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MidCap Advisors Hires Paul Kanarek as VP, Education
Direct Investment | March 18, 2024MidCap Advisors, a NY-based M&A advisory firm to private companies, has hired Paul Kanarek as vice president of education. Kanarek brings more than four decades of experience in the areas of strategy, M&A, investor relations and communications. Leveraging his experience assisting global education companies to go public as well as privately refinance, he will lead ...
City of Austin Commits $90M to 1st Direct Lending Fund
Alternative Assets | March 18, 2024The City of Austin Employees’ Retirement System, which oversees $3 billion in assets, hired its first private credit fund with a $90 million commitment. The pension fund is slated to invest 1% to 3% of assets in private credit/direct lending. Initially, the investment is to be classified as fixed income – investment grade credit under ...
AS Birch Grove Expands Senior Team with Goldman Alum
Alternative Assets | March 18, 2024AS Birch Grove, an alternative investment manager focused on corporate credit opportunities in North America and Europe, appointed Todd Duker as managing director as interest in the collateralized loan obligation (CLO) market continues to rise. Duker brings nearly two decades of experience in structured products and CLOs. He was most recently a senior member of ...
Ballistic Blasts Past Target with $360M Raise
Alternative Assets | March 18, 2024Ballistic Ventures, a San Francisco-based firm focused on early-stage cybersecurity and cyber-related companies, closed its oversubscribed $360 million second fund aimed to “fuel the next generation of cybersecurity innovation.” Since the firm’s launch in 2022 and the close of its $300 million maiden fund, it has now invested in 18 companies addressing challenges such as ...