The Australian institutional investment manager will now invest in asset classes including private equity, infrastructure and real estate through a ‘house of boutiques’ model.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
A California political ethics commission is investigating CalPERS board member Charles Valdes, who received $38,600 in campaign donations linked to Alfred Villalobos' placement firm.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The Dallas-based firm is acquiring $10bn of performing and non-performing loans in Japan for just less than $300m.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The US firm says hiring Rob Trevor as a principal reflects ‘increasing opportunities’ in the UK.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
LaSalle Investment Management and ING Real Estate Investment Management remain on a whittled-down shortlist to buy the management of the Wall Street Bank’s Asian Real Estate opportunity Fund and its other Asian real estate holdings.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Michael Ricciardi, Enrique Cuan and Alan Pardee will lead the 24-strong team for Mercury Capital, which will raise private equity, private equity real estate and infrastructure funds globally.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Richard Valdes received $38,600 in campaign donations in 2005; much of them tied to placement agent Alfred Villalobos, who since 2006 has secured more than $4bn in CalPERS commitments.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Transaction volumes have started to pick up, but the bid-ask spreads aren't the only remaining stumbling block: GPs don't want to see their post-crash coming-out party ruined by a dumb deal. By Zoe Hughes.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The international private placement firm has joined the cacophony of calls from legitimate placement agents to alter a proposed rule providing a blanket ban on soliciting government entities.
3 min read · 21 January 2013
The $200bn National Pension Service of Korea has mandated London-based Rockspring to buy London assets as part of a $3bn investment programme aimed the mature markets of London, New York and Sydney.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
