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Former Hostplus investors tapped for VC fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
Having just launched their own shop in January, two former members of the industry fund's private equity team have been mandated to run the newly created Victorian Startup Capital Fund (VSCF). Neil Stanford and Brighid Pappin opened the doors to V-Ignite ...

CalPERS names new chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... just the second woman to do so in CalPERS's 90-year history. Musicco will join the fund on March 28 from Canadian private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners where she has led investments for the last two years. Prior to that, she was senior managing ...

Goldman Sachs appoints alternatives head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
... institutional accounts in Australia, New Zealand and internationally across products spanning real estate, infrastructure, private equity, private debt, liquid alternatives, and overlay strategies. Prior to that, Balenzuela was managing director of institutional ...

What fund selectors want: Natixis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... a host of investors from superannuation funds to family offices look to longer-term investment options such as private equity. This is a trend that's been prevalent since the beginning of the pandemic and has recently been spurred on by the correction ...

Blackstone agrees $8.9bn deal with Crown

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... has accepted Blackstone's latest takeover bid for the Australian casino giant, totalling $8.9 billion. The US private equity firm is offering $13.10 cash per Crown share, which is around 11% higher than its initial approach for the company last year. ...

Alternatives platform hires from GAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
... spokesperson said. Hong Kong-based Altive facilitates investments at a minimum of US$100,000 across venture capital, private equity, infrastructure, hedge funds and cryptocurrency for institutional groups.

Pinnacle hires retail distribution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
... Reminiscent Capital, a discretionary Asian macro strategy, and completed its acquisition of a 25% equity interest in private equity firm Five V Capital.

Pinnacle folds boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... sales pipeline remains robust," Pinnacle said. Pinnacle also completed its acquisition of a 25% equity interest in private equity firm Five V Capital and gained another 10% stake in Coolabah Capital Investments, taking its ownership to 35%. At the height ...

Future Fund now over $200bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... capital in the portfolio to those kinds of strategies, and liquid strategies as well." To Brake, that means adding to private equity, infrastructure, and "the portfolio of hedge funds we have, which will go to our alternatives portfolio". Future Fund ...

Investors should embrace alternatives: J.P. Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... fixed-income-like characteristics for both income and alpha opportunities. Key sector themes for hedge funds, real assets, private equity, and real estate are also revealed in the report.