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Macquarie AM splashes billions on Applied Digital Corporation

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... across Applied Digital's future HPC data-centre pipelines. Under the agreement, MAM will receive both perpetual preferred equity units and common equity units for US$2.25 million for each executed lease of one megawatt of capacity. These equities are ...

Subscription EVs attract HESTA, IFM interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... with Uber, and its use of data and telematics to deliver cost efficiencies," IFM Investors executive director, private equity Adrian Kerley said. "We're very pleased to be investing in a company like Splend, which fits well with our focus on tech-enabled ...

Trump's response to global conflict adds uncertainty to private markets: IFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... current target," according to IFM's outlook. It also anticipated that equities will remain preferable to bonds - even though equity market gains are expected to be "far more measured" this year. "Equities have seemingly priced in many of the pro-growth ...

SEC fines private equity firms for recordkeeping failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
Blackstone, KKR, and Carlyle are among the private equity firms that will collectively pay the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) US$63.1 million for failing to keep appropriate communications records. They join a growing list of financial institutions ...

Family offices turn to start-ups, M&As: PwC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... office direct investments in companies rose sharply to 62% compared to 33% a decade ago. In the past year, however, private equity strategies were the most popular, culminating in 469 deals worth US$39.5 billion. Venture capital came in second place ...

Insignia takeover heats up, Bain Capital ups bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... premium to Insignia's share price prior to Bain Capital instigating the takeover talks on December 12. Morningstar equity analyst Shaun Ler said CC Capital's bid "vindicates our view that Insignia was undervalued, and that its earnings outlook ...

Stamford Capital Investments launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... 18%. The new opportunistic fund is targeting 15% IRR net and is sourcing national investments including real estate-backed equity and joint ventures, preferred equity, and first and second mortgage debt. Operating as a closed-end unit trust, CPF4 has ...

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... supply chain diversification, and fiscal maturity," he said. GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller explained that while equity investors have had a good run through 2024, maintaining the momentum will require "supportive monetary policy conditions." ...

MetLife snaps up three investment teams from Mesirow

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... Investments. MetLife Investment Management will take on Mesirow's high yield and bank loan strategic fixed income, and small-cap equity teams - which manage about $6 billion of assets - as well as certain related investment products. The acquired teams ...

GQG ends year with $32.7bn net inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... management (FUM) as at 31 December 2024 was US$153 billion - the bulk of that, US$57.2 billion, comes from its international equity strategy. The investment manager's next largest strategy is emerging markets equity (US$40.3 billion), followed by global ...