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Asset owners and managers are increasing their investment in Cashflow Driven Investment (CDI) assets, such as Infrastructure, according to data released by RiskFirst covering over GBP1 trillion of assets.
The average allocation to CDI eligible assets, such as infrastructure, private and multi-asset credit, has more than doubled since the beginning of 2018, concludes the study. This trend is driven by increasing allocations to infrastructure investments and a reduction in traditional return-seeking investments, such as equities.
The analysis is based on data drawn from RiskFirst’s risk management platform PFaroe, which has a client base of both asset owners and managers.
This week, Elizabeth Pfeuti looks at how private equity returns continue to meet investor expectations with a recent Preqin survey revealing a satisfaction rating of over 60 per cent. But as she also finds out, not all funds are created equal…
Also this week, we have news of the winners of the inaugural Private Equity Wire USA Awards, which were presented at a ceremony in New York on 25 September. And in the latest in our podcast series, Elias Korosis, Partner at Hermes GPE, discusses the origins of impact investing, how the present day spectrum of strategies has evolved, and
RWC Partners, a UK-based asset management business, has appointed Huan Ke as a new Head of Legal and Compliance.
Ke has over 19 years of experience and joins from Macquarie Asset Management where he spent eight years as Head of Legal (EMEA) for the Macquarie Investment Management and Macquarie Private Credit business divisions.
Ke will join RWC’s London office and have oversight and responsibility of tis global legal and compliance functions.
Wynnchurch Capital has made an investment in Eastern Metal Supply (EMS) a distributor of aluminium extrusions and related products.
Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Lake Worth, Florida, EMS started with just five employees and has grown to employ approximately 800 today. Their single Florida location has also grown into fourteen nationwide distribution centres and manufacturing facilities, totalling nearly 1.5 million square feet under roof.
“We have built and grown EMS by providing our customers with exceptional service, just-in-time delivery and a wide breadth of value-added products. Wynnchurch shares this commitment and we are excited to partner with them
Ropes & Gray has advised Paine Schwartz Partners, a specialist in sustainable food chain investing, on Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V, which has closed with USD1.425 billion in total capital commitments.
Fund V, which exceeded its original target and hard cap due to oversubscribed demand and strong support from its investors, is Paine Schwartz’s largest fund to date, representing a global base of limited partners from the US, Canada, Europe, Middle East and Asia.
Consistent with Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund IV, Fund V will focus exclusively on attractive investment opportunities along the food and agribusiness value chain. Paine Schwartz has a 20-plus year
Harbinger Ventures, a growth-equity investment firm focused on scaling early-stage, female-led companies in the consumer space, has closed its second fund with USD21.7 million of committed capital.
Fund II closed with nearly universal participation from investors in the first fund, as well as a number of new investors. Following the success of Harbinger Ventures’ pilot fund in 2016, which allowed the firm to be an early lead investor in successful startups like Once Upon A Farm and Cora, Fund II brings the total capital under Harbinger Ventures’ management to USD27.8 million.
“Harbinger Ventures is proving itself as a leading
New research reveals a sharp fall in sentiment towards the UK’s investment environment, even though overall it remains positive, according to the annual Investment 360 Index conducted by management consultancy CIL.
The Index is based on research amongst private equity investors, management teams, corporate debt providers and business advisors in the UK and has been running for three years.
The majority (79 per cent) of respondents are positive or neutral towards the investment environment, compared to 91 per cent last year. This is despite negative sentiment towards the short-term economic outlook which has increased from 49 per cent in
Austin-based Escalate Capital Partners has held a first close of Escalate Capital IV with USD282 million of capital from returning and new limited partners.
Limited partners in Escalate IV include JP Morgan Asset Management, The University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company, Bespoke Private Strategies, Cadence Bank, and Regions Bank, among others. The fund has a hard cap of USD290 million.
“We are appreciative of the confidence our limited partners have shown in our team and investment strategy,” says Ross Cockrell, Managing Director.
Escalate IV’s core investment strategy continues to be lending to venture and growth capital-backed companies
Midwest Products & Engineering (MPE), a design and manufacturing partner to healthcare and technology OEMs, has secured a majority equity investment from Chicago-based Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company (BPOC), a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
“MPE is proud to be a premier partner to many of the nation’s largest medical device and technology OEMs,” says Hank Kohl, President & CEO of MPE-INC, who will continue to lead the Company. “BPOC’s experience in contract manufacturing and the broader healthcare industry is well aligned with our business
HSBC Global Asset Management has appointed Jorge Huitron as Senior Product Specialist for private markets in the firm’s Alternatives Team.
Huitron will be responsible for the developing HSBC Global Asset Management’s private markets offering and expanding the platform to a larger institutional investor base across Europe and Asia.
Huitron joins from AON Hewitt where he was Senior Consultant advising on private equity investment across public and corporate pension plans.
Steven Ward, Global Head of Alternative Products, HSBC Global Asset Management, says: “Jorge is a hugely experienced private equity specialist and we’re very pleased to have him on board.
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