A defining moment for G42—the up-and-coming Abu Dhabi tech conglomerate—came when <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/MSFT%20US%20Equity/BICO","_id":"0000018f-1486-d583-afbf-d6dece8b0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Microsoft Corp.-bsp-bb-link> <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://news/stories/SC0YX5T0AFB4","_id":"0000018f-1486-d583-afbf-d6dece8b0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}" style="box-sizing: inherit;">revealed a $1.5 billion stake-bsp-bb-link> in the company. The new relationship was remarkable to those who’ve been paying attention to G42’s rise.