Microsoft ↔ G42
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Microsoft $1.5B investment in G42 with intergovernmental security and compliance assurances
Microsoft made a $1.5 billion strategic investment in G42, the UAE-based AI holding company, with President Brad Smith joining the G42 board. The deal was structured with an intergovernmental Assurance Agreement (negotiated with US and UAE governments) that requires G42 to use Microsoft Azure for AI workloads, divest certain Chinese hardware and equity holdings, and meet Microsoft security standards. The structure is a template for sovereign-AI partnerships where regulatory acceptability is built into the cap table and the operating agreement.
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