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AW Top 10 reads for June

INPRS presses on with alts pacing plan

Real Estate/Infrastructure

Ember Infrastructure raises $340m for first fund

Aussie fund, Apollo link on $1 bn-plus Asia-Pacific strategy

Investor News

The pricing power of today’s tech-enabled investment office

The pricing power of today’s tech-enabled investment office

Rapidly rising inflation (8.6% in May, according to the latest CPI report as of June 10, 2022) is placing greater cost pressures...

LACERA channels more money into alts

LACERA channels more money into alts

Kentucky Teachers hands out alts assignments

Kentucky Teachers hands out alts assignments

Penn. Muni bets on opportunistic credit

Penn. Muni bets on opportunistic credit

NM fund adds over $170 million to RE and PE

NM fund adds over $170 million to RE and PE

ESG

Tailwater Capital launches full-service ESG provider

Tailwater Capital launches full-service ESG provider

Blueprint to focus on CRE lending in new partnership

Blueprint to focus on CRE lending in new partnership

BlackRock to launch perpetual energy transition strategy

BlackRock to launch perpetual energy transition strategy

Private Equity

Red Arts Capital finds value in the supply chain

Red Arts Capital finds value in the supply chain

Chicago-based Red Arts Capital just announced its latest acquisition that plays strongly into its supply-chain informed private equity...

Hamilton Lane invests in alts RIA platform CAIS

Hamilton Lane invests in alts RIA platform CAIS

Franklin Templeton taps alts consultant

Franklin Templeton taps alts consultant

Illinois pension adds $3bn in alts exposure

Illinois pension adds $3bn in alts exposure

Hedge Funds

Michigan funnels $2bn-plus in Q1 alts investments

Michigan funnels $2bn-plus in Q1 alts investments

The Board of Investments (BOI) of the State of Michigan Retirement System approved $2.4 billion in new investment...

Headwinds and opportunities in biopharma

Headwinds and opportunities in biopharma

Falcon adds quant, derivatives managers to platform

Falcon adds quant, derivatives managers to platform

MUFG taps Barretto to lead ABS trading

MUFG taps Barretto to lead ABS trading

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AW Research: PE company shareholders face slower projected growth

AW Research: PE company shareholders face slower projected growth

Perpetual capital is a growing business for publicly traded PE firms

Research & Data

Perpetual capital is a growing business for publicly traded PE firms

AW Research: World's largest alts firms see historic income growth

Research & Data

AW Research: World’s largest alts firms see historic income growth

Credit outpaces private equity growth among industry giants

Credit outpaces private equity growth among industry giants

Investor Scorecards

Investors get real: AW Research tracks real asset and real estate exposure

Investor Scorecard

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...

Investors place $28bn in alts at the end of Q1

Investor Scorecard

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...

February 2022 Investor Scorecard: Real estate allocations still on the rise

Investor Scorecard

February 2022 Investor Scorecard: Real estate allocations still on the rise

With active investors such as Canada Pension Plan Investment Board leading the way, institutional allocators have continued to buy into...

Manager Scorecards

Real estate/infrastructure lead as alt funds attract over $90 billion

Manager Scorecard

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...

Infrastructure strategies shine with large new funds

Manager Scorecard

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...

AW Scorecard: Credit, RE funds attract fresh capital in February

Manager Scorecard

AW Scorecard: Credit, RE funds attract fresh capital in February

Private equity funds still make up the majority of new launch activity, but credit and real estate funds are launching...

AW Deal Watch

AW Deal Watch: Technology solutions shine with mega-sized take privates

AW Deal Watch: Technology solutions shine with mega-sized take privates

The following is a compilation of the private market deal activity for the week ending July 1. Divided by asset...

AW Deal Watch: PE deal stream thrives on new tech companies

AW Deal Watch: PE deal stream thrives on new tech companies

The following is a compilation of the private market deal activity for the week ending June 24. Divided by asset...

AW Deal Watch: Life sciences and fintech investments gain momentum

AW Deal Watch: Life sciences and fintech investments gain momentum

The following is a compilation of the private market deal activity for the week ending June 17. Divided by asset...

Private Credit

D.E. Shaw reveals strategic financing from Harbert Infrastructure

Real Estate/Infrastructure

D.E. Shaw reveals strategic financing from Harbert Infrastructure

Funds managed by Harbert Infrastructure, including Harbert Infrastructure Fund VI and Gulf Pacific Power LLC, have formed a...

VRS adds $875m to credit, real assets

VRS adds $875m to credit, real assets

Bridge Investment Group closes debt fund at $2.9bn

Bridge Investment Group closes debt fund at $2.9bn

San Diego adds private debt sleeve, amends consultant contract

San Diego adds private debt sleeve, amends consultant contract

Real Estate/Infrastructure

Bailard launches real estate development fund

Bailard launches real estate development fund

The $5 billion asset management firm Bailard launched a new development-focused multifamily real estate strategy, alongside its legacy...

Iowa kicks off alts RFP blitz

Iowa kicks off alts RFP blitz

Washington State places over $2.3bn in private markets

Washington State places over $2.3bn in private markets

Illinois SURS adds real assets fund

Illinois SURS adds real assets fund

Features

Red Arts Capital finds value in the supply chain

Headwinds and opportunities in biopharma

Private equity secondary discounts, activity on the rise

CAIS: Education still top concern for RIAs

New hedge fund managers tackle capital inflow trends

Harbor Group finds abundant liquid real estate opportunities

The market view: 2022 offers new opportunities across asset classes

Litigation backers pile in as credit boom continues

A pandemic-shaped economy bolsters a real estate secondaries boom

Auditor RSM set to reform PE clients’ ESG strategy

Investor platforms grow on massive private credit expansion

HighVista pinpoints renewed credit opportunities

U.S. investors have a new barrier of entry to Europe

Apex Profilir connects managers and investors

Legalist fuels tech-start up buzz with private credit potential

CTAs/Managed Futures

Svelland takes on shipping as the new energy play

Vivaris Capital sources the right structure to tackle LPs’ concerns

Aaro Capital: Finding opportunity on the blockchain

Market volatility plays to Skylar’s natural gas trading strengths

Global alts funds assess seismic geopolitical fallout

Ironshield Capital offers event-driven credit for an eventful Europe

Rev1: The VC boom comes to Ohio

Wellesley Asset Management: Convertibles are back in fashion

Blockchain Strategies Fund offers investors access via FoF framework

Fulcrum finds value in ESG within its diversified liquid alternatives strategy

LOUD Capital: Finding talent everywhere

Bite expands to further democratize alts

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