Alternatives

People Moves
Wealth Advisory Firm Adds Former Endowment Director As Private Markets MD

The firm has hired the former director of investments at a mid-Atlantic-based college as a managing director of private markets to provide investment advice, income tax minimization and wealth planning and financial administration solutions.

04.24.24
Alternatives
Midwest Foundation Adds Credit, Hedge FoF Strategies

The foundation added distressed credit, mezzanine debt and hedge fund-of-funds strategies to its portfolios last year.

04.24.24
Searches And Hires
Southern System Approves Private Equity, Short Duration Fixed-Income Investments

The system approved private equity commitments with new and existing managers within its endowment and the addition of a short-duration fixed-income manager within its liquidity pool at its investment committee meeting this month.

04.24.24
Private Equity
Sterling Group Closes Sixth Private Equity Fund

The Houston-based middle market firm closed its sixth private equity fund at its $3.5 billion hard cap, exceeding its $2.75 billion target.

04.24.24
People Moves
Real Estate Private Equity Firm Hires Head Of Capital Markets

The firm has hired a managing director and head of capital markets to expand its relationships with the global institutional investment community and grow its business development of private credit products and capital markets.

04.24.24
Alternatives
Calif. Pension Bolsters Alternatives Portfolios

The retirement plan made commitments within its opportunistic credit and private equity buyout portfolios.

04.24.24
International / Global / Emerging Markets
Southwest Pension To Launch International Equity RFPs

The plan received an international equity structure review at today’s meeting that calls for a public RFP process.

04.23.24
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Texas Pension Launches Consultant RFQ

The system is seeking investment consulting services across investment practices and performance as well as general investment and alternatives asset classes.

04.18.24
Credit/Private Debt
Southern Fund Starts Private Debt Search

A state-sponsored endowment based in the South is looking to commit direct lending commitments to one or more managers.

04.18.24
Venture Capital
Venture Firm Closes Cybersecurity Fund

A New York venture fund has raised more than $1 billion for its fund focused on cybersecurity companies.

04.17.24