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Acenda forms innovation function to create new insurance propositions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... recently held roles at non-bank lender OSQO as chief product and distribution officer, and at Firemark Ventures, the venture capital arm of general insurer IAG, as director of emerging technology. Acenda chief claims and transformation officer Andrew ...

Ex-MLC private equity exec joins Melbourne boutique

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... COI Capital Management as it expands its business. He brings over two decades of experience in private equity, venture capital, and principal investing. Before running a multi-billion private equity and venture capital book at MLC, Zimmermann worked ...

Japan's first digital investment platform for private assets goes live

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... add additional private capital funds to the platform, including private equity, private credit, real estate, and venture capital.

Buyout firm nabs GQG executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... raising director, who has joined Five V Capital. Harry O'Neill joins the technology-focused private equity and venture capital firm as head of investor relations. O'Neill landed at EQT when it opened for business in Australia in early 2020. Before ...

Future Group, family offices back US$100m AI-focused fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
Future Group and a slew of family offices have invested in a venture capital fund focused on AI-driven startups. Nearing a US$100 million close, King River Capital's fund invests in AI-driven software startups disrupting traditional software as a service ...

Swiss fund manager expands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... Its current portfolio spans private equity, real estate, renewable development projects, private credit, select venture capital investments, and distressed opportunities. Henry Lee and Seil Kim co-founded RFM in 2023. "We are excited about the opportunity ...

Sydney to host global superannuation summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
... digital infrastructure. He also noted that Sydney is home to Australia's largest banks and dominates the country's venture capital and private equity activity. Deverall told the Summit that Sydney's advanced digital and infrastructure and willingness ...

Boutique appoints distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... team." For his part, Dixon said he was looking forward to working with BFA providing global private equity and venture capital opportunities to its growing list of LPs in the Asia Pacific. Dixon recently served as head of distribution at private lender ...

Five V hires from buyout firm EQT

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... EQT Partners client relations and capital raising director is set to join technology-focused private equity and venture capital firm Five V Capital. It is understood that Harry O'Neill will be on gardening leave until August. He landed at EQT when ...

Local family office backs new venture to invest in climate tech

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
The family office of Daniel Besen has become an anchor investor in new venture capital firm Climate Tech Partners, investing in "innovative software and hardware companies" accelerating decarbonisation. Climate Tech Partners was founded by Patrick Sieb ...