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UniSuper lifts fund manager investment to $100m

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
UniSuper has increased its investment in venture fund manager Uniseed by $25 million, taking its total commitment to $100 million. The $149 billion industry fund became Uniseed's exclusive institutional investment partner in March 2022, at which time ...

Alternatives spark 'real' opportunities for HNW advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... private equity remains a "common" holding, but there is growing interest in areas such as infrastructure, water rights, venture capital and hedge funds. Orrock added that while private markets have faced scrutiny and valuation resets in recent months ...

Lendlease finalises JV with The Crown Estate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
Lendlease has finalised its 50/50 joint venture with The Crown Estate, selling six of its UK development projects comprising land holdings and capital efficient land management agreements. Through the transaction, Lendlease will accelerate the release ...

GPT Group partners to unlock $1bn in logistics opportunities

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
GPT Group has formed a new Australian logistics joint venture with QuadReal Property Group to target $1 billion in logistics assets on the east coast. Known as GPT QuadReal Logistics Trust 2 (GQLT2), it will serve as the primary vehicle for QuadReal ...

Lendlease looks at royal joint venture

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
Lendlease has confirmed it is in the late stages of entering a joint venture with The Crown Estate - King Charles' property company in the United Kingdom. In line with the property giant's strategy announced in May 2024, Lendlease said it is aiming ...

US financial market dominance can't last indefinitely: MSCI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... few years, following post-pandemic interest rate increases. Distributions to investors from recent vintages of private venture capital funds are around one-fifth of their historical average, he said, while buyout funds are distributing at around 20% ...

Aware Super appoints UK private equity lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... across purpose-built student accommodation, hotels and residential. Before KKR, she was an associate partner at Real Estate Venture Capital (Revcap), and earlier in her career worked at PGIM Real Estate, specialising in equity and debt investments in ...

Australian private capital sector totals $139bn: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
Total Australia-focused assets under management (AUM) remained steady at $139 billion in 2024, with private equity, venture capital (VC), and private credit funds accounting for nearly half at $65 billion, according to the Australian Private Capital ...

Franklin Templeton brings Lexington Partners PE fund down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... In addition, FLEX-I will have the flexibility to invest in private assets across asset types, including buyout, growth, venture, credit, mezzanine, infrastructure, energy and other real assets. FLEX-I has over US$875 million ($1.4bn) in assets under ...

MA Financial partners to invest $2.6bn in middle market loans

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
The joint venture, which includes three partnering institutions, is aiming to establish a differentiated platform focused on the US middle market. MA Financial Group, Monroe Capital and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) will invest up to US$1.7 ...