Qatar loses bid for FIFA media agency
Energy-rich Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund failed to win its bid to acquire the media agency that controls the broadcasting rights to the world soccer body FIFA’s World Cup.
The fund, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), lost to London-based private equity firm Bridgepoint Capital, which agreed to pay $707m for Infront Sports & Media AG, the agency that …
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