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CalPERS tears down its silos | May 27
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Chart of the day — 2026-05-26
$15tn in state hands, the Gulf 7 at 43% of all dealmaking, Indonesia joins — and one chart.
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The Allocator Briefing — Tuesday, May 26, 2026
$15tn in state hands, the Gulf 7 at 43% of all dealmaking, Indonesia joins — and one chart.
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UAO Daily Video Brief — May 26: Sovereign capital becomes AI's banker
Sovereign wealth funds crossed $15tn in 2025 and the Gulf 7 drove 43% of all sovereign dealmaking — increasingly into AI and compute. Plus: Indonesia's INA joins the data-centre boom, and the Gulf spends into the dislocation. Sovereign capital crosses $15tn · Indonesia joins data centres · The Gulf
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The price of co-investing with a sovereign: when state capital becomes AI's marginal buyer
UAO Research · May 26, 2026 · Sovereign Capital · Feeds: Sovereign Wealth Monitor Sovereign capital crossed $15tn in 2025 and is now the foundational
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Sovereign capital is now AI's banker | May 26
$15tn in state hands, the Gulf 7 at 43% of all dealmaking, Indonesia joins — and one chart.
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