The Aporia · Abu Dhabi’s ADGM now holds more than $100B in AI money

Abu Dhabi’s financial hub, ADGM, reports that entities licensed there now hold over $100 billion in AI-focused investments. The largest contributor to this total is Abu Dhabi tech vehicle MGX, which closed its first fund at $49 billion. ADGM has seen a 34% increase in headcount and a 54% rise in assets under management year-over-year, attracting firms like Bain Capital and Blue Owl Capital to expand operations there. A major expansion project is underway, costing 60 billion dirhams ($16.3 billion), comparable to New York City’s Hudson Yards development, led by Aldar and Mubadala.

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Abu Dhabi’s financial hub, ADGM, announced that entities licensed there now hold more than $100 billion in AI-focused investments, aiming to attract more fund managers with proximity to the UAE capital's abundant resources and appetite for cutting-edge technology. The largest contributor is MGX, which closed its first fund at $49 billion in July. ADGM has seen significant growth, with a 34% increase in headcount to around 50,000 white-collar workers and a 54% rise in assets under management year-on-year. Notable firms expanding their presence this year include Bain Capital, Blue Owl Capital, and Man Group. To accommodate the growing demand for office space, ADGM is undergoing an extensive expansion project costing 60 billion dirhams ($16.3 billion), similar to New York City’s Hudson Yards development, led by Aldar and Mubadala.

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Abu Dhabi’s financial hub ADGM says entities licensed there now hold more than $100 billion in AI-focused investment, as it looks to draw more fund managers by dangling proximity to the UAE capital’s prodigious coffers and appetite for cutting-edge technology.

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Abu Dhabi’s ADGM now holds more than $100B in AI money · assertive framing

Abu Dhabi’s financial hub ADGM says entities licensed there now hold more than $100 billion in AI-focused investment, as it looks to draw more fund managers by dangling proximity to the UAE capital’s prodigious coffers and appetite for cutting-edge technology. asserted

it → say → technology

Abu Dhabi tech vehicle MGX — which closed its first fund in July at $49 billion — is the largest, according to ADGM. uncertain

which → close → ADGM

The white-collar worker hub grew 34% to around a headcount of 50,000, as assets under management rose 54% year-on-year. asserted

assets → grow → year

Bain Capital, Blue Owl Capital, and Man Group are among the firms to expand in the financial center so far this year. asserted

Capital → expand → center

To meet rising demand for offices, a massive expansion of ADGM is underway, on the scale of the Hudson Yards development in New York City, spearheaded by Aldar and Mubadala and costing 60 billion dirhams ($16.3 billion). asserted

expansion → meet → dirhams

Abu Dhabi’s ADGM now holds more than $100B in AI money

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