Texas state governmental agencies appear to be continuing external manager relationships with BlackRock while being forced to divest direct holdings exposure to the firm as it is included in Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s initial list of financial companies that boycott energy companies.
The Midwest-based firm has promoted three principals to managing director and two directors to principals, while hiring a new principal to deploy a strategy that aims to partner with management leaders in sectors to identify, acquire and build market-leading companies.
The firm closed its inaugural special situations fund with over $85 million in commitments from new and existing institutional investors after beginning fundraising in late 2021.
The firm added a senior advisor to assist its full-time team with relationships, resources and industry knowledge to help optimize results for its portfolio investments.