Jonathan Brasse
The bank has included a mid-market PE fund and a tech-focused fund on a short list of target commitments to be made on behalf of a high-net-worth investor base with a growing appetite for the asset class.
The bank plans to grow its private equity fund of funds business from $2bn to $10bn.
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The preeminent sovereign wealth fund of the country has opened a satellite office in Hong Kong which will house research professionals.
Partners Group has picked up five real estate fund positions from the New Zealand investor, which is looking to exit from the asset class.
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The $65 billion Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations has issued a request for proposals from external alternative investment managers in what was described as “one giant step for Japanese public pensions”.
The $57 billion fund’s chief investment officer Lee Dong Ik has vocalized its ambition to triple its allocation of alternative assets including real estate and private equity in the next three years.
The sovereign wealth fund has further signalled its intent to handle more of its alternative investments directly.
Eddie Wong is teaming up with former Income Partners Asset Management partner Jiffriy Chandra to launch TransAsia Private Capital.
The global alternative asset manager has appointed Niel Thassim as head of Asia for its Private Funds Group to drive fundraising for private investment vehicles across its asset classes.
The global alternative asset manager has appointed Niel Thassim as head of Asia for its Private Funds Group to drive fundraising for private investment vehicles across its asset classes.