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No dollars attached yet so no announcement.............
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Full disclosure - I am a shareholder of BLG.
Guided energy weapons, for example in the form of the British navy's 50 kW laser, are designed knock out incoming threats.
BluGlass (ASX: BLG) has developed a (relatively) low temperature process for making blue GaN lasers, and have just received a repeat order from a Central Florida Uni:
https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02915125-2A1579333
Directed energy weapons need pinpoint accuracy in real time, so I reckon that this would be an ideal application for a lidar scanner with SNN target recognition.
Guided energy weapons, for example in the form of the British navy's 50 kW laser, are designed knock out incoming threats.
BluGlass (ASX: BLG) has developed a (relatively) low temperature process for making blue GaN lasers, and have just received a repeat order from a Central Florida Uni:
https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02915125-2A1579333
Directed energy weapons need pinpoint accuracy in real time, so I reckon that this would be an ideal application for a lidar scanner with SNN target recognition.
White Horse
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Look at the Vids. It's printed on the chip.!!!
Oman Sovereign Wealth Fund ,
IFSWF
https://www.ifswf.org › state-general-reserve-fund
Apparently this fund has around 2,000,000,000 Omani Rials ( = roughly $8,194,869,855 Au ) to play with.
Also of note........ Only a couple of sand dunes over......... resides this little mob,
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More than 60% of the fund's activities are within Saudi Arabia.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][6][/COLOR] Within Saudi Arabia, the fund's investments primarily go to private conglomerates owned by prominent Saudi business families who have close ties to the Saudi ruling family.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][6][/COLOR] Outside Saudi Arabia the fund's investments into prominent foreign assets such as [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Premier League[/COLOR] football club [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Newcastle United[/COLOR] have generated controversy due to the fund's lack of transparency and close control by the Saudi government, which has itself faced significant criticism around the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]lack of human rights in the country[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][7][/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][8][/COLOR]
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The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) was established by the King [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud[/COLOR] in 1971[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][9][/COLOR] by Royal Decree M/24[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][10][/COLOR] with the stated intent to provide financing support for projects of strategic significance to the national economy.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][11][/COLOR] For much of its history, the PIF was a passive entity that oversaw the Saudi state's equity in listed firms. When neighboring petrostates began using their sovereign wealth funds for influence, Saudi Arabia followed them. The PIF expanded its staff from 50 in 2015 to nearly 500 in 2018.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][9][/COLOR]
In July 2014 the Council of Ministers granted the PIF authority to fund new companies inside and outside the Kingdom, either independently or in cooperation with the public and private sectors, without the council's prior approval.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][12][/COLOR] In March 2015, oversight of PIF was moved from the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Ministry of Finance[/COLOR] to the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Council of Economic and Development Affairs[/COLOR] (CEDA). As part of this process, a new PIF was appointed, chaired by Crown Prince [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Mohammed bin Salman[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][13][/COLOR] The board says PIF is aligned with the government's [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Vision 2030[/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][14][/COLOR] with the aim to diversify the economy.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][15][/COLOR] To bolster the resources of the PIF and help in the financing of investments into foreign companies such as Uber and Tesla, the PIF received cash from the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Saudi Central Bank[/COLOR], issued debt, and benefitted from the proceeds of the privatisation of Saudi state assets.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][9][/COLOR]
In 2022 a 4% stake in ownership of [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Saudi Aramco[/COLOR] was transferred to the PIF, which was repeated in 2023 as part of the funds plan to increase [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]assets under management[/COLOR] to over $1 trillion by 2025. The shares for the second 4% stake in 2023 were valued around $78 billion. The move was intended to take advantage of higher hydrocarbon prices towards funding the expansion of the PIF in its overarching goal to diversify investments.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][16][/COLOR]
