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House Ways and Means Committee Approves Bill W/ Increased Endowment Excise Tax

The House Ways and Means Committee approved legislation to amend the current 1.4% excise tax on the net investment income of a higher education institution with a tiered system with a max excise tax equal to the corporate tax rate of 21%.

05.14.25
Industry News
Nexa Equity Closes Second PE Fund

The fund has received more than $390 million in commitments.

05.14.25
People Moves
Asset Manager Hires Head Of New Sustainability Stewardship Service

The asset manager has launched a new service that offers institutional clients the ability to follow a sustainability-focused engagement and proxy voting framework and hired a managing director and head of sustainability stewardship to lead its team.

05.14.25
People Moves
J.P. Morgan Appoints Global Real Estate Head

The new role unifies the asset manager’s global real estate offering and expands access to firmwide capabilities.

05.14.25
People Moves
West Coast Foundation Seeks Investment Operations Director

The foundation is looking to hire a director of corporate investment operations to develop and implement its investment operations framework in partnership with its general investment consultant.

05.14.25
Venture Capital
Great Plains Fund Approves Venture Commitment

The fund approved a venture capital commitment with an existing manager this month as part of its pacing plan to commit $140 million per year to the asset class.

05.14.25
Industry News
Crestline Raises Fourth Flagship Direct Lending Fund

Crestline Direct Lending Fund IV closed with $3.5 billion of investable capital across the fund, related vehicles and anticipated leverage.

05.14.25
Private Equity
Southern University Considering Buyout Commitment, Public Equity Rebalancing

The university considered a private equity buyout commitment and increasing its investments with two existing global public equity funds by $30 million at this week’s meeting.

05.14.25
Credit/Private Debt
Southern Police Pension Collars Private Credit Manager

The retirement system interviewed two private credit managers at its March investment committee meeting.

05.14.25
People Moves
Investment Firm Promotes Leaders Focused On Public Markets

The firm has promoted two leaders focused on public markets in its investment managers business.

05.14.25