ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investment entity specializing in critical infrastructure and global supply chains, has successfully concluded its inaugural $5 billion syndicated term financing arrangement with financial institutions across Greater China. The five-year facility, announced on December 24, 2025, attracted overwhelming investor interest, generating approximately $12 billion in commitments—triple the initial $4 billion target—prompting ADQ to upsize the final transaction amount.
This landmark financing represents the largest term loan secured by any Middle Eastern borrower from Asian financial institutions to date, signaling robust confidence in ADQ’s creditworthiness and strategic mandate. The transaction strengthens ADQ’s liquidity profile while diversifying its funding sources, providing enhanced flexibility to pursue commercially viable investment opportunities worldwide.
Marcos de Quadros, Group Chief Financial Officer at ADQ, emphasized the significance of this milestone: ‘This successful debut financing in Greater China reflects sustained market confidence in our credit strength, prudent financial management, and disciplined funding strategy that characterizes all ADQ transactions.’
The deal was coordinated by six global financial institutions: Bank of China (Dubai Branch), DBS Bank Ltd., HSBC, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (Dubai Branch), Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), and J.P. Morgan Securities plc. More than 30 leading financial institutions across Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan participated in the syndication, demonstrating extensive regional engagement and investor appetite for high-quality UAE issuers.