** Shares of Qualitas Ltd QAL.AX jump as much as 18.2% to
A$1.98, hit their highest level since June 3
** The alternate real estate investment management co says
it secured commitments of up to A$700 mln ($488.46 mln) from Abu
Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) group entity for a new fully
discretionary mandate urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX3DQ62d
** Adds that the mandate will be carried out through newly
created Qualitas Diversified Credit Investments
** Says co granted options under which ADIA may acquire up
to 9.99% of current issued equity on a fully diluted basis
** Qualitas stock down 19% this year
($1 = 1.4331 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Jaskiran Singh in Bengaluru)
((Jaskiran.Singh@thomsonreuters.com;))