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Blue Owl Acquires Cowen Healthcare Investments

Acquisition will add roughly $1 billion in assets under management and bolster Blue Owl’s presence in the life sciences sector.

10.30.23
Industry News
Brynwood Closes Ninth Buyout Fund

Firm close its ninth fund, the largest in its history, with over $750 million in committed capital.

10.30.23
Small-Cap
Northwest Plan Converts Micro-Cap Mandates

The plan’s micro-cap manager will now manage small-cap mandates.

10.30.23
International / Global / Emerging Markets
Midwest Pension Plan Concludes Int’l Small-Cap Mgr. Search

The plan made a hire in its international small-cap equity manager search in July.

10.30.23
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
Calif. Pension Eyes Consultant RFP

The retirement plan expects to issue a consultant RFP on Friday pending approval at this week’s board meeting.

10.30.23
Small-Cap
New England Plan Selects SCV, Core Fixed-Income Finalists

The plan will interview finalists in November.

10.30.23
Credit/Private Debt
Southeast Plan Makes Maiden Private Credit Hires

The pension plan hired a multi-strategy manager and diversified fund-of-funds manager to evenly split its 2% target allocation to private credit this week.

10.27.23
Consultant/OCIO/Discretionary
East Coast Pension Plan Issues Consultant RFP; Slates Large-Cap Value Search

The pension plan has issued a general investment consultant RFP due to an upcoming contract expiration and will launch an active domestic large-cap value equity manager search as part of a portfolio structure review.

10.27.23
People Moves
Värde Names Co-CEO

The new co-ceo has been with the firm since 2007.

10.27.23
People Moves
New England Pension Searching For Deputy CIO

The retirement system is seeking a replacement for Deputy CIO Zack McGuire, who joined Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta earlier this year.

10.27.23