A 2021 report by Global SWF found that PIF's Governance, Sustainability, and Resilience (GSR) score had risen by 12% to an overall score of 40% (out of 100%) that year. This was partially attributed to the fact that PIF had started to build a dedicated ESG (Environmental, Social, and Sustainability) team.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][17][/COLOR] The fund achieved an annual return of around 8% between 2018 and 2022.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][18][/COLOR]
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The PIF has 38% stake in Posco Engineering & Construction Co., a 5% stake in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Uber[/COLOR] (for $3.5 billion), and a 5% stake in the video game companies [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Capcom[/COLOR] and [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Nexon[/COLOR] (for $1 billion).[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][19][/COLOR] In March 2016, it was announced that ownership of [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Saudi Aramco[/COLOR] would be transferred to the PIF and that the Kingdom will seek to list 5 percent of Aramco's shares by 2017.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][20][/COLOR] PIF owns [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Qiddiya[/COLOR],[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][21][/COLOR] spearheads the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Red Sea Project[/COLOR] for luxury beach resorts,[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][22][/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][23][/COLOR] and owns the closed joint-stock company named [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Neom[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][24][/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][25][/COLOR] PIF owns a 5.7% stake (valued at $500 million) in concert distributor [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Live Nation[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][26][/COLOR] In 2020, PIF purchased minority stakes in major U.S. companies including [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Boeing[/COLOR], [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Meta Platforms[/COLOR] (then Facebook) and [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Citigroup[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][27][/COLOR] PIF disclosed a $713.7 million stake in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Boeing[/COLOR], around $522 million in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Citigroup[/COLOR], a $522 million stake in Facebook, a $495.8 million stake in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Disney[/COLOR] and a $487.6 million stake in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Bank of America[/COLOR]. It also disclosed a small stake in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Berkshire Hathaway[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][28][/COLOR] PIF also disclosed an $827.7 million stake in oil company [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]BP[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][29][/COLOR] In 2020, PIF purchased a 2.32% stake (valued at $1.5 billion) in India's [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Jio Platforms[/COLOR],[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][30][/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][31][/COLOR] and reduced its holdings in US stocks to $7 billion from $10.1 billion in the third quarter. It instead left a stake of $2.7 billion in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Uber[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][32][/COLOR]
In 2016 [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]SoftBank Group[/COLOR] and the PIF announced that they would establish a [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]SoftBank Vision Fund[/COLOR] which aims to invest up to $45 billion over five years in the tech sector.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][33][/COLOR] The [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]SoftBank Group[/COLOR] confirmed that during the fiscal year 2019–2020, the Vision Fund, in which Saudi Arabia invested $45 billion, incurred a loss calculated at $17.7 billion, after the value of investments was written down. The losses were related to the investments in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]WeWork[/COLOR] and [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Uber Technologies Inc.[/COLOR] In the 39-year history of SoftBank, the Saudi Arabia-backed funds paid the group its worst-ever losses, where the overall company losses were 1.36 trillion yen (more than $12.5 billion).[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][34][/COLOR]
During the 2017 Saudi-US CEO Forum, which was part of President [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Donald Trump[/COLOR]'s official trip to Saudi Arabia, PIF announced plans to "invest $40 billion in infrastructure projects, mostly in the U.S." Blackstone, whose CEO and founder—[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Stephen A. Schwarzman[/COLOR]—is a top supporter of Trump, entered into a non-binding memorandum by which the PIF committed $20 billion to the project.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][35][/COLOR] During the CEO Forum US-Saudi, arms deals were announced including a pledge to "assemble 150 Lockheed Martin Black Hawk helicopters" in Saudi Arabia, representing 450 jobs in Saudi Arabia" as part of the "$6 billion deal for Black Hawks."[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][36][/COLOR]
