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GlobalTrust Asset Management Announces First International Office in Nairobi, Kenya

As Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GlobalTrust Asset Management, it is my great honor to announce an important milestone in our firm’s global journey: the opening of our first international office in Nairobi, Kenya.

As a United States-headquartered investment and global advisory firm, GlobalTrust Asset Management is committed to deploying and stewarding capital in markets where investment can generate attractive long-term economic value while contributing to meaningful and sustainable development.

Kenya has opened its doors and warmly welcomed GlobalTrust. We are honored by the opportunity to establish a presence in Nairobi and to explore investments in transformational infrastructure and other strategic projects that can contribute to Kenya’s continued economic growth and strengthen its position as a leading business and investment hub in East Africa. Our new Nairobi regional office is strategically located within Nairobi’s international and diplomatic district, near the United Nations Office at Nairobi and the U.S. Embassy, positioning GlobalTrust at the intersection of international development, diplomacy, commerce, and investment.

Firm News

GlobalTrust Asset Management Expands Its Global Banking Relationships

As Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GlobalTrust Asset Management, I am pleased to announce the opening of our international institutional business banking relationship with Standard Chartered Bank.

As GlobalTrust continues to expand its global asset management and advisory platform, establishing strong international banking relationships is an important part of our long-term strategy. Standard Chartered’s extensive presence across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas aligns closely with the markets in which GlobalTrust seeks to invest, advise, and deploy institutional capital.

For GlobalTrust Asset Management, this relationship represents another step forward in the execution of our Global Markets Strategy—strengthening our ability to operate internationally as we pursue opportunities across private capital markets, infrastructure, private credit, real assets, digital transformation, and other strategic sectors.

Market Commentary

Intel Plans $15 Billion Stock Offering as AI Demand Accelerates

Intel announced a $15 billion common stock offering to support skyrocketing customer demand for AI computing power, with a 30-day option allowing underwriters to buy an additional $2.25 billion. The funding supports corporate needs including capex and working capital, following Intel’s fastest revenue growth in nearly 15 years and hiked 2026 capex guidance of $20 billion.

The raise fits the broader capex cycle: Goldman Sachs estimates industry AI spending will hit $765 billion this year and $1.2 trillion in 2027, as every player races to lock in capacity before constraints tighten further. Intel shares have surged 175% in 2026 and quintupled over the last year, boosted by the AI buildout and the U.S. government’s 10% equity stake—raising $15 billion off that run makes sense strategically.

Market Commentary

Space Economy: Incredible Growth

Elon Musk and SpaceX plan to build the world’s largest chip manufacturing facility, dubbed “Terafab,” just outside Houston. The facility will house manufacturing, packaging, and testing of advanced logic and memory chips in a single facility, aimed squarely at the bottleneck Musk keeps hitting: there are not enough chips on Earth to build the Optimus robots, Cybercabs, and space-based data centers he has pitched investors.

SpaceX describes the plant as designed to “bridge the divide between current global chip supply and the compute demand of the future.”

Perspective

Infrastructure Investment Is Entering a New Era

Around the world, the demand for infrastructure capital is accelerating—from transportation, energy and water systems to digital infrastructure, data centers and resilient cities.

At GlobalTrust Asset Management, we believe this dramatic expansion in infrastructure investment represents more than a financial opportunity. It is an opportunity to deploy long-term capital into projects that strengthen economies, create jobs, improve communities and help transform nations.

Perspective

Investing in the Intelligence Economy

Digital transformation and artificial intelligence are reshaping industries, infrastructure, and the global economy.

At GlobalTrust Asset Management, we seek investment opportunities across AI, digital infrastructure, cloud technologies, data ecosystems, cybersecurity, and next-generation innovation—with a focus on long-term value creation and transformational impact.