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Aston Martin, makers of James Bond’s iconic car, creates a JCrew-style trapdoor – BlackRock is both beneficiary and casualty.

TWG is working with state and federal regulators regarding undisclosed insurance-affiliated assets.

Rachel Farrell will leave the £68bn UK pension fund, which is looking to in-house more investment decision-making while also working with a broader range of GPs, PERE has learned.

The partnership – also comprising CVC, Goldman Sachs, Prudential Financial and MS&AD – will initially originate up to £2bn of assets over five years. It means Standard Life could acquire defined benefit schemes as large as £25bn, says interim CIO Nuwan Goonetilleke.

Some investors have been ‘housing capital’ in evergreens before redeeming to fund a Hamilton Lane SMA, co-chief Erik Hirsch said on a Tuesday earnings call.

The firm’s US buyout strategy distributed capital at more than double the industry rate, chief executive Harvey Schwartz noted on the firm’s latest results call.

New York-based manager’s origination machine has grown AUM by 25% in one year to $1.05trn.

Ares Management raises a record $36.4bn in capital and deploys $36bn

The multi-strategy fund is the latest offering of the duo’s strategic collaboration announced in September 2025

Blackstone, in an SEC filing, says the recent departures of BDC executives were not due to disagreements; Marshall will be sole BDC CEO.