MetLife overview
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Side Letter: HKVCA takeaways; Partners Group's $22bn; MetLife's NJ hires
Takeaways from Friday's HKVCA annual private equity forum. Plus: Partners Group amassed more than $22 billion last year and MetLife has poached more of New Jersey's LP talent. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Recent initiatives place MetLife in the GI 100 vanguard
The $639bn insurer has made headway in recent years across co-investments, emerging managers and the secondaries market.
Side Letter: MetLife's GP pointers; UK's private markets bulls; Sequoia's $3bn haul
Insurance giant MetLife says fund commitments will likely get smaller and adding new managers will become trickier, given the state of fundraising dynamics. Plus: why the UK's local government pension schemes are bullish on the private markets; and Sequoia India has unveiled a war chest for the region. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Rapid fundraising will 'stress LP pipelines', conference hears
Communicating with LPs in a transparent way is key for managers navigating congestion, according to panellists from Morgan Stanley and MetLife.
MetLife: ‘Access to GPs in developed Asia still challenging’
Japan, South Korea and Australia remain attractive markets and provide a balance of cashflow and capital gains, says MetLife private equity Asia director Shirley Ma.
ILPA names MetLife’s Mazzola as chair
The Institutional Limited Partners Association’s new chairman Michael Mazzola will help direct the organisation’s expansion into Latin America and Asia.
CAI earns more than 3x return on dental insurer(3)
Canadian firm CAI has sold dental and vision insurer SafeGuard Health to MetLife, generating a 20 percent IRR on the investment.
MetLife contact information
Offices
200 Park Avenue, New York, 10166, United StatesContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Key Contact Mr. Mohammad (Mo) Shah | Job titleSenior Vice President, Managing Director and United States Chief Investment Officer | LocationNew York, United States | Email  ----------- |
| Ms. Marlene Debel | Job titleExecutive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Head of MetLife Insurance Investments | LocationNew York, United States | Email ----- |
| Ms. Emily Adams | Job titleDirector, Sustainability | LocationNew York, United States | Email ---------- |
| Yayoi Ariga | Job titleSenior Manager & Head of Alternative Investments, Metlife ALICO | LocationTokyo, Japan | Email ---------- |
MetLife fund commitments
Known fund commitments: 668
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