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Mid-Atlantic University Names Interim CIO, Launches Search

The university has promoted a director in its investment team to serve as interim cio as it conducts a search to fill the role on a permanent basis.

08.01.25
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Voya IM Bolsters Distribution Team

The three new senior leaders will all report to Head of Distribution Tiffani Potesta.

07.31.25
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Silversmith Capital Partners Closes Fifth Fund

The oversubscribed fund brings the firm’s total capital raised to over $5 billion.

07.31.25
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Frazier Life Sciences Raises $1.3B For Venture Fund

Frazier Life Sciences has closed its 12th venture fund with over $1.3 billion in capital commitments.

07.31.25
People Moves
Southern Foundation Hires Private Investments Director, Seeks Associate

The foundation hired a director of private investments in July and is seeking an investment associate after bringing its investment management and operations in-house earlier this year.

07.31.25
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Western Health System Adds Investment Staffers, Including Two Directors

The health system has added at least four new members to its investment team in recent months, including a director focused on private equity.

07.31.25
People Moves
Family Office Hires Former Johns Hopkins CIO As Senior Partner

The former Johns Hopkins cio joins as a senior partner to help shape customized investment strategies built for clients and access top institutional alternative investments.

07.31.25
Industry News
Blackstone Real Estate Platform Executive Dies

Wesley LePatner, senior managing director at Blackstone, was killed at the firm’s New York headquarters following an incident on Monday.

07.30.25
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KKR Closes Second Asset-Based Finance Fund

The firm has raised $5.6 billion for KKR Asset-Based Finance Partners II.

07.30.25
Trends
PE & HFs To Benefit Endowments Facing Tax Burdens, Gov’t Cuts & Challenging Bond Mkt.: TIFF

Allocations to illiquid asset classes will provide university portfolios with stronger returns relative to public equity or bond markets over the long term, despite liquidity or spending squeezes in the short term.

07.30.25