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Investors dig deeper for alternative assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... retail and industrial have also forced investors to look to other 'alternatives'. Cold storage, data centres, life sciences, student accommodation, and senior living are among the sub-sectors that investors will target in 2022 amid the pandemic ...

Foreign investment in Australian commercial property hits record high

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... increased significantly during 2021 and we're also fielding considerable interest in alterative asset classes such as life sciences and data centres," he said.

Honan acquires Modern Risk Solutions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... acquired Modern Risk Solutions, an insurance and risk advisory specialist focused on emerging tech, startup and life sciences. The acquisition sees Modern Risk continue operating as a discrete entity, to be referred to as Modern Risk - a Honan Company. ...

MSCI launches life sciences indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... to virology and oncology. Royalty Pharma, which is in the business of acquiring pharmaceutical royalties in the life sciences industry, will provide information on medical conditions, clinical trials, therapies and technologies that may lead to breakthrough ...

Super-backed company develops COVID treatment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... this could help keep them safe," HESTA chief investment officer Sonya Sawtell-Rickson said. "Our investments in life sciences are supporting jobs and growth in the sector where HESTA members work, while making a positive contribution to their financial ...

Property winners, losers of COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... recommended solutions," he said. "These include data centers... However, we are also looking further into areas such as life sciences, bio-medical and industrial cold storage." Despite the heavy sell off in REITs in March and several macro forces still ...

Brandon Capital to build largest Commonwealth VC fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... the government's $500 million Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF). Brandon Capital will drive the development of its life sciences fund, the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund, as part of a government initiative to make Australia a global leader in ...

Australian private equity driving M&A

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... capital investment and foreign interest. Sauer said: "Sectors traditionally attractive to venture capital, such as life sciences and information and communication technology, will continue to grow due to increased capital availability and support courtesy ...

Low return world a boon for VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... currently invests through a number of fund managers, including Brandon Capital Partners which invests solely in life sciences ventures and also counts Australian Super, HESTA and Statewide Super among its investors, along with the Commonwealth of Australia. ...

NSW Medical Devices Fund grants $8.6m

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... In the 2015 financial year, $46 million was invested by venture capital funds into the Australian healthcare and life sciences sector.