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HESTA commits additional $40m to Social Impact Investment Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... that's a more difficult proposition at the moment. If we wanted to put equity into something and compare it to private equity our cost of capital would most likely be uncompetitive, which is why our investments have been debt-heavy." While the focus ...

CEFC makes its 10th investment in large-scale wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... commitment to wind has topped $700 million since it began investing in 2013, catalysing an additional $3.1 billion in private sector capital, and has accelerated the development of more than 1.65 GW of additional renewable energy capacity. "CEFC finance ...

Future Super Renewables Plus option sees $50 million inflow in two weeks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... majority of investment will come from bonds, infrastructure debt and direct investment in unlisted assets, such as private equity. Investing in bonds, infrastructure and unlisted assets increases the impact that Future Super can make, he adds. "That's ...

CEFC extends investment with P2P lender RateSetter by 18 months

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... investors registered to lend on the platform. Additionally, the company completed a $10.5 million fundraising led by private equity investor FiveV Capital and appointed former ING Direct CEO Vaughn Richtor as chair of the board.

NZ Super Fund invests US$65 million in Rubicon Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... company Rubicon Global. The US$65 million investment falls under the fund's expansion capital, which is a type of private equity investment in relatively mature companies seeking capital to expand or restructure operations, among other activities. Rubicon ...

The Fred Hollows Foundation invests in eye care centre social enterprise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... proving out the sustainable strategic advantage, we can achieve the same return expectations that other healthcare private equity investments do," Midberry said. "And we think we can do it with more regularity. This is a subspecialty of healthcare where ...

PRI publishes guide on responsible investment in infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... has launched a guide on responsible investment in infrastructure, clarifying key concepts in responsible investment in private infrastructure equity and debt. Fiona Reynolds, managing director, PRI The Primer on responsible investment in infrastructure ...

SVA Diversified Impact Fund receives more than $10m in funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... access to finance to help them grow their business and increase the impact of their work in their communities and matches private investment. SVA, Foresters Community Finance and SEFA were selected to manage the money. The fund has attracted cornerstone ...

Stakeholder engagement a key factor in structuring M&A: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... Australia was listed as a top-five destination for M&A activity in 2018, the survey found. The survey also found that private equity deal-making is expected to be even stronger in the next 12 months. In October 2017, dry powder levels in APAC PE had ...

ESG integration comes into its own in fixed income portfolios: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... income is an asset class that can offer more diverse opportunities to engage with issuers because the asset class covers private and sovereign, or quasi-government markets as well as publicly listed entities, noted Yen Wong, Head of Credit Research ...