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UNCF 80th Anniversary Gala in Boston Raises More than $750K to Support HBCUs and Students

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Northeast Division, BGI, Education, University, Baupost Group, Walking, River, JPMorgan Chase, Black Economic Alliance, Wellington Management Company, Eastern Bank, UNCF, TJX Companies, Cambridge Associates, Student, Kraft Group, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Delta Air Lines, Management

BOSTON, M.A., March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- March 7 brought resounding success for students of color across New England and the United States.

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  • BOSTON, M.A., March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- March 7 brought resounding success for students of color across New England and the United States.
  • Thanks to the New England UNCF (United Negro College Fund) 80th Anniversary “A Mind Is…” Gala, UNCF raised more than $750,000 to further its mission of supporting historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and helping as many deserving students to get to and through college as it can.
  • The 80th anniversary event not only commemorated UNCF's rich legacy, but also emphasized its unwavering commitment to building better futures for all.
  • UNCF will continue its year-long 80th anniversary celebration in New England with a series of events that will continue to honor its legacy and transform the future for generations of minority students.

New England UNCF “A Mind Is…” Gala to Celebrate UNCF’s 80th Anniversary

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
HBCU, Cambridge Associates, African Americans, UNCF, WCVB, Education, Black Economic Alliance, Northeast Division, TJX Companies, Wellington Management Company, Baupost Group, CFA, Eastern Bank, Kraft Group, BGI, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, JPMorgan Chase, Delta Air Lines, Student, Management

BOSTON, MA, Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNCF (United Negro College Fund) celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2024.

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  • BOSTON, MA, Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNCF (United Negro College Fund) celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2024.
  • As a major event during a year-long celebration, UNCF will host its annual New England “A Mind Is…” Gala on Thursday, March 7, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Seaport Hotel Boston.
  • The New England “A Mind Is…” Gala will recognize outstanding partners who help the organization effectuate this mission.
  • Events like our New England ‘A Mind Is…’ Gala help us do just that,” said Lomax.

Sonen Capital Appoints Chief Growth Officer to Lead Business Expansion

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Professional Services, Finance, Consulting, Asset Management, Banking, Personal Finance, Diamond, Marketing, Goldman Sachs, Cambridge Associates, Capital, Growth, Management

Sonen Capital , a leading impact investment and advisory firm headquartered in San Francisco, CA, is pleased to announce the appointment of Simone Balch as its Chief Growth Officer.

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  • Sonen Capital , a leading impact investment and advisory firm headquartered in San Francisco, CA, is pleased to announce the appointment of Simone Balch as its Chief Growth Officer.
  • In her role, Simone will leverage her wealth of experience to spearhead strategic growth initiatives and drive Sonen's expansion to deliver bespoke impact investment solutions to the market.
  • With a proven track record of accelerating growth and achieving exceptional results, Simone brings more than 25 years of investment and private wealth management expertise to Sonen.
  • Prior to joining Sonen Capital, she was the Regional Director of business development for private clients and family offices at Cambridge Associates.

Fairview Capital Promotes Alan Mattamana and Aakar Vachhani to Managing Partner

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Finance, Foundation, Other Philanthropy, Professional Services, Philanthropy, SVKM's NMIMS, Research, Bentley University, B.S.E, Multimedia, McKinsey & Company, Partnership, Princeton University, Consultant, Partner, Software, MBA, Kellogg School, Cambridge Associates, Partner (business rank), Harvard Business School, NASA, Goldman Sachs, Capital, Polaris Partners, Telecommunications, Lead, Entrepreneurship, Chemical engineering, Growth, Security (finance)

Fairview Capital today proudly announces the promotion of Alan Mattamana and Aakar Vachhani to Managing Partner, effective January 1, 2024.

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  • Fairview Capital today proudly announces the promotion of Alan Mattamana and Aakar Vachhani to Managing Partner, effective January 1, 2024.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240117408373/en/
    Fairview Capital Promotes Alan Mattamana to Managing Partner.
  • The firm has built on its rich legacy and has been consistent in its dedication to outperformance, diversity, innovation, and excellence," said Alan Mattamana, Managing Partner of Fairview Capital.
  • This promotion is a testament to the open, collaborative and forward-thinking culture at Fairview,” said Aakar Vachhani, Managing Partner of Fairview Capital.

Partners Capital Announces Promotion of One Partner and Seven Managing Directors

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Asset Management, Professional Services, Finance, Senior, Jefferies Group, Bain & Company, TP ICAP, Jefferies, Head, Partners Capital, RBC Capital Markets, Multimedia, Investment, State Street Global Advisors, McKinsey & Company, Edmondo, University, Bain, Consumer, MBA, Cambridge Associates, Close Brothers Group, Investment company, Capital, Polytechnic University of Turin, Barclays, Executive officer, Transformation

Partners Capital, a leading Outsourced Investment Office managing over $50B of assets on behalf of endowments and foundations, senior investment professionals and prominent families across the globe, announces eight senior promotions of one new Partner and seven new Managing Directors.

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  • Partners Capital, a leading Outsourced Investment Office managing over $50B of assets on behalf of endowments and foundations, senior investment professionals and prominent families across the globe, announces eight senior promotions of one new Partner and seven new Managing Directors.
  • Prior to joining Partners Capital, Edmondo worked at Bain Capital Private Equity in London, and at Bain & Company in Paris.
  • Chris Bunzel joined Partners Capital in 2012 as a member of our Client CIO and Public Equities teams.
  • Partners Capital’s global leadership team now stands at 18 Partners and 25 Managing Directors.

