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Investment Mgr. Hires BlackRock MD As Head Of Distribution, Marketing & Client Service

The firm has hired the former managing director and head of BlackRock’s outsourced cio and central family office to serve as its head of distribution, marketing and client service, where they are responsible for enhancing messaging, expanding distribution channels and marketing initiatives.

01.30.25
Alternatives
Great Plains Fund Slates $300 Million To Private Equity, Credit In 2025

The fund will look to commit more than $300 million across private equity and private credit this year as part of the pacing plan to reach its target allocations by the end of the decade.

01.29.25
Alternatives
Virginia Pension Makes Private Markets Commitments; To Consider Pacing Plan

The retirement system will also see its executive director resign on Friday after less than a year in the role.

01.29.25
Surveys/Studies
Unclear Marketplace Reporting Leads Toward Creating OCIO AUM Industry Standard

One consulting firm is making strides to create an industry standard for the rapidly growing yet underreported outsourced cio space.

01.29.25
Venture Capital
Midwest FOF Inks Sixth Commitment

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.

01.29.25
People Moves
Timberland Manager Hires Senior Portfolio Manager

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.

01.29.25
People Moves
Midwest Foundation Seeks Investment Analyst

The investment analyst assists with due diligence of prospective or current investment managers, provides investment analysis and monitors performance, among other responsibilities.

01.29.25
People Moves
Northeast University Adds Managing Director

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.

01.29.25
People Moves
Western Foundation Launches MD Search

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.

01.29.25
Searches And Hires
Southern University Adds Global Equity, Private Equity Strategies

The university added a new global public equity investment and a private equity commitment with existing managers within its endowment in the fourth quarter.

01.29.25