AltAssets

JUNE 19, 2024

Financial advisory and asset management major Lazard has brought in former Citigroup managing director Ali Syed to boost its coverage of sovereign wealth funds and pensions.

Pension Funds 64

Pension Funds Capital Funds Asset Management 64

Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

James Hirai of Bloomberg reports Dutch pension funds send shockwaves through euro swap market: Dutch pension funds are plowing cash into long-dated swap contracts, according to strategists, upending one of this year’s most popular trades. The funds, by far the region’s largest with more than €1.5 in a client note.

Pension Funds 59

Pension Funds Funds Liabilities Asset Management 59

FinSMEs

AUGUST 27, 2023

Tri Ri Asset Management, a New York-based asset manager, closed a venture capital fund, at $142M. The close of TRAM Venture Fund saw participation from two pension funds, a sovereign wealth fund, and Scandinavian & Swiss based family offices.

Asset Management 52

Asset Management Assets Pension Funds Venture Capital 52

Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS), based in Augusta, has approved two alternative investment commitments totalling up to $200m, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online citing James Bennett, the Chief Investment Officer of the $20.2bn pension fund. of its total assets.

Due Diligence 61

Due Diligence Pension Funds Legal Asset Management 61

The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Elizabeth Burton, Goldman Sachs Asset Management , is below. Elizabeth Burton is Goldman Sachs asset management’s client investment strategist. Previously she was Chief Investment Officer at various state pension funds, including Maryland and Hawaii. Absolutely.

Asset Management 57

Asset Management Assets Pension Funds Hedge Funds 57

Private Equity Insights

MAY 31, 2024

The Australian Retirement Trust, a pension fund valued at AUD 260bn ($174bn), plans to increase its private credit allocation over the next year, targeting opportunities in Europe and North America. Last month, ART opened an office in London, joining AustralianSuper and Aware Super’s expansion into the UK.

Pension Funds 130

Pension Funds Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Banks 130

Private Equity Professional

APRIL 11, 2024

Technology investor Lone View Capital has closed its inaugural fund, Lone View Capital Fund I LP, with $850 million of capital. Limited partners in Fund I include university endowments, sovereign wealth funds, charitable foundations, pension funds, asset managers, insurance companies and family offices.

Pension Funds 130

Pension Funds Funds Asset Management Capital 130

Private Equity Professional

MARCH 21, 2024

Equity and debt investor Comvest Partners has closed its sixth flagship private equity fund, Comvest Investment Partners VI LP, with total capital commitments of $881 million. Fund VI received commitments from a range of limited partners including foundations, insurance companies, pension funds, asset managers, consultants and family offices.

Pension Funds 130

Pension Funds Funds Consultants Consulting 130

Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 17, 2023

Alternative asset managers are increasingly looking to raise private credit funds to provide lending to borrowers previously served by banks. According to data from Preqin, globally, 34 private credit funds raised $71.2bn in the quarter ended 30 June.

Pension Funds 130

Pension Funds Funds Asset Management Assets 130

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Mubadala Capital, the wholly owned alternative asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, has closed its fourth private equity fund, MIC Capital Partners IV (Fund IV), securing total commitments of $3.1bn, and surpassing its initial target of $2bn.

Pension Funds 84

Pension Funds Funds Asset Management Financial Services 84

AltAssets

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Brookfield Asset Management is set to up its target to $17bn for its second giant transition infrastructure fund, according to pension fund documents seen by New Private Markets.

Pension Funds 86

Pension Funds Funds Asset Management Assets 86

Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The cornerstone investor of BInF II is the European Investment Fund (EIF). Investors contributing to the fund include EIF, Swedbank pension funds, SEB pension funds, LHV Pension funds and pension funds managed by Citadele group. “We

Pension Funds 130

Pension Funds Funds Financing Finance 130

Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Graf remains cautiously optimistic about the deal pipeline, despite the difficulties encountered by firms including Silver Lake and Brookfield Asset Management last year in completing transactions. The new fund comprises around A$850 million from investors and the balance in loans from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. billion ($1.7

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts High Net Worth Individuals Pension Funds Buyout 130

Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 1, 2023

CenterGate Capital has held a final and above target closing of CenterGate Capital Partners II LP (Fund II) with just over $375 million of capital. Limited partners in Fund II include pension funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, asset management firms, and financial institutions.

Pension Funds 130

Pension Funds Funds Financial Institutions Asset Management 130

Private Equity Insights

JULY 12, 2024

Astorg has closed the Normec Continuation Fund, capitalised with €1.4bn by lead investors CVC Secondary Partners, Pantheon, Lexington Partners and Eurazeo, alongside sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, asset managers and family offices.

Pension Funds 130

Pension Funds Funds Buyout Asset Management 130

The Motley Fool

JULY 8, 2024

It's a bit more complicated and investors, including large entities like pension funds, prefer the corporate share class. Brookfield Renewable is overseen by Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) , a large Canadian asset manager with a long history of investing in infrastructure assets at a global scale.

Asset Management 242

Asset Management Pension Funds Assets Taxes 242

Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 17, 2023

Read more CrossHarbor Exceeds Target with $865M Close of 10th Opportunity Fund CrossHarbor Capital Partners, a multi-strategy commercial real estate investor, closed its tenth. read more The post CrossHarbor Exceeds Target with $865M Close of 10th Opportunity Fund appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

Pension Funds 130

Pension Funds Funds Asset Management Debt 130

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Hassana Investment Company, the investment manager of Saudi Arabia’s $320bn General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) pension fund, is to allocate up to $500m in Brookfield Asset Management’s new Middle East-focused private equity fund.