In October 2017 it was announced that PIF would aim to increase its assets under management to more than $400 billion and create more than 20,000 new jobs by 2020.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][37][/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][38][/COLOR] Al-Rumayyan presented a new investment strategy for the fund, based on four objectives of maximizing assets, investing in new sectors, localizing technologies, and developing economic partnerships.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][37][/COLOR] He also said PIF would borrow conservatively to finance specific assets and would seek further partnerships such as those with [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Blackstone[/COLOR] and [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]SoftBank[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][39][/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][40][/COLOR]
In September 2018 Al-Rumayyan announced PIF's first step in incorporating loans and debt instruments into its long-term strategy, with an $11 billion loan facility.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][41][/COLOR] The following month he said the fund would aim to increase the percentage of international assets in its portfolio from 10% to 50% by 2030.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][42][/COLOR]
At the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Milken Institute[/COLOR] in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Abu Dhabi[/COLOR] in February 2019, Al-Rumayyan announced that PIF would open new offices in London, New York City and San Francisco, and would increase its workforce from 450 to 700 by the end of 2019.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][43][/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][44][/COLOR] He also said the fund would invest in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]renewable energy[/COLOR] projects in Saudi Arabia, including the local manufacture of [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]solar panels[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][43][/COLOR]
In March 2019 it was revealed that PIF paid a New York communications firm, Karv Communications, $120,000 a month to repair Saudis' damaged reputation after the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]assassination of Jamal Khashoggi[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][45][/COLOR]
In 2021 they purchased stakes in the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]American video game[/COLOR] companies [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Electronic Arts[/COLOR], [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Take-Two Interactive[/COLOR], and [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Activision Blizzard[/COLOR]. In May 2022, they purchased a 5% stake in the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Japanese video game[/COLOR] company [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Nintendo[/COLOR],[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][46][/COLOR] and the following month, an 8% stake in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Embracer Group[/COLOR] with a $1 billion investment.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][47][/COLOR]
PIF owned a major indirect stake in Twitter prior to its [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]acquisition[/COLOR] by [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Elon Musk[/COLOR] although many [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Saudis[/COLOR] who use the platform for political dissent and activism are arbitrarily arrested and imprisoned.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][48][/COLOR]
In November 2023 PIF acquired a 10% stake in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Heathrow Airport[/COLOR] after [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Ferrovial[/COLOR] sold its 25% share.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][49][/COLOR] The remaining 15% was acquired by [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Ardian[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][49][/COLOR] Subsequently on 15 December 2024, it was reported that Ardian and PIF have successfully acquired 22.6% and 15% respectively of stakes in Heathrow Airport for a combined US$4.12 billion from Ferrovial and some shareholders in FGP TopCo.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][50][/COLOR]
PIF acquired a 49% stake in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Rocco Forte Hotels[/COLOR] in December 2023, valuing the hotel group at £1.4 billion.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][51][/COLOR]
In 2024 PIF acquired a 38% share of the HOLON Gmbh, Germany. HOLON is a subcompany of the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Benteler Group[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][52][/COLOR] HOLON is launching the worldwide first electric autonomous shuttle with automotive standards in 2026.[/COLOR]
How much does the Saudi sovereign wealth fund have?
US$930 billion
The Public Investment Fund (PIF; Arabic: صندوق الاستثمارات العامة) is the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. It is among the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world with total estimated assets of US$930 billion (£718.2 billion).
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Getting goose bumps just thinking about it.
Regards,
Esq.
Oman Investment Authority
IFSWF
https://www.ifswf.org › state-general-reserve-fund
Apparently this fund has around 2,000,000,000 Omani Rials ( = roughly $8,194,869,855 Au ) to play with.
