Coller Capital, Ares Management Raise Billions for Secondaries Funds
The $17 billion raised for Coller International Partners IX is already 70% deployed, while Ares raised $7.1 billion for its inaugural credit strategy.
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Trump Suggests Ban on Institutional Investors Buying Single Family Houses
In an online post, President Donald Trump wrote that he intends the measure to mitigate the housing crisis resulting from an upward spiral of costs.
CPPIB Increases India-Based Assets With Acquisition of 6 Industrial Logistics Parks
The latest transaction marks the pension fund’s fourth significant investment in Indian infrastructure since 2022.
Abu Dhabi Sovereign Fund Sues Manager Over Planned Asset Sale
The Abu Dhabi Investment Council filed a complaint against the Energy & Minerals Group related to the sale of fund assets into a continuation vehicle.
CIO Interview Series: Katherine Molnar Shares Insights on Digital Assets
CIO of the Fairfax County Police Officers Retirement System discusses the fund's allocations to digital assets, where they fit into the overall investment strategy and their role in the portfolio.
Japan’s GPIF Creates Alts Database as It Expands Exposure to Asset Class
The pension giant’s alts holdings have ballooned to $27.3 billion from $1.3 million over the past decade, with room to grow.
Apollo to Take Majority Stake in Atlético Madrid
The alts manager joins Ares Management and Quantum Pacific as shareholders of the soccer club.
Morningstar, Pitchbook Launch Evergreen Private Market Indexes
The offerings are designed to benchmark the performance of nontraded, semi-liquid investments.
Hamilton Lane, Guardian Announce Long-Term Partnership
The deal is also expected to bring more than $5 billion to Hamilton Lane over 10 years.
Institutions Eye ETF Seeding, but There Are Some Trade-Offs
Institutions are backing exchange-traded funds as anchor investors, but they may have to sacrifice some control to reap the benefits.
IFM Investors, Nest Complete First UK Investments
The allocations come from a Nest-seeded global infrastructure debt fund that IFM is managing.
OMERS’ Bruce Power Completes $1B Inaugural Senior Unsecured Bond Issuance
The issuance from the Ontario pension subsidiary is the largest to date within the Canadian power and utilities sector.
BlackRock AUM Surges Past $13T, Alts Investments Double
The world’s largest asset manager saw year-over-year assets under management grow 17%, while client assets in alternative investments more than doubled due to recent acquisitions.
APG Asset Management Buys Majority Stake in US Forest
The Dutch pension giant acquired a large share of a 270-square-mile woodland area that spans Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi and is worth $462 million
Nuveen Launches Multi-Asset Infrastructure Platform
The manager will bring together specialized teams under unified leadership.