Curated coverage of Saudi Arabia's investment landscape, the Public Investment Fund, family offices and the deals shaping Vision 2030.
How family offices in Saudi Arabia are structured and regulated, how they invest and why the Kingdom is drawing a rising share of global private capital under Vision 2030. A guide for principals, family office executives and the founders who work alongside them.
Read the guide →Saudi-listed Acwa and energy investor EIG have signed agreements to establish Plenum Power, targeting about $4 billion in initial equity commitments for US power infrastructure. The venture will seek acquisitions and new projects across conventional and renewable generation and energy storage.
Source: Acwa ↗Humain, owned by the Public Investment Fund, has expanded its Nvidia partnership with plans for up to 84 megawatts of AI computing capacity in Saudi Arabia. An initial 14MW deployment is due to begin in late 2026, followed by a proposed 70MW from mid-2027 that remains subject to final agreements and deployment plans.
Source: The National ↗Saudi Arabia received SAR 159.1 billion in foreign direct investment inflows in 2025, up 33.5 percent from 2024, according to newly reported GASTAT figures, with construction and manufacturing attracting the largest shares. Net inflows rose more modestly, by 1.7 percent to SAR 81.4 billion, as outflows also increased.
Source: Arab News ↗Janus Henderson's MENA Private Credit Fund IV has reached $191 million in commitments at its second close, supported by institutional investors and family offices in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The Shariah-compliant fund is targeting $300 million and will finance profitable mid-market businesses across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and selected regional markets.
Source: Janus Henderson ↗Humain, the Public Investment Fund's artificial intelligence company, and EY MENA are expanding their partnership to develop a Saudi business outsourcing service combining Humain's AI systems with EY's industry expertise. The planned offering aims to automate business processes, with financial terms and a commercial launch date yet to be disclosed.
Source: Arab News ↗Ceer has unveiled its EXOBOT electric sedan and SUV, marking the first vehicle reveal for the Saudi automotive brand launched by the Public Investment Fund in 2022. The two models form part of a planned seven-model portfolio over the next five years, with manufacturing planned at Ceer's Saudi production complex as the Kingdom expands its local automotive industry.
Source: PIF ↗The Public Investment Fund has launched Tawrid, a digital financing platform that connects Saudi businesses, suppliers and lenders and offers early payment against approved invoices. Operating under the Saudi Central Bank's regulatory sandbox, the company has begun operations and signed agreements with banks and businesses including ROSHN Group and Nesma & Partners.
Source: PIF ↗Expo 2030 Riyadh and Mohammed Al Habib Real Estate Company have agreed a SAR 3.2 billion joint venture to build accommodation for participating delegations. The project will include about 2,300 apartments and is intended to become a permanent residential community after the event.
Source: Business Wire ↗Public and private entities from the two countries signed 21 agreements and memoranda at a Saudi French investment roundtable attended by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Emmanuel Macron, covering energy, industry, financial services, transport and logistics, artificial intelligence, culture, health and tourism. Saudi Aramco accounted for around 3.7 billion dollars of the announcements and the finance ministry agreed with Bpifrance Assurance Export on a credit line of up to 5 billion dollars.
Source: AGBI ↗The Tadawul All Share Index added 57.48 points, or 0.51 percent, to finish Tuesday at 11,231.61, with turnover of more than 6.10 billion riyals and 121 stocks advancing against 129 that declined. The parallel Nomu market eased 0.11 percent to 21,622.39, while the MSCI Tadawul Index rose 0.50 percent to 1,512.92.
Source: Arab News ↗Qiddiya, the entertainment giga-project owned by the Public Investment Fund, set out plans for a multi park destination in the Ile de France region worth about 6 billion euros, or roughly 7 billion dollars, built around three entertainment anchors and hotels. French officials said the site near Cergy Pontoise is expected to create around 22,000 jobs, marking one of the largest Saudi investments in Europe to date.
Source: The National ↗Riyadh based Pinnacle launched a growth stage venture capital fund targeting technology companies through both primary rounds and secondary transactions, with fintech, e-commerce, health and property technology among its focus areas. In the same week Saudi education technology firm AILA closed a 3 million dollar pre series A round led by Rua Growth Fund, with 500 Global, Jo Academy, Bunat VC and Fikr Ventures joining.
Source: Arab News ↗Headlines are curated summaries of publicly reported news, each linked to its original publisher. Updated regularly by the Saudi Family Office Summit team. For enquiries: [email protected]