Charitable and
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Specialist investment manager information
Effective from 1 March 2014
Charitable and Community investor Fund
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Investments Bentham Asset Management Perpetual Investments Renaissance Asset Management Resolution Capital Cooper Investors Kaplan Funds Management Perpetual Investments Renaissance Asset Management Bentham Asset Management Hastings Perpetual Investments Westbourne Various hedge fund managers1 American Securities APN Property Group Archer Capital Franklin Templeton Hamilton Lane Hastings HIG Bayside Intermediate Capital Group ICG Longbow Magellan Oak Hill Oaktree Palisade Wellspring Various hedge fund managers2
1 A panel of income hedge fund managers will be appointed over time. 2 A panel of growth hedge fund managers will be appointed over time.
2 The specialist investment managers for the Funds are outlined below.
All figures relating to funds under management are as at 30 September 2013 unless otherwise stated.
American Securities (‘ASOF’) – is a New York-based private equity firm investing in
securities of companies that are in distress or which are trading at distressed levels or significant discounts. ASOF seeks to make opportunistic, valued-based investments in a broad range of securities which offer an attractive risk-adjusted rate of return.
ASOF is led by a dedicated investment team with over 75 years of collective experience in distressed and private equity investing and as restructuring advisors.
ASOF was founded in 2006 and is affiliated with American Securities, a leading U.S. middle-market private equity firm.
APN Property Group Limited (‘APN’) – is a specialist Asia Pacific real estate fund manager
that actively manages real estate investment funds on behalf of institutions, superannuation funds and individual investors.
Since 1996, APN has delivered income focused real estate investment solutions for more than 100,000 investors and currently manages more than $1.6 billion (as at 30 June 2013) of real estate and real estate securities. Focusing exclusively on real estate over many years provides a depth of understanding which together with a highly disciplined investment approach drives the firm’s objectives which are to deliver superior investment performance and outstanding service.
APN’s select team of investment professionals possess vast real estate experience spanning several property cycles. Astute investment decisions are supported by extensive research and valuation processes that have been developed over more than 15 years.
APN is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX Code: APD) and has offices located in Melbourne (Head Office) and Singapore.
Archer Capital Pty Ltd (‘Archer Capital’) – is one of Australia’s leading private equity
firms with over $2 billion of capital under management. Established in 1997, Archer Capital specialises in mid-market leveraged buyouts in Australia and New Zealand and favours businesses with enterprise values of between $200 and $700 million with strong market positions, growth potential and significant opportunities to improve operational performance. Based in Sydney, Archer Capital’s buyout team possess significant general management and operational expertise and a hands-on operational approach is an essential part of its investment process, from opportunity assessment to ongoing portfolio company management. Archer Capital also considers an active partnership with company management as an essential foundation for success in increasing and realising the value of a business.
Bentham Asset Management (‘Bentham’) – is a specialist global credit investment manager,
based in Sydney. Bentham’s investment philosophy is based on a strong credit culture and a systematic investment process, with a focus on preservation of principal and protection against downside risk.
Bentham has a team of seven investment staff located in Sydney. Bentham has sub-advisory investment management agreements with the Credit Suisse Credit Investment Group, which has 28 investment staff in New York and London.
Bentham has a strong track record of actively managing global diversified credit and fixed interest portfolios for Australian investors, the oldest fund was established in 1998. Bentham manages both global multi-asset credit strategies and standalone strategies that include exposures to corporate credit (investment grade and high yield), syndicated loans, securitised credit, convertible bonds and capital securities.
Cooper Investors – is a specialist equity fund manager with funds under management of
Franklin Templeton Investments Australia Limited (‘Franklin Templeton Investments’)
– is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc., one of the world’s largest asset management groups with over USD$845 billion in assets under management on behalf of over 25 million investors worldwide, as at 30 September 2013.
Franklin Templeton Investments provides global and domestic investment management solutions managed by its Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series, Bissett, Fiduciary Trust, Darby, Balanced Equity Management and K2 investment teams. The San Mateo, California based company has more than 65 years of investment experience.
In 1987, Franklin Templeton Investments opened to serve the Australian market. Currently representing fixed income, equity and real asset investments to both institutional and retail investors. With offices in Sydney and Melbourne, Franklin Templeton provides clients with a local perspective and support.
Hamilton Lane Advisors Inc (‘Hamilton Lane’) – is a financial institution that provides
discretionary and non-discretionary private equity asset management services to
sophisticated investors worldwide. With offices throughout the U.S., London, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo, Hamilton Lane offers a full range of investment products and services that enable clients to participate in the private equity asset class on a global and customised basis. Specifically, our private equity offerings include discretionary products – customised separate accounts and funds-of-funds – as well as advisory services, distribution management and reporting & analytics solutions.
Founded in 1991, Hamilton Lane has more than 200 employees and more than $170 billion in total assets under management and supervision – making us one of the largest allocators of private equity capital in the world.
Hastings Funds Management Limited (‘Hastings’) - is a specialist fund manager of
infrastructure equity and debt dedicated to delivering reliable and consistent investment returns to a wide range of institutional investors.
