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The Gulf's Hollywood gambit unravels

Dec 19, 2025

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7 min read

The Gulf's Hollywood gambit unravels

Kushner exits, Trump turns hostile, and the WBD board calls Paramount's financing "illusory." Netflix wins, for now.

Jamie Lane
Jamie Lane

Saudi Arabia

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Three Gulf sovereign funds team up on an unprecedented Hollywood hostile bid

Dec 12, 2025

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7 min read

Three Gulf sovereign funds team up on an unprecedented Hollywood hostile bid

Paramount's $108 billion offer for Warner Bros. Discovery marks a rare moment of Gulf cooperation – and signals the region's ambitions to control, not just consume, American entertainment.

Jamie Lane
Jamie Lane

News

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Qatar sets up Qai as state backed AI firm, joining UAE and Saudi in regional AI push

Dec 9, 2025

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2 min read

Qatar sets up Qai as state backed AI firm, joining UAE and Saudi in regional AI push

The Qatar Investment Authority has set up a new AI company to invest in infrastructure, evaluate frontier models and build trusted systems, joining the UAE and Saudi Arabia in pushing for sovereign control over next-generation computing.

Jamie Lane
Jamie Lane

SWFs

+5

Qatar’s QIA backs Anthropic’s record $13B round at $183B valuation

Sep 3, 2025

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3 min read

Qatar’s QIA backs Anthropic’s record $13B round at $183B valuation

The raise, led by Iconiq Capital with co-leads Fidelity Management & Research Company and Lightspeed Venture Partners, nearly triples Anthropic’s valuation from just six months ago.

Jamie Lane
Jamie Lane

Saudi Arabia

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Saudi's Jahez acquires 76.56% of Qatar’s Snoonu in $245 Million deal to expand GCC footprint

Jul 9, 2025

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3 min read

Saudi's Jahez acquires 76.56% of Qatar’s Snoonu in $245 Million deal to expand GCC footprint

Saudi Arabia’s Jahez has signed a $245 million agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Snoonu, Qatar’s largest on-demand delivery startup, valuing the company at $320 million.

Jamie Lane
Jamie Lane

SWFs

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QIA and Abu Dhabi IC back $600M Series F in Applied Intuition

Jun 19, 2025

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2 min read

QIA and Abu Dhabi IC back $600M Series F in Applied Intuition

Launched in 2012, Endeavor Catalyst invests exclusively in Endeavor-selected founders at Series A–C stages, co-investing alongside VCs like Prosus, STV, and General Atlantic.

Jamie Lane
Jamie Lane

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