Serge-Alexandre Lauper will serve as the co-head of investment management for Swiss Re Private Equity Partners. He left Horizon21, the Swiss alternative asset manager with a fund-of-funds for infrastructure, about two weeks ago.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The pension has investments in its pipeline that could bring its total commitments to the asset class to $1bn or more by early 2010. CalPERS has already invested $700m to the asset class.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Last year, WAMEX Private Equity collected $55m from Mexican pensions for a listed vehicle that will invest alongside a traditional private equity fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The fund is the first peso-denominated fund focused solely on infrastructure opportunities in Mexico, according to a source close to the firm. A first close is expected to be reached before the end of the year. Macquarie will seek to raise capital from Mexican institutional as well as international investors.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Andrew Chapman and Rob Kupchak, who led Macquarie’s $7.9bn buyout of Washington State utility Puget Energy and Chris Voyce and Arnon Klein, who advised ACS on its $1.6bn I-595 toll road deal, have each received promotions this year.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
But despite A$414m in gains from listed fund buyouts and internalisations, the Australian investment bank still posted A$414m in net write-downs due to other adjustments. In May, Macquarie had disclosed A$417m in write-downs across its managed funds.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board president David Denison credited ‘the continued strength in the equity markets’ for the increase. Real estate posted essentially flat returns in the three months to the end of September
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Peter Kind has been appointed a senior managing director in Macquarie’s power, utilities and renewable energy advisory team, while Kevin Charlton will serve on a team that manages Macquarie’s principal investments, including infrastructure.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
After paying A$547 million to the mother ship, Macquarie Airports is taking its management in-house, leaving little hope for other externally managed ‘satellite funds’ to stay in orbit, argues Cezary Podkul.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The world’s largest manager of infrastructure assets says it expects its half-year profit to grow even as Macquarie Capital, its investment banking division, continues to show weak results.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
