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PE firm acquires Mason Stevens

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
A $2 billion private equity firm will acquire Mason Stevens for an undisclosed figure. Adamantem Capital has signed a binding agreement to acquire the managed accounts specialist. Mason Stevens chief executive Tim Yule said the transaction will deliver ...

Bain Capital bids for Insignia Financial

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
Insignia Financial has confirmed it received a takeover bid from US private equity firm Bain Capital following months of speculation. Insignia confirmed to the ASX that Bain Capital lobbed a confidential, preliminary, non-binding, and indicative proposal ...

Ares launches private markets fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... management investment vehicle that's distributed through Ares' Wealth Management Solutions (AWMS) platform. AWMS is a private equity investment solution, anchored in secondary investments, with an aim to "deliver attractive long-term capital appreciation ...

JANA consultant heads to Qatar

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... (GRSIA) - the pension fund for Qatari citizens. The GRSIA has hired Letchumanan as an associate director within the private equity and infrastructure team. The JANA operative joins a growing band of investment professionals relocating to the Gulf States. ...

Funds are 'getting back to basics', says report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... nearly 60% of respondents aiming to increase allocations, while over 40% plan to shift towards private credit or private equity in the next year or two. A quarter of surveyed funds, meanwhile, plan to reduce cash holdings, which the report said reflects ...

HarbourVest adds to local team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... funds management, corporate advisory and legal experience, working primarily across fixed-income, infrastructure, private equity, and real estate transactions. He joined the firm from Challenger Investment Partners where he was a director. His responsibilities ...

HMC Capital makes $950m acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... new platforms. HMC is now a truly diversified alternative asset manager with scalable platforms in real estate, private equity, private credit, energy transition and digital infrastructure," he said when announcing the company's annual results. "We believe ...

Nuveen extends private credit fund to Australian investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... diversified portfolio of predominantly private debt investments in US middle market companies owned by leading private equity firms. As of 31 August 2024, PCAP has an investment portfolio valued over US$1 billion and has 230 portfolio companies across ...

Geopolitical tensions create investor opportunity: Franklin Templeton

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... investing in dual-use technologies which offer exposure to priority areas of defense spending, such as cybersecurity. "Private equity and direct participation in real assets provide the most promising avenues for long-term investment, particularly in ...

Advisers put faith in global equities, small caps in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... and targeted allocation remain a key priority for advisers with infrastructure (30%), private credit (24%), and private equity (18%) capturing their attention. "There is no doubt that advisers are looking for active management in market segments that ...