Wednesday 18, January 2012 by Robin Amlôt

Aabar to raise stake in Italian UniCredit

Sovereign wealth fund Aabar Investments is to increase its holding in UniCredit to 6.5 per cent from 6 per cent. Aabar Chairman Khadem Al Qubaisi said in a statement that the fund intends to participate in a rights increase and actively support UniCredit's management and franchise in the future.

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