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Trinity Industries, Inc. (“Trinity”) and Wafra Inc. (“Wafra”) announce the launch of a joint venture partnership between Trinity and certain funds managed by Wafra targeting up to $1 billion in leased railcar investments.

As businesses become increasingly reliant on technology, it has become more important than ever for business leaders to establish strong partnerships with the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) and CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) within the organization.

Angela Rodell, CEO of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, and Daniel Adamson, Senior Managing Director of Wafra and President of Capital Constellation, were invited to the virtual edition of the Greenwich Economic Forum for a fireside chat to discuss the importance of forming collaborative partnerships and the long-term benefits they provide.

Capital Constellation acquired a strategic minority interest in Avista Capital Partners, a leading New York-based healthcare focused private equity firm.

Private Equity International’s special report, Responsible Investment 2021: 30 Big Ideas Shaping ESG, showcases Wafra and the Constellation Platform as ESG Innovators in Due Diligence. The report highlights the power of collaboration and how Wafra takes a hands-on approach to ESG by viewing its investments as partnerships aiming to educate, engage and empower the platform’s portfolio companies to adopt best-in-class ESG practices.

Wafra Inc. ("Wafra") and Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL), an S&P 500 healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced a $550 million joint venture partnership between Welltower and certain vehicles managed by Wafra (such vehicles, collectively, the "Wafra Vehicles").

"We believe the middle market segment is compelling, in large part because it remains an inefficient market where relationships and hard work pay off."

"The most attractive aspect of this Partnership is the experience, cohesion and proven capabilities of the Team, as well as an industry that we believe has tailwinds towards sector specialization."

"We are long-term investors and long-term investors are there when people run away, and are still there when people jump back into the market."

"Global partnerships and building long-term trust and relationships between like-minded institutions and investors are key."

The investment firm is stepping up activity following market dislocations stemming from the virus outbreak.

Colony Capital, a leading global investment management firm, today announced it has agreed to terms of a strategic investment in which the affiliates of Wafra will acquire a minority stake in Digital Colony, the digital investment management division of Colony Capital.