What's Next For The Myriad, Sometimes Eclectic, Investments Of The Late Paul Allen? - Portland Press Herald
His estimated $20 billion could be spent to accelerate the programs he believed in, or invested so his foundation could live on indefinitely, but right now it's unclear.
Endocyte's $2.1B Deal With Novartis Comes After Years Of Setbacks | 2018-10
The West Lafayette biotech firm's stock traded as low as $1.41 last fall, following multiple setbacks and restructurings. But the stock had soared to $24 Thursday morning after news that it would be acquired by Novartis.
The Traditional Approach Of Combining Bonds And Equities In A Portfolio Is Not Necessarily The Best Way To Improve Risk-adjusted Returns
Partner Insight: Over the past five years, global markets have performed well in the shadow of significant event risk, from the Chinese banking liquidity crisis of 2013 to the volatility caused by the threat of a global trade war (amongst other issues) earlier this year.
Reasons To Not Give Up On Indian Real Estate
A well-regulated real estate market will spur the world's biggest asset managers to look at India more seriously over the long-term.
Putin Looks For Reset With First Visit To New Uzbek Leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin starts his first state visit to Uzbekistan under new leadership on Thursday as the Kremlin attempts to recalibrate a once thorny relationship with billions of dollars in business deals.
Penzance Announces Real Estate Private Equity Fund
The Fund Launches with $255M to Build a Portfolio of Real Estate Investments Throughout the Washington, D.C. Region WASHINGTON, October 17, 2018-- Penzance, an owner, operator and developer in the Washington, DC metropolitan region, for more than two decades, has closed its first real estate private equity fund, the Penzance DC Real Estate Fund LP (Fund I), with total equity commitments of $255 million. The Fund's investor base includes a diverse mix of institutional investors, including endowments, foundations, and family offices. No placement agent was used in the launch of the Fund.
Hub International Announces Minority Investment By Altas Partners
CHICAGO, October 17, 2018-- Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Altas Partners (Altas), a long-term oriented investment firm based in Toronto, Ontario. Under the agreement, Hub expects to receive a substantial minority investment from funds managed by Altas. Funds managed by Hellman & Friedman (H&F) will remain the largest investor in Hub and the company's management team will continue to hold a significant equity position. The transaction implies a total enterprise value for Hub of over $10 billion.
Gwl Realty Advisors To Buy Guggenheim's Real Estate Private Equity Platform
GWL Realty Advisors has agreed to acquire Guggenheim Real Estate LLC, Guggenheim Investments' real estate private equity platform. No financial terms were disclosed. The CenterCap Group was the financial adviser [...]
520 Madison | Carlyle Group | Tishman Speyer
Hell hath no fury like a New York City office landlord scorned. As part of its deal to bring the Carlyle Group to One Vanderbilt, SL Green Realty agreed to take over the remaining term on the private equity group's lease at Tishman Speyer's 520 Madison Avenue. But Tishman Speyer, uneasy with having to possibly compete with another landlord in its own building, is refusing to allow Carlyle Group to hand over the keys. "[SL [...]
Xconomy: All About Talent: Takeaways From Mit's $1B Plan To Lead Way In A.i.
In 2011, Silicon Valley investor Marc Andreessen penned a widely read essay declaring that "software is eating the world." If he were to write an updated version today, it might proclaim that machine learning is eating the world. Advances in data analytics and artificial intelligence technologies are starting to impact virtually every industry. In the [...]