The New Kings of Capital: How Sovereign Wealth Funds Are Rewriting Global Power
The New Kings of Capital: How Sovereign Wealth Funds Are Rewriting the Rules of Global Power In February 2026, Mubadala Investment Company, Abu Dhabi's $302 billion sovereign wealth fund closed a $2.1 billion acquisition of US-based asset manager Fortress Investment Group. The deal barely made headlines. Yet it represents something far more significant: a fundamental shift in how capital and power intersect in the global economy.