Also of note........ Only a couple of sand dunes over......... resides this little mob,
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Public Investment Fund
�Native name | صندوق الإستثمارات العامة |
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Founded | 17 August 1971; 53 years ago |
Founder | [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Faisal bin Abdulaziz[/COLOR] |
Headquarters | [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Riyadh[/COLOR] , [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Saudi Arabia[/COLOR] |
Key people | |
| [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]US$[/COLOR]930 billion (March 2024)[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][1][/COLOR] | |
Owner | [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Government of Saudi Arabia[/COLOR] |
Website | [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]pif.gov.sa[/COLOR] [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]
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The Public Investment Fund (PIF; Arabic: صندوق الاستثمارات العامة) is the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]sovereign wealth fund[/COLOR] of [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Saudi Arabia[/COLOR]. It is among the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world with total estimated assets of [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]US$[/COLOR]930 billion ([COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]£[/COLOR]718.2 billion).[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][2][/COLOR] It was created in 1971 for the purpose of investing funds on behalf of the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Government of Saudi Arabia[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][3][/COLOR] The wealth fund is controlled by Crown Prince [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Mohammed bin Salman[/COLOR], Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler since 2015.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][4][/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][5][/COLOR]More than 60% of the fund's activities are within Saudi Arabia.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][6][/COLOR] Within Saudi Arabia, the fund's investments primarily go to private conglomerates owned by prominent Saudi business families who have close ties to the Saudi ruling family.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][6][/COLOR] Outside Saudi Arabia the fund's investments into prominent foreign assets such as [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Premier League[/COLOR] football club [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Newcastle United[/COLOR] have generated controversy due to the fund's lack of transparency and close control by the Saudi government, which has itself faced significant criticism around the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]lack of human rights in the country[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][7][/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][8][/COLOR]
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History
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PIF governor [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Yasir Al-Rumayyan[/COLOR] in 2016
[/COLOR]PIF governor [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Yasir Al-Rumayyan[/COLOR] in 2016
The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) was established by the King [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud[/COLOR] in 1971[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][9][/COLOR] by Royal Decree M/24[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][10][/COLOR] with the stated intent to provide financing support for projects of strategic significance to the national economy.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][11][/COLOR] For much of its history, the PIF was a passive entity that oversaw the Saudi state's equity in listed firms. When neighboring petrostates began using their sovereign wealth funds for influence, Saudi Arabia followed them. The PIF expanded its staff from 50 in 2015 to nearly 500 in 2018.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][9][/COLOR]
In July 2014 the Council of Ministers granted the PIF authority to fund new companies inside and outside the Kingdom, either independently or in cooperation with the public and private sectors, without the council's prior approval.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][12][/COLOR] In March 2015, oversight of PIF was moved from the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Ministry of Finance[/COLOR] to the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Council of Economic and Development Affairs[/COLOR] (CEDA). As part of this process, a new PIF was appointed, chaired by Crown Prince [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Mohammed bin Salman[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][13][/COLOR] The board says PIF is aligned with the government's [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Vision 2030[/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][14][/COLOR] with the aim to diversify the economy.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][15][/COLOR] To bolster the resources of the PIF and help in the financing of investments into foreign companies such as Uber and Tesla, the PIF received cash from the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Saudi Central Bank[/COLOR], issued debt, and benefitted from the proceeds of the privatisation of Saudi state assets.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][9][/COLOR]
In 2022 a 4% stake in ownership of [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Saudi Aramco[/COLOR] was transferred to the PIF, which was repeated in 2023 as part of the funds plan to increase [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]assets under management[/COLOR] to over $1 trillion by 2025. The shares for the second 4% stake in 2023 were valued around $78 billion. The move was intended to take advantage of higher hydrocarbon prices towards funding the expansion of the PIF in its overarching goal to diversify investments.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][16][/COLOR]
A 2021 report by Global SWF found that PIF's Governance, Sustainability, and Resilience (GSR) score had risen by 12% to an overall score of 40% (out of 100%) that year. This was partially attributed to the fact that PIF had started to build a dedicated ESG (Environmental, Social, and Sustainability) team.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][17][/COLOR] The fund achieved an annual return of around 8% between 2018 and 2022.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][18][/COLOR]
