Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Seeks $7.5 Billion Bank Loan

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is arranging a $7.5 billion loan to invest in private equity, infrastructure and real estate projects as it seeks to diversify its portfolio. According to Sina Finance, people familiar with the matter said the facility has a one-year term, can be used on a revolving basis and may be extended twice for one year each time. The sovereign wealth fund, which manages more than $1 trillion, has recently continued to increase its private equity holdings. Its 2025 annual report raised the upper limit of its target allocation to the asset class from 17% to 20%. In recent years, the fund has also expanded into private credit, incubated new investment platforms and supported specialist managers. The initial mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners for the loan include First Abu Dhabi Bank, HSBC Middle East, Societe Generale's London branch and Standard Chartered, which is the sole coordinator. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, First Abu Dhabi Bank and Standard Chartered declined to comment; HSBC and Societe Generale had not responded. Established in 1976, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority was Abu Dhabi's first sovereign wealth fund, created to prepare for the post-oil era. A subsidiary recently formed an aircraft-leasing joint venture with Avolon and I Squared Capital. The fund's 2025 annual report also said it was expanding its global footprint, including investments in logistics and digital infrastructure platforms in Greater China. As the United Arab Emirates seeks to deepen trade and economic ties with India, the fund has invested billions of dollars there. Earlier this year, it raised a 3.75 billion Australian dollar loan, equivalent to $2.6 billion, for its Australian infrastructure assets.