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Franklin Templeton acquires Balanced Equity, plans new fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... Australia from a $7bn to a $17 billion in assets under management business, adding to the global fixed interest, private equity, real estate and value and growth equity products it already offers. Both parties stressed that there will be no change to ...

UBS adds gas to global infra fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
UBS Global Asset Management has added to its infrastructure and private equity portfolio with the acquisition of a Norwegian gas company. Njord Gas Infrastructure, which is 82 per cent owned by UBS International Infrastructure Fund, has closed a deal ...

S&P looks to Africa as investment grows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... Investment Partners closed Africa's largest ever buyout fund at US$900 million, signaling increased activity in the private equity space. Carlyle Group opened offices in South Africa in April this year, as sponsors look to capitalise on relatively low ...

Super the nation's best money aggregator

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... Rainmaker's latest research, manages $28 billion and is Australia's biggest manager of both infrastructure and private equity. But they are also Australia's eleventh biggest manager of Australian equities.

LGS sees benefits in clean energy co-operation

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... LGS is a keen advocate of clean tech investments but has had to resort to investing in overseas projects through private equity firms and the Macquarie Clean Tech Fund. "I guess the area where the government would be useful is if there's any major risks ...

Treasury Group appoints CEO

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... fiduciary inclination. Most recently Mr McGill was a founding partner of Crescent Capital, a successful mid-market private equity firm. He also held senior roles with Macquarie Bank and was a strategy consultant with LEK Partnership. He has a strong ...

Senior adviser joins Macq Investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
Former CHAMP Private Equity heavyweight Andrew Savage has joined Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) private markets team as senior adviser. In the new role, Savage will be responsible as senior adviser for the Australian private markets team on its ...

UniSuper to shed mandates

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... airports in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, a Texas toll road and some plantations. Some of the contracts were with private equity managers such as Archer Capital, CVC Europe, and First Tasmania Investments. Pearce said a lot of the holdings in the alternative ...

UBS expanding Asian fund business

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... spokesman. The majority of UBS' Asia Pacific clients are Asian based investors, investing in hedge fund to fund or private equity fund to fund transactions. Lunn and his team will look to offer a 24-hour coverage to investors. Lunn previously held senior ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... services firm Spotless Group soared after it notified the market of a $657 million unsolicited takeover offer from a private equity firm. Its shares were up 27.5 cents, or 14 per cent, to $2.23 at 1205 AEST. Fertiliser and explosives manufacturer Incitec ...