to investing in a regulated minority stake in Trucordia, in partnership with The Carlyle Group, through an equity instrument protected against losses. This transaction provides access to a broad, asset-light insurance broking platform in the United States.
Mubadala Capital successfully completed the acquisition of CI Financial, one of the leading diversified asset and wealth management companies in North America, in a deal valued at 12.1 billion Canadian dollars (32.2 billion dirhams).
With the completion of this deal, Mubadala Capital, through its asset managers and strategic partners, now manages, advises and supervises assets worth more than $430 billion (AED 1.58 trillion) for the benefit of its clients and limited partners.
This volume of assets embodies Mubadala Capital’s vision aimed at building a leading global asset management platform, based on providing alternative investments with high institutional standards across various asset classes and geographic regions.
The Abu Dhabi Investment Council also continued its journey as an indirect investment arm for Mubadala, as during the year 2025 the Council invested investments worth US$19 billion (70 billion dirhams) with senior general partners and investment fund managers.
The company intensified its investments in MGX, in support of its strategy to invest in the artificial intelligence system and advanced technologies.
During 2025, the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partners (AIP) group, consisting of MGX, BlackRock, and GIB, along with other partners, acquired all shares of Aligned Data Centers. MGX also cooperated with BPI France, Mistral AI, BlackRock, and Nvidia to build an artificial intelligence complex in the Paris region that is the largest of its kind in Europe.
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