hedNo life after Madoff for ge fund Platypus

Platypus is now liquidating its funds and returning capital to investors. When this is done, its four partners will take much of the remainder of 2009 off to “rest and research” and consider further ideas, such as finding an incubator to partner with. “We may look to rebuild provided we are able to obtain the patronage of a suitable ‘big brother’ who can assist us with marketing, compliance and business risk issues.” Their ideas should be known in the fourth quarter, Talbot said.

 

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Rest Super’s selective approach to PE pays off as program comes of age

Rest Super has built its private equity program around a deliberately selective approach to manager and deal selection, favouring a concentrated roster of external partners and proactively seeking out top PE firms rather than waiting for them to come knocking. Head of private markets Marina Pasika unpacks the program’s coming of age and what powered an asset class return more than double the peer average in the last financial year.

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