Qatar Investment Authority
Sovereign wealth fund of Qatar
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| November 2024 | QIA reached an estimated $526 billion in assets under management, marking a significant milestone in the fund's growth and investment strategy. |
| June 2024 | Agreed to buy a 10% stake in ChinaAMC, pending Chinese regulatory approval. |
| May 2023 | Led $250 million series D funding for Builder.ai, a London-based company. |
| April 2023 | Sold its 22 percent stake in Get Living, the build-to-rent developer owning the Olympic Village in East London, to Aware Super, an Australian pension fund. |
| March 2023 | Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al-Thani was appointed as chairman of QIA, replacing Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, who became the country's Prime Minister and retained his role as Minister of Foreign Affairs. |
| January 23 2023 | Doubled stake in Credit Suisse Group, becoming the second-biggest shareholder. |
| July 2022 | Mansoor Ebrahim Al-Mahmoud began his tenure as CEO of QIA, serving until November 2024. |
| March 27 2022 | Qatar participated in the Fourth High-Level Strategic Dialogue with the UN Counter-Terrorism Office, being recognized as the second-largest donor to the UN Trust Fund for Counter-terrorism. |
| March 2021 | Became a minority investor in Coveo, a cloud-based search and recommendations company. |
| June 14 2020 | The Sunday Telegraph apologized to Qatar Charity, admitting there was no evidence supporting their previous claims of terrorist organization funding. |
| 2019 | QIA completed a mixed-use development in partnership with Brookfield Property Partners, owning a 44% stake in the project with five separate buildings. |
| September 2019 | Qatar co-hosted a high-level event at the UN General Assembly promoting the use of sport to prevent and counter terrorist radicalization and recruitment. |
| September 11 2019 | Qatar finalized and passed new Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) legislation, forming the National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NATC). |
| 2018 | Sold its stake in Veolia Environnement (4.6%). |
| August 2018 | Brookfield signed a 99-year lease on Jared Kushner's 666 Fifth Avenue skyscraper, with QIA as a major investor in Brookfield. |
| December 2016 | Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani, QIA's chief executive, told U.S. officials about plans to invest $10 billion in U.S. infrastructure projects. |
| September 2015 | Announced intention to invest $35 billion in the United States over the next five years. |
| April 2015 | The Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar purchased four apartment units for approximately $45 million at a development within the United Nations Plaza. |
| January 2015 | Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani was appointed as CEO of QIA and served until 2018. |
| 2014 | Qatar began a period of compliance with counter-terrorism efforts, expelling Muslim Brotherhood members who were not citizens and avoiding sheltering people from GCC countries. |
| 2014 | From 2012 to 2013, Qatar's prime minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani purchased $285 million in Manhattan apartments. |
| October 2014 | Signed an agreement with CITIC Group Corp to launch a $10 billion investment fund in China. |
| January 2014 | The Qatari government purchased a 20,500-square-foot townhouse for $100 million in Manhattan's Upper East Side, intending to redevelop it into a consulate. |
| June 2013 | Ahmad Al Sayed was appointed as QIA's chairman and CEO, replacing Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani. He also remained managing director and CEO of Qatar Holding, serving in this role for 16 months. |
| January 2013 | Qatari Diar put on hold the Chelsea Barracks redevelopment project worth around GBP 3 billion and withdrew from bidding for the development of Athens' former international airport Ellinikon site. |
| January 2013 | Qatar Holding announced a $5 billion investment in petrochemical projects in Malaysia over three to four years. |
| 2012 | The company had 49 projects in planning or development stages across Qatar and 29 other countries. |
| 2012 | Qatar Sports Investments completed buyout of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. for $130 million, investing an additional $340 million in the club. |
| November 2012 | Signed agreement with Cassa Depositi e Prestiti for IQ Made in Italy Venture, a four-year cooperation to promote Italian investments. |
| May 2012 | Acquired a stake below 3% in Royal Dutch Shell, with plans to raise stake to 7%. |
| February 2012 | Completed acquisition of Credit Suisse's headquarters in London. |
| 2011 | Qatari Diar acquired stakes in Vinci SA, Suez Environnement, and bought the Port Tarraco Marina in Tarragona, Spain. |
| December 3 2010 | Qatar Investment Authority, along with Colony Capital and Tutor-Saliba Corporation, purchased Miramax from Disney as part of Filmyard Holdings. |
| May 8 2010 | Qatar Holding purchased the Harrods Group from Mohamed Al-Fayed, including the Knightsbridge department store. |
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