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KKR to acquire Arctos Partners

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
KKR will acquire Arctos Partners, the largest institutional investor in professional sports franchises, and a provider of asset management solutions for sponsors. The transaction is valued at US$1.4 billion. An additional US$550 million in future equity ...

KKR splashes $603m on HMC platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
Global private equity firm KKR is injecting $603 million into HMC's Energy Transition Platform, marking its second climate-related investment in Australia. The commitment will last seven years and is expected to generate a 14% p.a. return. It will be ...

Macquarie AM to acquire Last Mile Infrastructure and Energy Assets Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has announced it will up its stake in Last Mile Infrastructure by 50%, buying out Municipal and General (M&G) infrastructure private equity investment arm Infracapital. The deal will make MAM-managed funds the complete ...

First Sentier names new institutional sales lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
First Sentier Group has promoted a long-serving executive to lead its institutional business across Australia and New Zealand. Peter Heine, who has been with the firm for 13 years, has been appointed head of institutional business, in a newly created ...

Aware Super appoints fixed income specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
Aware Super has strengthened its fixed income team with the appointment of a senior portfolio manager, as the $220 billion fund continues to build out its internal investment capability. Andrew Scott will report to Sonia Baillie, head of income assets ...

JANA strengthens debt research with senior Mercer hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
JANA Investment Advisers has hired an investment grade debt specialist from Mercer to lead its research in the area. The asset consultant said the appointment builds on its established investment grade debt expertise as clients navigate increasingly ...

Drummond steps up governance and adviser support

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
Drummond Capital Partners is strengthening its governance and implementation functions with a senior hire, as the firm scales its adviser support platform. Cameron Mitchell joins the business with more than 14 years' experience in Australian financial ...

Former AMP adviser banned over false documents

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
A Melbourne-based financial adviser is permanently banned from the industry after signing documents on clients' behalf without their knowledge. Patrick Nong was found to have engaged in conduct in misleading or deceptive conduct in relation to a financial ...

Family offices hunt opportunities in AI: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
A new survey of more than 300 global family offices shows that artificial intelligence (AI) is in hot demand as the majority flagged it as a thematic they will prioritise as a future investment. J.P. Morgan Private Bank's 2026 Global Family Office Report ...

BTC Markets names chief executive

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
BTC Markets has announced two senior leadership appointments, including Lucas Dobbins as chief executive and board director, and Paul Stonham as chief commercial officer. After more than seven years with BTC Markets, Dobbins leaves his position as chief ...