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PE firm to buy out Goldman Sachs Australian business

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
A global growth private equity firm has signed an agreement to buy out Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Australian business and fund platform. TA Associates will partner with GSAM head of Australia equities Dion Hershan and the Australian GSAM management ...

Bisan buys stake in RE, launches PE fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... has acquired a 40% equity interest in a responsible entity for three managed investment schemes and launched a private equity fund. The asset manager purchased the stake in Endeavour Securities for $600,000 from Linchpin Capital; following completion ...

Hostplus tripling venture capital exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... end. The move will triple Hostplus' current investment in venture capital and will add to the fund's $1.3 billion private equity investment portfolio. In the 12 months to December 2015, Hostplus' private equity portfolio returned 21.3% and it has averaged ...

IFM appoints two business development directors

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... Stream Capital. Dan Kim, meanwhile, was previously an associate partner at Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting's global private equity and infrastructure division. "I'm delighted that Joe and Dan will be representing IFM in the North American institutional ...

Link directors resign

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... Equity Partners (PEP) and Intermediate Capital Group. PEP shareholders were able to nominate two directors while the private equity firm held more than 20% in Link Group. PEP acquired Link in August 2005, and this latest block trade has opened the door ...

Alpha-beta split allows better asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... operate in a niche part of the market. It's also where First State Super allocates to private markets including private equity, infrastructure and real estate whereby the fund adding value above the illiquid alternative. McHugh said the alpha portfolio ...

Hedge fund, PE allocations drive super fees: study

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... also examined whether funds charging higher fees deliver better performance. The study found that hedge fund and private equity have the greatest bearing on total fees, with increased allocations to these investments leading to higher fees paid by members. ...

Preqin research highlights surge in private capital sector

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... reached $5.7 trillion in 2015, up from $5.3 trillion in 2014 and $3.8 trillion in 2010. According to Preqin research, private equity firms hold the majority ($3.8 trillion) of this amount, followed by private real estate (roughly $1 trillion), private ...

Future Fund ahead of target on tenth birthday

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... markets including real estate and infrastructure. The investment team has been finding opportunistic returns in its private equity portfolio predominantly in venture capital and early stage investments, benefitting particularly from the innovation and ...

Mercer principal departs for private equity firm

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... Research prior to that. She has now become an associate director at Anacacia Capital. Anacacia Capital is a boutique private equity firm which manages $250 million in committed capital. It invests in established and emerging SMEs in the mid-market. Its ...