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Industry News
Aflac Acquires Stake In Tree Line

Aflac Global Investments has acquired a stake in San Francisco-based lower middle-market direct lender Tree Line Capital Partners.

05.16.24
People Moves
Brinley Partners Hires Investor Relations, Capital Formation Partner

Private credit manager Brinley Partners has hired Rex Chung as a partner responsible for the firm’s investor relations and capital formation activities.

05.16.24
Industry News
Fortress, Mubadala Complete Acquisition

Fortress Investment Group and Mubadala Investment Company, through its wholly owned asset management subsidiary Mubadala Capital, have completed the acquisition of 90.01% of the equity of Fortress from SoftBank Group Corp.

05.16.24
Emerging/Diverse Managers
Timing, Understanding Audience Paramount For Emerging Managers: Webinar

With limited hours in the day, timing is important for allocators to be conscious of when seeking new firms, while emerging managers can benefit from knowing one’s audience, according to a recent webinar.

05.16.24
People Moves
Global Asset Manager’s Bond Fund PM And Quant Leader Set To Retire

A portfolio manager overseeing several bond funds and another manager overseeing the global asset manager’s quantitative solutions team are set to retire next year.

05.16.24
Real Estate
Pan-European Investor Closes Seventh Flagship Fund Above Target

The firm, which focuses on property-backed investments, has closed its seventh flagship fund above its target fundraise with 27% of all capital coming from nonprofits.

05.16.24
People Moves
Midwest Health System Searching For Investment Ops Analyst

The health system is searching for an investment operations analyst to perform critical investment operations functions for all its investments, including retirement plan portfolios infrastructure and affiliated investment programs.

05.16.24
Venture Capital
Venture Manager Raises $1.6 Billion Across Five Venture Capital Strategies

The firm has raised $1.6 billion in total commitments across five investment vehicles focused on venture funds and technology companies behind support from new and existing investors, including foundations, endowments, pension funds, family offices and high-net-worth individuals.

05.16.24
Industry News
Quantitative Hedge Fund Founder & Philanthropist Jim Simons Dies

The founder of the Simons Foundation, who previously led leading quantitative hedge fund manager Renaissance Technologies, died on May 10 in New York City at the age of 86.

05.16.24
People Moves
Robeco Hires Three EMD Staff From Candriam

The global asset manager has hired three portfolio managers to help launch two emerging market debt strategies later this year.

05.16.24