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Blackstone Agrees To Acquire DESOTEC, Leading European Environmental Services Company

This investment aligns to Blackstone’s core private equity strategy which is designed to hold investments in high-quality, market-leading companies for longer periods than traditional private equity.

03.19.21
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Signal Capital’s Latest Credit And Real Estate Fund Rakes In $1.1 Billion

Signal Capital Partners closed its latest fund credit and real estate, Signal Alpha II Fund, at $1.1 billion, exceeding its target.

03.18.21
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Accelmed Partners Raises $400 Million To Invest In Commercial Stage HealthTech

Fund II received significant backing from new investors globally, including pension funds, insurers, family offices, and high net worth individuals, as well as from existing Accelmed limited partners.

03.18.21
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Pimco Has Been Put On Watch By A Key Pension Funds Gatekeeper After Employee Discrimination Allegations. It Could Harm The $2 Trillion Money Manager's Ability To Attract And Retain Clients.

NEPC, one of the investment industry’s largest consultants, has placed Pimco on its watch list after employees’ repeated discrimination allegations.

03.17.21
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Former JLL Managing Director Steve Leathers Launches Healthcare Focused Real Estate Investment Firm

Financial services industry veteran Steve Leathers has launched Leathers Group, a private real estate investment manager focused on medical office and specialty healthcare real estate.

03.17.21
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Hawaii Pension Fund To Lead Wells Fargo CMBS Litigation

A federal judge in San Francisco has chosen a Hawaii-based pension fund to lead a highly watched case accusing Wells Fargo of shoddy underwriting affecting commercial mortgage-backed securities.

03.17.21
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Pa. Officials Outraged Over Multimillion-Dollar ‘Error’ By Teachers Pension Managers

Gov. Tom Wolf was among those calling for greater scrutiny of the state’s largest pension fund.

03.17.21
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Chicago's Largest Pension Fund Presses City To Contribute More, And Sooner

A bill backed by the Municipal Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund underscores the fiscal strains created by Chicago’s pension underfunding.

03.17.21
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T. Rowe Price Launches First Impact Fund

The fund, offered initially to U.S. investors, will rely upon T. Rowe’s deep fundamental research platform as well as its Responsible Investing team to identify compelling investment opportunities around the world.

03.17.21
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Pension Trustees Clash With Asset Managers Over Voting And Engagement Policies

Asset managers are failing to provide pension trustees with details of how they oversee investments, causing problems for pensions as they attempt to implement investment policies such as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns, according to new research from Dalriada Trustees and Minerva Analytics.

03.17.21