Any Insights on Wafra Inc? Received an offer and can't find much on them.

Hi Forum,

I have been approached and will potentially be offered a job by Wafra, a $23 billion NY-based fund backed by a large Kuwaiti pension fund, but I'm struggling to find much on them. I'm a bit hesitant because they are fully backed by Kuwaiti government entities, so don't have much market discipline imposed on them, and are mostly a black box.

Has anyone interacted with him of have a feeling of how successful their track record is? Or have insights on culture, growth, etc?

Thanks a lot.

 

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