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Investment projects
[COLOR=var(--color-subtle,#54595d)][[/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]edit[/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-subtle,#54595d)]][/COLOR][/COLOR]The PIF has 38% stake in Posco Engineering & Construction Co., a 5% stake in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Uber[/COLOR] (for $3.5 billion), and a 5% stake in the video game companies [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Capcom[/COLOR] and [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Nexon[/COLOR] (for $1 billion).[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][19][/COLOR] In March 2016, it was announced that ownership of [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Saudi Aramco[/COLOR] would be transferred to the PIF and that the Kingdom will seek to list 5 percent of Aramco's shares by 2017.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][20][/COLOR] PIF owns [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Qiddiya[/COLOR],[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][21][/COLOR] spearheads the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Red Sea Project[/COLOR] for luxury beach resorts,[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][22][/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][23][/COLOR] and owns the closed joint-stock company named [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Neom[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][24][/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][25][/COLOR] PIF owns a 5.7% stake (valued at $500 million) in concert distributor [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Live Nation[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][26][/COLOR] In 2020, PIF purchased minority stakes in major U.S. companies including [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Boeing[/COLOR], [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Meta Platforms[/COLOR] (then Facebook) and [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Citigroup[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][27][/COLOR] PIF disclosed a $713.7 million stake in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Boeing[/COLOR], around $522 million in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Citigroup[/COLOR], a $522 million stake in Facebook, a $495.8 million stake in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Disney[/COLOR] and a $487.6 million stake in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Bank of America[/COLOR]. It also disclosed a small stake in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Berkshire Hathaway[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][28][/COLOR] PIF also disclosed an $827.7 million stake in oil company [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]BP[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][29][/COLOR] In 2020, PIF purchased a 2.32% stake (valued at $1.5 billion) in India's [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Jio Platforms[/COLOR],[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][30][/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][31][/COLOR] and reduced its holdings in US stocks to $7 billion from $10.1 billion in the third quarter. It instead left a stake of $2.7 billion in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Uber[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][32][/COLOR]
In 2016 [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]SoftBank Group[/COLOR] and the PIF announced that they would establish a [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]SoftBank Vision Fund[/COLOR] which aims to invest up to $45 billion over five years in the tech sector.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][33][/COLOR] The [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]SoftBank Group[/COLOR] confirmed that during the fiscal year 2019–2020, the Vision Fund, in which Saudi Arabia invested $45 billion, incurred a loss calculated at $17.7 billion, after the value of investments was written down. The losses were related to the investments in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]WeWork[/COLOR] and [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Uber Technologies Inc.[/COLOR] In the 39-year history of SoftBank, the Saudi Arabia-backed funds paid the group its worst-ever losses, where the overall company losses were 1.36 trillion yen (more than $12.5 billion).[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][34][/COLOR]
During the 2017 Saudi-US CEO Forum, which was part of President [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Donald Trump[/COLOR]'s official trip to Saudi Arabia, PIF announced plans to "invest $40 billion in infrastructure projects, mostly in the U.S." Blackstone, whose CEO and founder—[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Stephen A. Schwarzman[/COLOR]—is a top supporter of Trump, entered into a non-binding memorandum by which the PIF committed $20 billion to the project.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][35][/COLOR] During the CEO Forum US-Saudi, arms deals were announced including a pledge to "assemble 150 Lockheed Martin Black Hawk helicopters" in Saudi Arabia, representing 450 jobs in Saudi Arabia" as part of the "$6 billion deal for Black Hawks."[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][36][/COLOR]
In October 2017 it was announced that PIF would aim to increase its assets under management to more than $400 billion and create more than 20,000 new jobs by 2020.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][37][/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][38][/COLOR] Al-Rumayyan presented a new investment strategy for the fund, based on four objectives of maximizing assets, investing in new sectors, localizing technologies, and developing economic partnerships.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][37][/COLOR] He also said PIF would borrow conservatively to finance specific assets and would seek further partnerships such as those with [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Blackstone[/COLOR] and [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]SoftBank[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][39][/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][40][/COLOR]
In September 2018 Al-Rumayyan announced PIF's first step in incorporating loans and debt instruments into its long-term strategy, with an $11 billion loan facility.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][41][/COLOR] The following month he said the fund would aim to increase the percentage of international assets in its portfolio from 10% to 50% by 2030.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][42][/COLOR]
