A Baltimore-based investment firm has raised $180 million to invest in wetlands restoration, a niche strategy that combines conservation with mid-teen return expectations.
4 min read · 15 January 2013
The state investment board wants to reduce its exposure to the largest funds in the market and is selling stakes in funds managed by KKR, Charterhouse, Carlyle and Blackstone.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
Northleaf Infrastructure Co-Investment Partners has amassed C$500m in capital. The fund is the debut infrastructure offering from private equity firm Northleaf Capital.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
Global Infrastructure Partners has bought Chesapeake Midstream Partners, a portfolio company GIP co-founded in 2009, for $2bn and entered into an agreement to buy another $2bn plus of Chesapeake assets.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Carl Icahn voiced his aim to further explore a potential sale of Chesapeake Midstream, a Chesapeake Energy unit part-owned by Global Infrastructure Partners. The fund manager helped launch the company in 2009.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The $153bn retirement system may set a $500m maximum on individually managed accounts, according to an investment policy proposal.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
Buyers of assets need to understand the pension liabilities they may be taking on. In the pages that follow, Colin Haines outlines the key considerations.
10 min read · 15 January 2013
DiNapoli, the comptroller of New York State, has been running media tours of companies in his private equity portfolio – showing off the scrappy young companies its money is helping to grow
3 min read · 14 January 2013
Joe Azelby, a one-time professional American football player, has built JPMorgan’s core US real estate platform into a global real assets business with $60 billion under management. In an interview with PERE, he explains why he is a fan of diversity, why investors need to change their attitude towards allocation and why he ultimately is glad that his football career was short. By Robin Marriott. PERE Magazine June 2012 issue.
10 min read · 15 January 2013
Aviva Life & Pensions UK, the EIB and the Development Bank of Japan have backed the debt fund’s first close. The Aviva/Hadrian’s Wall Capital vehicle is targeting £/€1bn to invest in low-risk infrastructure across the UK and Europe.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
