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McNally Capital, a family office, began identifying ways to take advantage of a new federal tax rule meant to encourage investment in underserved communities by tracking Amazon’s search for its headquarters. The rule, included in the Tax Cuts and Job Acts in December 2017, allows private investors to roll their capital gains into a Qualified […]

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Armada Investment Group, Daniel Aegerter’s family office, is looking for growth and special situations investments to diversify its portfolio. Aegerter established his family office in 2000 after the sale of his U.S.-based company TRADEX Technologies to Ariba (that was subsequently acquired by SAP Technologies). Aegerter was only 31 years at the time and at $5.6 billion, […]

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McNally Capital, the family office of the McNally family, was founded in 2008 by Ward McNally. The family’s wealth comes from Rand McNally & Co, at one time the world’s biggest mapmaker. McNally’s direct investment portfolio includes Feddata, Dedicated Computing, Genesys Aerosystems, Europa Sports Products, ITS Logistics and Advanced Micro Instruments. Frank McGrew, managing director, […]

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Connecticut Treasurer-elect Shawn Wooden named Duane Hill, co-founder of TSG Capital Group, part of his 10-member transition committee to advise him on personnel, operational and policy-related matters. TSG, formerly Equico Capital Corp, was a minority enterprise small business investment company. The name change took place in 1994 when Hill, Equico’s president, and Cleveland Christophe, co-founder, led a […]

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New Hampshire Retirement System plans to stick with NEPC as its investment consultant, pending final approval by the board in December. NEPC has been general investment consultant for the $8.7 billion system since the start of 2013, and it will take a fee cut in exchange for a two-year extension. Originally signed to a three-year […]

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Diversity in private equity is an issue that has slowly gained more attention, but meaningful change won’t likely happen until the limited-partner community fully pushes its managers to make change. Women represented only 17.9 percent of PE employees globally and just 17.1 percent in the U.S., Preqin reported last year. Of the 9.4 percent that […]

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Emerging managers raised more than $1.1 billion in the past week. Four firms raised over $100 million. No firm raised as much as Novalpina Capital. The private equity firm raised more than $328 million and targets over $1.1 billion. The other PE firm to cross the $100 million mark was Corbin Capital Partners. Its first […]

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Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund at its Nov. 16 meeting disclosed a $50 million re-up to Abry Partners’ ninth flagship fund. The target on Abry’s latest fund is unclear. Its eighth fund closed at $1.9 billion in 2014. Abry had been in the market this year, raising its fourth advanced-securities fund with a $1.5 billion target. […]

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Connecticut re-upped with Muller & Monroe Asset Management in a fund focused on commitments in Connecticut-based women and minority managers that has a few new features.  Treasurer Denise Nappier committed $50 million to Connecticut Private Horizons Fund managed as a separate account by Muller & Monroe. The fund strategy differs significantly from previous funds Muller & Monroe manages for Connecticut.  […]

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Prescott Group, a real estate investment firm, is raising its first private equity fund, with a hard cap of $250 million. Among its early investors is a $6 billion family office that committed $25 million to the fund, a source familiar with the fund said. About 90 percent of the fund will be used to […]