Middle East Funds Offer a Wall Street Payday Favorite

The Burj Khalifa skyscraper, center left, on the city skyline in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. 

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Hi, it’s Alex Dooler in Abu Dhabi and Dinesh Nair in Dubai, reporting on how a growing number of job candidates are asking Middle Eastern SWFs to offer them carried interest awards. Elsewhere, it’s a sizzling summer for US IPOs.

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