Joe Marsh

The investment arm of Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Foundation is expanding the size of both its tickets and its team in Asia, says regional head Amit Kakar. He outlines why and how.

The manager of Novo Nordisk Foundation’s $36bn of investments is expanding its planetary health portfolio and mulling carving out an allocation for private equity GPs to run, while more offices in Asia may also be on the cards.

The $1.15trn sovereign wealth fund is also centralising data using AI across its private equity portfolio amid persistent geopolitical instability, said operating partner Jose De Ochoa at a PEI conference.

Investors are focusing more on the theme of resilience, David Kelnar of the investment bank's private capital team tells PEI.

The deal, which will form a life and pensions giant with a £480bn-odd asset portfolio, reflects the trend for consolidation among both LPs and managers.

'We are expecting some private equity managers to be investing in this area and we have been scanning their ESG policies,' says SPFF chief executive Timo Löyttyniemi.

Co-founder and partner Marko Maschek explains how Marondo Capital aims to exploit the potential of Germany’s ‘Mittelstand’ for dual-use defense and critical infrastructure applications.

The firm's new vehicle will target European LPs and invest in European SMEs amid rising appetite for defense-related assets, partners Peter Ryttergaard and Lasse Lynge tell affiliate title Private Equity International.

The $126bn Australian retirement fund continues to build its London team ahead of the arrival of its new head of international, PEI has learned.

Family office Vonrosen is entirely focused on direct investments – usually with majority control – but is sector-agnostic, its founder tells PE Hub.