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TWG Global takes stake in Mubadala Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... alliance" to drive long-term value creation. TWG Global has interests across financial services, insurance, AI and technology, sports and entertainment, and energy. It has an enterprise value of over $62 billion (US$40bn), and its portfolio includes ...

Australian equity fund manager in a league of its own: Mercer survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... Fund for the year. "The drivers of absolute return continued to be from large investments in three technology businesses: sports technology company Catapult, financial software business Bravura, and mining software provider RPMGlobal," Shevelev said. ...

Partners Group promotes local staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... member Martin Scott said the team is building a diversified portfolio of royalties across several sectors, including music, sports, pharmaceuticals, water, and franchise. "It's an enormous industry. We will raise funds and invest it. And are now ...

GAM boosts local sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... replaced Alex Zaika late last year - said GAM's new alternative products that are receiving strong interest include a sports fund managed by Avenue Capital Group and backed by star athletes targeting high-growth franchises and an evergreen late-stage ...

TPG co-founder David Bonderman dies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... extraordinary set of interests and pursuits that took him all over the world and created friendships across the business, sports, music, philanthropic, environmental, conservation, and academic communities," TPG said. "Rarely the loudest person in the ...

NRL legend joins private wealth firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... in September, bolsters its ability to serve clients, "particularly those in high-pressure careers such as professional sports." Notably, former cricketer Peter Nevill is also a senior adviser with Viola Private Wealth. The firm said he brings a first-hand ...

GAM hires new local lead from Bennelong

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... potential capital appreciation of dynamic innovation companies whilst under private ownership. GAM also pointed to its sports fund, managed by Avenue Capital Group and backed by star athletes targeting high-growth franchises.

Netwealth FUA soars, names new chief financial officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... roles across both financial services and other sectors. He has acted as the chief financial officer of RMS Cloud, Catapult Sports, SXiQ Digital, United Petroleum and Interactive. Netwealth said he has a proven track record as a collaborative business ...

The transferrable skills for advisers who changed careers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... career. Communication was critical for Forbes, given that 80% of people he engaged with during his time in professional sports did not speak English as their first language. Being "able to somehow communicate, get along, have fun with those people along ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... markets) is rarely about the election. "Investing based on elections is like a 'parlay' bet on the markets, in the lingo of sports betting." Schroders senior US economist George Brown said Biden pulling out of the race has made a Trump victory more likely ...