AW CIO Talks Series
How New Hyde Park is meeting investors’ need for diversification
Marc Lorin joined Wheaton, Ill.-based New Hyde Park Alternative Fund, LLC as its CIO in December 2020, bringing more than...
CIO Talks: Chicago Teachers' Vinzons is certain there'll be uncertainty
New Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund CIO Fernando Vinzons shares his outlook on the current investment environment and on alternative assets.
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation's O'Leary outlines mission-oriented investment themes
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation CIO Shannon O’Leary shares her thoughts on the foundation, her investment approach, and how the...
AW Allocator Series
Abrdn takes a tech-informed approach to risk management
There is no time like the present to invest in hedge funds, according to abrdn’s Russell Barlow, whose team launched...
Investcorp-Tages: Data equals alpha
The hedge fund industry is more transparent than ever; however, questions remain such as what data to collect or how...
Connecticut hikes private asset exposure by 13%
The $39 billion Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds has adopted a new strategic asset allocation with an increase private...
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Neuberger Berman raises fifth PE secondary fund
Neuberger Berman’s latest fund launch showcased the increased interest in private equity secondaries, drawing $4.9 billion in its...
SkyBridge sells stake to FTX Ventures, proceeds to fund $40m crypto purchase
FTX Ventures, the venture arm of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX, agreed to buy a 30% stake in...
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Public pensions pile billions to real estate as an inflation hedge
Institutional investors have been adding additional capital to private and core real estate strategies in recent weeks, according to the...
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Investors get real: AW Research tracks real asset and real estate exposure
Roughly 20% of the fresh capital institutional investors poured into alternative investment strategies went to real assets, real estate and...
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Investors place $28bn in alts at the end of Q1
Dominated by large public pension funds, a whopping 180-plus alternative investment mandates were completed in the month of March as...
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One month and more than $51bn in fresh assets for PE funds
Three private equity giants -- Advent International, Clearlake and Andreesen Horowitz -- raised nearly $45 billion combined across three funds,...
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Real estate/infrastructure lead as alt funds attract over $90 billion
Infrastructure and real estate funds continue to grow by leaps and bounds, with multiple new funds raising a total of...
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Infrastructure strategies shine with large new funds
Infrastructure and real estate funds continue to track greater interest from investors with some of the largest fund closes at...
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PE dry powder being put to work as weekly alts deals reach $19.5bn
Divided by asset class, Alternatives Watch tracked a total of roughly $19.5 billion in deals publicly announced in the five-day period for...
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AW Deal Watch: Lending picks up alongside PE deals
Divided by asset class, Alternatives Watch tracked a total of roughly $7.4 billion in deals publicly announced in the five-day period. Private...
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Nielsen Holdings take-private deal steals the show as private markets deals reach $18bn weekly haul
The following is a compilation of the private market deal activity for the week ending Sept. 2. Divided by asset...
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Wells Fargo CLO trader Kevin Farley jumps ship, joins Post Advisory Group
Principal Global Investors' high-yield, senior loan and structured credit specialist unit just bolstered its investment team with the...
Tikehau Capital becomes latest iCapital partnership
European firm Tikehau Capital is partnering with iCapital to increase wealth managers’ access to Tikehau Capital’s private market...
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