Blackbird Raises $647 Billion for Australia’s Biggest Venture Capital Fund
The fund will invest in “generational companies born in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand”.
The fund will invest in “generational companies born in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand”.
U-M reports a gain of 2.2%, making it the third Big 10
school to post a positive number for fiscal year.
The plant is expected to produce 9 million gallons of
aviation fuel and 1 million gallons of renewable diesel annually.
$17.8 billion system is building up its risk
diversifiers portfolio.
CIO
Farouki Majeed sees benefits in switching away from hedge funds to private credit
and infrastructure.
Bulk of capital deployed into two private equity funds
and a real estate fund.
Christopher Schelling starts 512 Alternatives after
recent stints with Venturi Private Wealth and Windmuehle Companies.
Study by KKR finds CIOs
are looking to increase exposure to illiquid investments but want ones
providing more upfront yields.
But
SWIB’s private markets CIO said division will continue to work with consultants.
The Asian Development Bank estimates that US$3.1
trillion of investment is required for climate-adjusted infrastructure in
Southeast Asia alone by 2030.
New York-based EIP has $2.5 billion in assets under
management.
This is BlackRock Real Assets’ first investment in New
Zealand and its first residential solar investment in the Asia Pacific.
Matthew
H. Stone, who oversaw public markets and absolute return, is stepping down
after 23 years.
System
is currently limited to 20% of its allocation in private equity, credit, hedge
funds and infrastructure.
Edgar
Smith’s future plans are not known.
Battery storage is expected to play a critical role in
getting Australia’s power generation mix to 82% renewables by 2030.
Respondents
see VC as most overvalued and are more wary of emerging markets.
SBA
currently restricted from making new PE, VC, credit, hedge fund and
infrastructure commitments.
This is the latest in a string of healthcare
investments by Ontario Teachers’.
Nordic sovereign, city pensions among seven investors
in HitecVision’s energy fund.
Pension
plan is in midst of implementing recent asset allocation changes.
Jonathan
Popielarski leaving role as director of private assets; Justin Maistrow becomes
deputy CIO.
Esdec generates annual sales of close to 506 million.
Kim Kolt is co-founder and General Partner at Bay Bridge Ventures, the first purpose-built, institutional ESG and Sustainability focused venture capital firm. Bay Bridge is committed to inclusivity - starting from leadership and continuing through the underlying investments - in addition to responsible stewardship - active, high-engagement investing through multiple stages of development.
Despite its modest origin, CAIA has expanded into a globally recognized designation, and alternatives are hardly alternative.
System
looks to double investing in sector in ’22, driven in part by success in
backing natural gas entities.
Capital Four US CEO and Portfolio Manager Jim Wiant discusses opportunities across credit markets and credit strategies given recent changes in market conditions.
Digital innovation, cryptocurrency valuations and the future of the digital asset ecosystem are all hot-button issues as digital asset managers navigate a market full of innovations – and pitfalls.
Minerals needed in the clean energy transition include
lithium, cobalt, copper, and nickel.
It has backed diversified macro trend-following
managers that target macro trends in energy and agricultural commodities, bond
futures, currencies and other assets.
Berkshire Hathaway’s CalEnergy Resources has also
agreed to codevelop additional renewable energy facilities in the country.
‘Ambitious’ plan involved changing private
equity, private credit, real assets and fixed income mix.
Interim
CIO says pension plan will seek to have Florida legislature lift cap.
Earlier this year, the Public Investment Corporation
signed a new unlisted assets mandate with its biggest client.
The price of bitcoin has fallen by around two-thirds
since November 12.
The strategy launches with US$1.25B in assets, with a
$500M anchor commitment from Hostplus.
System also commits over $5 billion of capital to
managers.
He spent 14 years at the endowment after leading
private markets at Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Market could be worth $1T by 2050, according to some
projections.
Survey
finds majority expect allocations to increase by between 5% and 10%.
Dustin Johnson, the former world No. 1, and South
Africa's Louis Oosthuizen are among those who have quit the PGA tour in favor
of the fund’s breakaway series.
With an initial war chest of $3.6B, Temasek’s new
GenZero subsidiary aims to accelerate decarbonization.
Canadian pension fund invests in ports, industrial
real estate in UAE.
Star of the South is Cbus’ first direct investment in
offshore wind in Australia.
The fund has already made sizable investments in telecommunications,
renewable energy and other sectors.
Alts manager Blackstone appoints Mark Glengarry as Head of
Asia-Pacific Origination at its credit unit, BXC.
AUM grew 12% in 2021, the sovereign wealth fund says.
CEO Marc Rowan
explained the new business model during Milken Institute Global Conference.
Battery Ventures, New Mountain, Threshold and ArchiMed are among those backed.
VC and real estate targeted for hikes.
PERF has allocated 27% of its fund to private equity and 25.2% to public equities.