Qatari Wealth Fund Says Ready to Boost Investments in U.K.

The Qatar Investment Authority, which controls more than $100 billion of assets, said it’s ready to boost investment in the U.K. after acquiring stakes in British companies such as Barclays Plc and J Sainsbury Plc.

“Britain is one of the main destinations for investment,” Ahmad Al-Sayed, chief executive officer of the sovereign wealth fund, said in a Bloomberg Television interview from London yesterday. “You’ve great systems, great regulations. We’re happy to invest more when the opportunity is coming.”