Blackstone, SoftBank deals put Saudi’s sovereign fund on the global map

Blackstone, SoftBank deals put Saudi’s sovereign fund on the global map

Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia plans to expand its sovereign wealth fund into the world’s largest. The kingdom took a huge step toward that goal on Saturday when it signed billions of dollars of deals with Blackstone Group LP and SoftBank Group Corp.

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