At the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Milken Institute[/COLOR] in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Abu Dhabi[/COLOR] in February 2019, Al-Rumayyan announced that PIF would open new offices in London, New York City and San Francisco, and would increase its workforce from 450 to 700 by the end of 2019.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][43][/COLOR][COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][44][/COLOR] He also said the fund would invest in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]renewable energy[/COLOR] projects in Saudi Arabia, including the local manufacture of [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]solar panels[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][43][/COLOR]
In March 2019 it was revealed that PIF paid a New York communications firm, Karv Communications, $120,000 a month to repair Saudis' damaged reputation after the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]assassination of Jamal Khashoggi[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][45][/COLOR]
In 2021 they purchased stakes in the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]American video game[/COLOR] companies [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Electronic Arts[/COLOR], [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Take-Two Interactive[/COLOR], and [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Activision Blizzard[/COLOR]. In May 2022, they purchased a 5% stake in the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Japanese video game[/COLOR] company [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Nintendo[/COLOR],[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][46][/COLOR] and the following month, an 8% stake in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Embracer Group[/COLOR] with a $1 billion investment.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][47][/COLOR]
PIF owned a major indirect stake in Twitter prior to its [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]acquisition[/COLOR] by [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Elon Musk[/COLOR] although many [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Saudis[/COLOR] who use the platform for political dissent and activism are arbitrarily arrested and imprisoned.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][48][/COLOR]
In November 2023 PIF acquired a 10% stake in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Heathrow Airport[/COLOR] after [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Ferrovial[/COLOR] sold its 25% share.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][49][/COLOR] The remaining 15% was acquired by [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Ardian[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][49][/COLOR] Subsequently on 15 December 2024, it was reported that Ardian and PIF have successfully acquired 22.6% and 15% respectively of stakes in Heathrow Airport for a combined US$4.12 billion from Ferrovial and some shareholders in FGP TopCo.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][50][/COLOR]
PIF acquired a 49% stake in [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Rocco Forte Hotels[/COLOR] in December 2023, valuing the hotel group at £1.4 billion.[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][51][/COLOR]
In 2024 PIF acquired a 38% share of the HOLON Gmbh, Germany. HOLON is a subcompany of the [COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]Benteler Group[/COLOR].[COLOR=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][52][/COLOR] HOLON is launching the worldwide first electric autonomous shuttle with automotive standards in 2026.[/COLOR]
How much does the Saudi sovereign wealth fund have?
US$930 billion
The Public Investment Fund (PIF; Arabic: صندوق الاستثمارات العامة) is the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. It is among the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world with total estimated assets of US$930 billion (£718.2 billion).
.Getting goose bumps just thinking about it.
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That Uni must have one hell of a pigion problem to warrant such a device.
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The Onsor website has since been updated:
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Awesome contact address, too:
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There was a line item on one of the army budgets related to directed energy weapons with event sensors ... Think it's in the hypersonic thread
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https://comptroller.defense.gov/Por...DTE_Vol3_OSD_RDTE_PB20_Justification_Book.pdf
Title: Event-Based Sensing for Space & Directed Energy Applications (Air Force)
Description:
FY 2019 New Start - This project comparatively tests neuromorphic imaging technology and algorithms. This technology enhances daytime ground/space-based space situational awareness and directed energy test and evaluation. If successful, the resulting prototype will enhance ground-based space situational awareness and the technology will be inserted into further space-based situational awareness technology development.
FY 2019 Plans:
Test article cameras are to be received in 3Q FY 2019. Design for integration of camera into sensor applications is to be completed in 4Q FY 2019. This project continues in FY 2020 with FY 2020 funds.
FY 2020 Plans:
Application-specific testing will occur throughout FY 2020. Tests are to be completed by 4Q FY 2020 with a closeout report
... and this from last year, but they don't go into the tracking in detail:
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-eve...efences-first-directed-energy-weapon-put-test
Defence's first directed-energy weapon put to the test 17 June 2024
They've all got the funny glasses, but most forgot the 'tache.
Well, here we go again and I'm totally confused.
A day or two out from posting our annual revenue figures, share price is surging, with no new contracts, except something on a web page about a possible new product that would have taken quite a few million$ to develop which must have been achieved under an NDA.
I guess this should have been expected by us mere shareholders.
I don't think the AKD1500's are avaiilable from our shop, so we sell them to better connected customers, companies like Bascom Hunter who will sign a deal to buy $100K's worth. So What I don't understand: Why wouldn't Onsor want to be protected in the same way ie with an agreement?
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