The fund-of-funds made a commitment to an investment vehicle targeting start-ups in Southern Wisconsin, where Microsoft plans to make a $3.3 billion investment in cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The firm has hired a senior portfolio manager to focus on its Latin American reforestation strategy as well as conservation strategies across its global portfolio.
The investment analyst assists with due diligence of prospective or current investment managers, provides investment analysis and monitors performance, among other responsibilities.
The university has hired an alumnus to join its investment team as a managing director tasked with designing, sourcing and maintaining a portfolio of alternative investments.
The role had been filled by an investment team member that left last year to join a global private markets manager as a partner focused on primary investments.
The university added a new global public equity investment and a private equity commitment with existing managers within its endowment in the fourth quarter.
The investment consultant will provide advisory services to support the management and optimization of the university’s investment portfolio, which includes defined contribution, optional retirement and voluntary savings plans.
Fund is seeking a firm to serve as co-fiduciary and provide full service non-discretionary investment consulting services for its private markets portfolio mandates.