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Mexico’s pensions gain first private equity exposureThe $55m Mexico-listed fund raised by WAMEX – which will compliment a traditional fund, targeting $65m – is the first in a wave of expected offerings allowing domestic pensions to invest in the asset class.
- GIP out of Gatwick race
Manchester Airports Group and Borealis are now in pole position to acquire Gatwick Airport after BAA rejects GIP’s £1.35 billion bid. The elimination comes less than a week after Citigroup's Lysander group was dropped from contention.
- Citi calls drop from Gatwick bid ‘bizarre’
The Lysander consortium, which includes Citi, Vancouver Airport Services and John Hancock Life Insurance, has been eliminated from the race to acquire London’s second airport after submitting a 'significantly undervalued' bid.
- GIP lands Gatwick for £1.5bn
Rival bids from syndicates featuring Borealis and Citi have been trumped by GIP, which reportedly secured more than £1bn in debt financing.
- LA Fire and Police makes $10m cleantech bet
The pension is backing Angeleno Investors III, which is raising $250m for investments in alternative energy and clean technology.
- Citi fundraisers surface at Credit Suisse, Helix, BC Partners
Senior members of Citi’s disbanded fund placement team - including Andrew Wilbur and Laurent de Rosiere, former European co-heads - have moved on to other firms.
- EUROPE NEWS: From Russia, with (some) love
PERE Magazine September 2009: So far this year, some opportunity funds for Russia have been launched, while others have been cancelled creating a confusing picture of investor appetite for the country. By Robin Marriott
- Aberdeen Property Investors expands indirect team
Stockholm based Aberdeen Property Investors has grown its indirect team, Aberdeen Property Investors Indirect Investment Management, to 28 professionals after making six senior appointments across Europe and Asia. The growth of the team marks a rebuilding period for Aberdeen after a period of recent departures.
- Credit Suisse pushes back into asset management in Japan
Credit Suisse Securities (Japan) is setting up a Tokyo-based investment management company. The new entity will offer alternative assets, including private equity, to Japan's pension funds.
- Star Tribune exits bankruptcy
The newspaper formerly owned by Avista is now controlled by lenders including Angelo Gordon. New additions to its board include local private equity chiefs and former WSJ publisher Gordon Crovitz.