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US investment giant buys La Trobe Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... one of the largest non-bank lenders in the country, struck a landmark deal with New York-based private equity giant Blackstone. In a deal announced this morning, Blackstone has taken an 80% stake in the privately-owned firm for an undisclosed sum. Chief ...

Macquarie leads alternatives pack

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... alternative asset managers, with Bridge Associates (US$116.8b) leading the pack, followed by TH Real Estate (US$105.5b) and Blackstone (US$102b).

Partners Life appoints new chairman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... leadership based on principles and values, makes him a perfect fit for Partners Life." In May 2016, private equity firm Blackstone announced a NZ$200 million minority investment in Partners Group Holdings Limited, the immediate parent of Partners Life. ...

Blackstone acquires US$748m portfolio

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
Blackstone has purchased a portfolio of 16 US multifamily apartment assets for US$748 million. Purchased from SPIRE CAPITAL, the sale is part of SPIRE's progressive exit of the underlying US ROC II fund managed by SPIRE's US private equity real estate ...

Foreign instos keen on Aussie real estate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... Dogan said retail property in Australia saw 89 deals with a value of about $4.9 billion over the two years. He said Blackstone was the biggest buyer, purchasing seven properties with a value of $1.2 billion.

Fees still an issue for alternatives: WTW

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... portfolios." Globally the research found Macquarie Group to be the largest infrastructure manager with over $95 billion, Blackstone is the largest private equity manager with over $94 billion and the largest real estate manager with also almost $94 billion. ...

CalPERS sells $4.2bn in real estate assets

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... sell US$3 billion ($4.2 billion) in assets from its real estate investment portfolio. CalPERS will sell the stake to Blackstone's Strategic Partners Fund Solutions, and it includes 43 international and domestic funds that "no longer align with the strategic ...

PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... Professor of Investment Banking, Josh Lerner, who still advises the firm to this day. At the time he was helping US giant Blackstone turn itself from an asset manager into a diversified alternatives manager. He pointed out to Sowerby that Blue Sky's ...

Frantic pace of alternatives growth revealed

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... world. Globally, Macquarie Group is the largest infrastructure manager with $96bn and tops the overall rankings, while Blackstone ($70bn) is the largest real estate manager. The Goldman Sachs Group is the largest private equity manager in the ranking ...

Former Future Fund MD joins Qantas Super

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... director of AIA Australia Pty Ltd and a member of the RBA Payment System Board. Until recently, he was Chairman of the Blackstone Group in Australia and New Zealand. "Paul's insights and acumen will be particularly valuable as we continue to navigate ...