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Allianz hires new NYC headSusanne Forsingdal will be leaving ATP PEP to become managing director in Allianz’s fund investment team
- Forsingdal leaving ATP Private Equity to join Allianz Capital Partners
Susanne Forsingdal, who has led U.S. fund investing for Danish fund-of-funds ATP Private Equity Partners for the past five years, is leaving the firm.
AIMCo, Allianz and Hastings join forces to acquire PorterbrookAn investor group made up of Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), Allianz Capital Partners and Hastings Funds Management has agreed to purchase Porterbrook Rail Finance Ltd, a rolling stock leasing company based in the United Kingdom. The financial details of the acquisition, which is expected to close this month, were not published. Porterbrook said the partnership with AIMCo, Allianz and Hastings would support its next phase of growth in the rail industry. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, AIMCo manages an investment portfolio totaling $80 billion.
- Cambridge Associates taps KPMG's Koriath to head UK pension practice
Global institutional Investment advisor Cambridge Associates has named Alex Koriath as head of its UK pension practice. Prior to joining the company, Koriath worked at KPMG's investment advisory team in London, where he served as director and head of fiduciary management advisory services and head of manager research.
- Cambridge hires Koriath as head of UK pension practice
Cambridge Associates has hired Alex Koriath as head of the UK pension practice. Koriath joins Cambridge from KPMG's investment advisory team in London, where he worked as director and head of fiduciary management advisory services and head of manager research.
Triago Quarterly: Annual fundraising up 35% to $365 bln in 2013The Triago Quarterly came out today and there's good news on the fundraising front.
- Emerging market fundraising wanes
Even with LPs still committing to emerging market funds, fundraising for such vehicles is declining, with Asia totals flat, according to PEI’s Research & Analytics division.
- Commonfund adds to West Coast office
Commonfund has made some appointments to its West Coast office. Kent T. Scott, managing director, Commonfund Capital, will relocate from the company’s headquarters in Wilton, CT to Commonfund’s San Francisco office. Scott will be joined by new hires, Jeffrey A. Stabler, managing director of consultant relations, and client service directors, Jennifer J. Seidler and Mr. Issa T. Brandt.
- Idinvest appoints new partner
Olga Koulechova will be working on developing investor relations at the Allianz private equity spin-out, which plans to double its assets under management within the next five years.
- Sequoia Capital and NEA Lead $30 Mln Series C Round for Hearsay Social
Hearsay Social said Thursday that it has closed $30 million in Series C funding. Existing investors Sequoia Capital and NEA led the round. The funding will be used for product development, customer relations and marketing. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Hearsay Social is an enterprise-ready social sales platform.