Artory Expands Leadership and Blockchain Team with Strategic Hires Focused on Tokenized Financial Opportunities

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Technology, NFT, Arts, Museums, Entertainment, Professional Services, Blockchain, Internet, Cryptocurrency, Web3, KeyBank, Cambridge Associates, Capital market, RWA, Peter, Elis James, Attention, Opacity, Treaty of Dappes, Knowledge, Growth, Environment, Financial services

As Artory becomes the largest art and rare assets management firm, the company is bringing on key hires and support to broaden its financial expertise and blockchain capabilities.

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  • As Artory becomes the largest art and rare assets management firm, the company is bringing on key hires and support to broaden its financial expertise and blockchain capabilities.
  • To expand the company’s expertise within the investment and fintech ecosystem, Artory has appointed Peter Loukas as Chief Investment Officer.
  • Based in New York and Boston, Peter will be responsible for Artory’s investment management activities and financial product innovation efforts.
  • In continuing to develop their product on the cutting-edge, Artory has brought on additional blockchain expertise to support and grow their offerings.

SineWave Raises More Than $160 Million to Transform the Enterprise Tech Market

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Public sector, Silicon, Cambridge Associates, VC, Wind wave, Investment, Environment, Airline

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SineWave Ventures, a Silicon Valley and Washington DC-based venture capital firm, announced the close of a $160.3 million Fund III raise.

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  • WASHINGTON, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SineWave Ventures, a Silicon Valley and Washington DC-based venture capital firm, announced the close of a $160.3 million Fund III raise.
  • The SineWave fund is oversubscribed by 30 percent, countering national narratives of a challenging venture capital climate.
  • SineWave's concentrated portfolio focuses on enterprise technologies that advance both commercial and public sector customer requirements, enhance data analytics and cybersecurity, encourage collaborative data science, and enable new levels of enterprise performance.
  • SineWave, a top 5 percentile fund per Cambridge Associates, currently has more than $300 million committed across diversified funds.

New LP Advisory Council Established to Advance Impact Investing in the Private Market

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
GCM, Communication, Partnership, Cambridge Associates, Investment, ICM, Value, Morrison & Foerster, Impact investing, Exit, Record, GP, Hope, Research, Ford Foundation, LP record, Bank of America, Data, Council, UBS, Bank, Environment, Nunes memo, Risk management, Renewable energy

NEW YORK, July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Impact Capital Managers (ICM), an association of market-rate private capital funds seeking to advance members' performance and to scale the marketplace with integrity and authenticity, today announced the launch of a new high level LP Advisory Council ("Council") to accelerate progress toward shared objectives in private capital impact investing. The new body is intentionally non-transactional to encourage candid sharing of key challenges and opportunities between GP and limited partner stakeholder groups.

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  • The ICM Spring Convening in Philadelphia in 2023 served as a preliminary launch for the Council.
  • The formation of the Council comes on the heels of ICM Institute and Morrison Foerster's new research, Strengthening Outcomes: Impact and Financial Value at Exit .
  • Across a dataset of ~230 member exits, 65% met or exceeded financial return expectations, and 81% met or exceeded impact expectations.
  • Together, we will actively promote communication and knowledge sharing among ICM members, seek to standardize impact reporting, advocate on behalf of ICM members, and strive to mobilize more capital to private impact investing."

DSC Quantitative Group Announces Investment Strategies that Track Cambridge Associates Benchmarks

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Consulting, Professional Services, Finance, Public–Private Investment Program for Legacy Assets, DSC, Cambridge Associates, Investment, Risk, Financial services

DSC Quantitative Group (“DSC”), a research-focused alternative investment firm that provides quantitative solutions, today announced a new platform of planned investment products that seek to provide returns that track certain Cambridge Associates (“CA”) benchmarks.

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  • DSC Quantitative Group (“DSC”), a research-focused alternative investment firm that provides quantitative solutions, today announced a new platform of planned investment products that seek to provide returns that track certain Cambridge Associates (“CA”) benchmarks.
  • The first of these, the “DSC CA Global Private Equity & Venture Capital Strategy”, will seek to provide investors with returns that track global buyout, growth equity, and venture capital returns, but in a liquid form.
  • “There is strong demand from investors for private equity strategies that simultaneously offer diversification, ‘beta-plus’ returns, and liquidity,” said DSC Chief Executive Officer, Arthur Bushonville.
  • “DSC is a leader in private equity replication products and CA is a leader in private investing.

Major Financial Institutions Back Specialist Investor, Illuminate Financial, in new $235 million Venture Fund

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Human, S&P Global, Cambridge Associates, Investment, BNY Mellon, Partner, Jefferies, General partnership, Sale, SGX, Citigroup, Entrepreneurship, EfTEN Real Estate Fund III, Illuminate, Environment, Barclays, Security (finance), Cryptocurrency, Renewable energy, Euroclear

LONDON, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Illuminate Financial , a financial services-focused venture firm, has closed its third fund, a $235 million fund to invest in early-stage businesses solving problems for financial institutions.

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  • LONDON, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Illuminate Financial , a financial services-focused venture firm, has closed its third fund, a $235 million fund to invest in early-stage businesses solving problems for financial institutions.
  • Illuminate Financial will use the capital to make further investments in Series A companies driving innovation in the financial services industry.
  • Illuminate Financial's investors include some of the largest and most well-respected financial institutions that provide a broad array of banking and market infrastructure services.
  • Illuminate Financial has opened offices in New York and Singapore, and Fund I is ranked as the #1 fund in Europe for distributions (2015 vintage) according to Cambridge Associates .