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Alwaleed bin Talal: The Saudi investment king who no longer rules alone

For years, Saudi Arabia's self-styled Warren Buffett, has made hundreds of millions of dollars by investing in companies from Citigroup to Uber to Twitter with almost complete autonomy

Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal (File photo: Reuters)
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Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal (File photo: Reuters)

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The prince who's the international face of Saudi business may no longer be able to call all the shots.
 
For years, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Saudi Arabia's self-styled Warren Buffett, has made hundreds of millions of dollars by investing in companies from Citigroup to Uber to Twitter with almost complete autonomy.
 
Now, his Kingdom Holding investment firm counts Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) as a minority shareholder and the powerful sovereign wealth fund is unlikely to sit on the sidelines, sources familiar with the matter said.
 
The wealth fund, which is at the heart of Crown Prince Mohammed bin

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