Susan Barreto
Susan Barreto
Susan is an award-winning journalist who has worked for a number of global financial publications including Pensions & Investments, HFM Week, Absolute Return, InvestHedge and Lipper HedgeWorld. Much of her career has been covering the global finance industry with an institutional investment focus covering pensions, endowments, foundations and family offices for more than two decades. She has covered hedge fund strategies most recently as Editor-at-Large for HFM Global.
Melody raises nearly $2bn for latest infrastructure fund
Real Estate/Infrastructure
January 18, 2022
Melody raises nearly $2bn for latest infrastructure fund
Melody Investment Advisors held the final close of its second communications infrastructure fund, which attracted $1.95 billion in commitments. Melody…
New tech-enabled alts platform Accrete launches with $800m
Platforms
January 18, 2022
New tech-enabled alts platform Accrete launches with $800m
The buzziest word in private equity these days is democratization, but for one self-described social capitalist the idea of opening…
Apex expands to New Zealand
Service Provider News
January 18, 2022
Apex expands to New Zealand
Fund administrator group Apex Group announced its foray into New Zealand with the acquisition of MMC Global, an administrator with…
Customers Bank adds former JPMorgan exec to fund financing team
Private Credit
January 17, 2022
Customers Bank adds former JPMorgan exec to fund financing team
George Tam has joined Customers Bank as vice president as part of an expansion of its New York-based Fund Finance…
DEI focus continues to expand across U.S. alternative investment landscape
ESG
January 16, 2022
DEI focus continues to expand across U.S. alternative investment landscape
As we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we thought it was a good time to look back at the…
BlackRock assets soar with $30bn in alts growth in 2021
CTAs/Managed Futures
January 14, 2022
BlackRock assets soar with $30bn in alts growth in 2021
BlackRock reported that overall assets have hit the $10 trillion mark, with alternative investments growing by $30 billion over the…
Connecticut allocates more than $1bn across alts funds
Pensions
January 14, 2022
Connecticut allocates more than $1bn across alts funds
The Investment Advisory Council for the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds were informed of over $1 billion in new…
Incline closes latest funds at nearly $1bn
Private Equity
January 14, 2022
Incline closes latest funds at nearly $1bn
Incline Equity Partners closed its Incline Elevate Fund II and Incline Ascent Fund with a combined nearly $1 billion in…
Man Group launches multi-asset credit business
Private Credit
January 13, 2022
Man Group launches multi-asset credit business
Man Group has launched a new initiative focused on credit with the hires of industry veterans Dan Robinson and Stephan…
Blue Owl aims to grow Dyal GP business with former Blackstone exec
Hedge Funds
January 13, 2022
Blue Owl aims to grow Dyal GP business with former Blackstone exec
Marc Pillemer joined Blue Owl earlier this month as managing director of the Dyal Capital division, which buys minority equity…