Pension Funds 73

Pension Funds Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 73

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The group has announced it has secured financing commitments from four additional lenders – Korea Investment, KDB Asia, Sona Asset Management, and Canadian pension fund The Public Sector Pension Board.

Pension Funds 95

Pension Funds Buyout Bidding Asset Management 95

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

BlackFin’s global base of LPs is well diversified and includes Public Pension Funds, Sovereigns, Fund of Funds, Insurance & Asset Managers, Endowments and Family Offices. Fund IV will continue BlackFin’s highly successful strategy of investing across asset-light financial services subsegments.

Financial Services 93

Financial Services Assets Buyout Capital 93

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

Lazard has appointed Guggenheim Securities banker Courtney Haydon as a Managing Director in a move to bolster its private equity and alternative asset management dealmaking efforts, according to a report by Reuters. At Guggenheim, Haydon served as Senior Managing Director in financial sponsor investment banking.

Pension Funds 98

Pension Funds Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Banks 98

Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

A $30 billion fund launched by the United Arab Emirates with the declared goal of funneling billions of dollars into climate finance is readying its next round of investments. and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. He declined to identify the money managers involved in the talks or specify when an announcement might come.

Hedge Funds 147

Hedge Funds Pension Funds Funds Financing 147

The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

Brookfield Renewable is run like an asset manager The next important thing to understand here is that Brookfield Renewable is managed by Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM). Brookfield Renewable is really a way for investors to invest alongside Brookfield Asset Management.

Asset Management 130

Asset Management Pension Funds Assets Taxes 130

Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

SSOF V is over 50% committed to investments and will continue to focus on the less efficient segments of the secondaries market where StepStone believes its relationships and information advantages present key differentiators in isolating high-quality assets managed by best-in-class private equity sponsors.

Pension Funds 98

Pension Funds Funds Leveraging Asset Management 98

AltAssets

DECEMBER 13, 2023

AustralianSuper, the country’s biggest pension fund, has upped its exposure to private debt for US mid-market companies by $1.5bn through an expanded partnership with Nuveen investment arm Churchill Asset Management.

Debt 79

Debt Pension Funds Asset Management Assets 79

The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Despite conservative disdain for environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives -- or "woke" capitalism, as they call it -- one research project found climate change remains a chief concern when asset managers choose not to invest in portfolio companies, the Financial Time s reported.

Pension Funds 130

Pension Funds Funds Financial Institutions Investing 130

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 12, 2024

Lazard has recruited Courtney Haydon from Guggenheim Securities as Managing Director to enhance its private equity and alternative asset management dealmaking capabilities, according to a report by Reuters. At Guggenheim, Haydon was a senior managing director specialising in financial sponsor investment banking.

Pension Funds 96

Pension Funds Buyout Banks Asset Management 96

Private Equity Professional

JUNE 21, 2023

TA Associates has held an oversubscribed and hard cap close of its latest flagship fund, TA XV LP (Fund XV), with total limited partner commitments of $16.5 Fundraising for Fund XV began in November 2022. Visit the site and log in/register to read.

Pension Funds 100

Pension Funds Funds Asset Management Assets 100

Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

HP IX has over 90 investors, primarily institutional and well diversified across pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, asset managers and family offices. Harvest and its affiliates have over $20 billion of assets under management.

Buyout 130

Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Pension Funds 130

Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Top global asset managers including BlackRock are among investors in an Asia-focused infrastructure private equity fund that raised $800m, underscoring growing interest in the asset class amid market volatility. The Asia-managed fund says it has already deployed half the money raised in three platforms.

Funds 130

Funds Pension Funds Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

It has vaulted to the top rungs of the alternative-asset management world by focusing on what it does best: private credit. Yet, like its peers, Ares feels compelled to diversify into other asset classes, such as real estate, infrastructure, and private equity. Apollo Global Management, and KKR.

Pension Funds 130

Pension Funds Buyout Leveraged Buyouts Asset Management 130

Private Equity Wire

JULY 16, 2024

The fund drew support from institutional investors in North America, EMEA and France, including the European Investment Fund, which made a cornerstone commitment of €75m at first closing in November 2022, as well as large consultants, asset managers, banks, pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign and fund of funds.

Pension Funds 96

Pension Funds Consultants Consulting Asset Management 96

Private Equity Wire

MAY 2, 2024

HighVista Strategies, an alternative asset manager focused on investments in public and private markets, has held the final close of HighVista Private Equity X, with $675m of capital commitments.

Pension Funds 97

Pension Funds Enterprise Values Asset Management Assets 97

Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Despite challenging market conditions in 2023, the fund attracted significant interest, surpassing its initial €1.5bn target. The fund’s investor base has grown to 35, comprising a mix of new and returning investors, including institutional pension funds and insurance companies worldwide.

Pension Funds 130

Pension Funds Asset Management Funds Assets 130

Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In the fund, existing foreign Limited Partners have been joined by new LPs, including the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund and Mubadala Investment Company from the Middle East, as well as Canadian pension funds. These alone have raised funds amounting to about 2 trillion won.

Pension Funds 130

Pension Funds Funds Asset Management Investing 130

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

KSL Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on travel and leisure businesses, has closed its latest travel and leisure focused private equity fund, KSL Capital Partners VI (KSL VI), with total capital commitments of $2bn.

Capital 98

Capital Pension Funds Funds Asset Management 98

Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Mubadala Investment Company , Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investment arm, has formed a strategic partnership with New York-based alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital as it seeks to co-invest in private credit opportunities amid a tightening monetary environment around the world.

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Capital Investing Pension Funds Private Equity Firms 246