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MetLife completes PineBridge acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 DEC 2025
... of the US, with one-third in Asia, but it excludes PineBridge's private equity funds group business and its joint venture in China. Commenting, MetLife chief financial officer and head of MIM John McCallion believes the combined capabilities will ...

ART takes 20% stake in Westfield Sydney, hands mandate to QIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 DEC 2025
... of new third party capital into the group through joint ventures. The transaction follows Scentre Group's recent joint venture of 50% of Westfield Chermside in Brisbane with two Dexus funds for $1.3 billion. Secntre Group acquired the Westfield Sydney ...

Janus Henderson acquired for $11bn, set to go private

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) following the completion of the transaction. New York-based Trian Fund Management and venture capital firm General Catalyst Group Management are acquiring Janus Henderson in an all-cash transaction, with shareholders ...

Mubadala enters $754m JV with Barings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... million (US$500m) global real estate debt partnership. Mubadala will be investing alongside MassMutual, and the joint venture will be managed by Barings. The joint venture will combine Barings' expertise in real estate debt with Mubadala's global ...

Natixis, Generali call off $3.2tn joint venture talks

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
Natixis Investment Managers and Generali Investment Holdings (GIH) have decided to call off their plans for a joint venture, citing conditions not ripe to reach a final agreement. Natixis' owner BPCE and GIH's parent company Generali said they ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
South Korea is establishing another sovereign wealth fund, with this one to be modelled on the Future Fund. Launching the National Growth Fund yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Yooncheol Koo said the government would ...

Brookfield, sovereign wealth fund sign AI joint venture

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... operate and invest in AI infrastructure and systems in Qatar and globally. Now, it has announced a US$20 billion joint venture with Brookfield to help drive this strategy. Both Brookfield and Qai will contribute capital and operating expertise to develop ...

Buyout firm announces promotions

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
Australia's oldest and largest buyout shop, Pacific Equity Partners, has refreshed its investment bench with a cluster of new appointments and promotions that signal its appetite for scale. PEP's partner & client group has added two new hires. ...

Federation AM strengthens ESG oversight with fresh leadership

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
Federation Asset Management has appointed Rebecca Thomas as investment director and head of responsible investments, to lead ESG integration across all of Federation's investment strategies. "Responsible investment shouldn't sit on the sidelines but ...

AusSuper exec finds new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... plans to build a technology solution with an accountability and deterrence framework to address elder financial abuse. The venture will complement and support a network of agencies for older Australians. Before joining AustralianSuper, Choi spent ten ...