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Dementia fund seeks medical breakthroughs

SV Health Investors’ Dementia Discovery Fund will discover and develop medicines for dementia, an area untouched by breakthroughs.

5 min read · 04 July 2018

Dyal snaps up credit, RE stakes

Dyal has completed four deals this year, following investments in Vector Capital and Clearlake Capital Group.

2 min read · 04 July 2018

Marks: AI won’t render active managers obsolete

In his latest missive, Oaktree’s Howard Marks concludes that no computer ‘can do what the very best investors do’.

2 min read · 27 June 2018

LGT: US ‘a concern’ as ESG progress slows

An unwillingness to improve ESG standards over a number of years could impact LGT’s desire to re-up with some existing GPs.

2 min read · 27 June 2018

CalSTRS lands next-generation ‘superstar’

UC Regents’ Scott Chan will be second-in-command to Christopher Ailman, who has led investment at the pension for almost two decades.

3 min read · 26 June 2018

TowerBrook scores $5.3bn double fund close

The firm raised $4.25bn for TowerBrook V and $1.05bn for TowerBrook Structured Opportunities.

2 min read · 25 June 2018

Colony to acquire Abraaj fund units and LP stakes

The investment firm is to take control of four fund businesses and acquire Abraaj's interests in the underlying vehicles.

1 min read · 21 June 2018

Details of Apollo's hybrid debt-equity fund revealed

The fund would invest in senior and subordinated debt along with structured equity and non-control positions in financially troubled companies.

2 min read · 13 June 2018

CalPERS proposes changes to PE investment policy

Staff will seek feedback on proposed simplifications to its PE programme policy, including scrapping the CIO’s ability to approve increases in capital commitments to SMAs.

3 min read · 13 June 2018

Capital Dynamics hires Goldman exec for strategy expansion – exclusive

Bryn Gostin, a former attorney, has joined the firm as head of product development and strategic initiatives.

2 min read · 13 June 2018

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