Established in 1994, Hastings was one of Australia’s first infrastructure fund managers and has a proven investment and asset management track record through its strong fiduciary culture and focus on core infrastructure equity and debt.
Hastings employs approximately 100 people in offices located in Melbourne, Sydney, London, New York and Singapore. As at 30 June 2013, Hastings had A$7.2 billion in funds under management (including committed but undrawn capital), with an asset portfolio predominantly comprising utilities, airports, toll roads and seaports in Australia, UK, Europe and USA.
H.I.G Capital (‘H.I.G’) – is a leading global private equity investment firm with more than
$13 billion of equity capital under management. Based in Miami, and with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York and San Francisco in the U.S., as well as international affiliate offices in London, Hamburg, Madrid, Paris and Rio de Janeiro, H.I.G. specialises in providing capital to small and medium-sized companies with attractive growth potential. H.I.G. invests in management-led buyouts and recapitalisations of profitable and well managed manufacturing or service businesses. Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. has invested in and managed more than 200 companies worldwide. The firm’s current portfolio includes more than 80 companies with combined sales in excess of $30 billion. For more information, please refer to the H.I.G. website at www.higcapital.com.
Longbow Real Estate Capital LLP (‘ICG-Longbow’) – is an investment manager
solely focused on the origination and management of UK commercial real estate debt focusing on two complementary strategies, Senior Loans and Mezzanine and Whole Loan. ICG-Longbow currently has assets under management and investor commitments in excess of £1bn in three investment vehicles. Since its inception in 2006 ICG-Longbow have provided senior and mezzanine finance to some of the UK’s leading property companies and the senior management team has an average of 28 years’ experience in property, lending and investment management. ICG-Longbow is a majority owned subsidiary of ICG plc.
Intermediate Capital Managers Australia Pty Ltd (‘ICG’) – is a specialist asset manager
providing mezzanine finance, private debt, leveraged credit and minority equity, managing €12.1bn of assets in third party funds and proprietary capital. ICG has a large and
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Kaplan Funds Management Pty Limited (‘Kaplan’) – was established in 1998 exclusively
for wholesale clients and employs an absolute return approach to investment management. Kaplan aims to achieve positive returns under most conditions with an emphasis on income generation during high risk periods to produce consistent returns with low volatility. Kaplan manages in excess of $1.2 billion.
Magellan Asset Management Limited (‘Magellan’) – was established in 2006 and is a
boutique funds management business based in Sydney, Australia. Magellan specialises in global equities and global listed infrastructure and has assets under management of approximately $18.2 billion (as at 31 October 2013). Magellan is the sole operating subsidiary of Magellan Financial Group Limited, a publicly listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange. Principals, directors and staff of Magellan own approximately one-third of Magellan Financial Group Limited.
Magellan’s investment philosophy is straightforward: it seeks to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns whilst minimising the risk of permanent capital loss. Each of Magellan’s funds seek to invest into a portfolio of global companies trading at a discount to their assessment of value. Magellan Infrastructure seeks to provide consistent long-term absolute returns which exceed the risk adjusted returns expected of the asset class.
Oak Hill Advisors, L.P – including its affiliated investment advisors and predecessor
firms, (together ‘OHA’) is a leading investment firm founded in 1991 specialising in high yield bonds, leveraged loans, direct lending, distressed investments, structured products and residential whole loans. The firm’s investment activities are concentrated in the North American and European markets. With approximately $20.8 billion of capital under management as of October 2013, OHA manages credit hedge funds, long-only funds, distressed funds, other specialty credit funds and customised mandates. The firm’s investment activities are driven by a fundamental value-oriented philosophy focused on credit analysis, relative value analysis, risk-adjusted return generation, loss avoidance and active risk management that has been in place for more than two decades. The firm’s investors are global and include pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, fund of funds and family offices.
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P – is a leader among global investment managers
specialising in alternative investments, with $79.8 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2013. The firm emphasises an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in distressed debt, corporate debt (including high yield debt and senior loans), control investing, convertible securities, real estate and listed equities. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the firm has over 750 employees and offices in 15 cities worldwide.
Palisade Investment Partners Limited (‘Palisade’) – is a specialist infrastructure
manager operating within the Pinnacle Investment Management Group. Palisade provides institutional investors with access to Australian infrastructure assets through tailored direct investment portfolios and co-mingled funds. Its multi-disciplinary and experienced team focuses on attractive mid-market assets that are essential to the efficient functioning of the communities and economies they serve.
Palisade aims to provide investors with stable inflation hedged cash flows and moderate growth, through a diversified, well-constructed portfolio and has funds under management and commitments as at 31 December 2013 of over $1.1 billion.
Perpetual Investment Management Limited (‘Perpetual Investments’) – is one of
Renaissance Asset Management (“Renaissance”) – is a boutique investment manager
that was established in 2003 and it specialises in the management of Australian smaller companies portfolios and listed property securities portfolios.
In smaller companies, Renaissance employs an active, bottom up investment style, focusing on building a portfolio of quality smaller companies that are trading on a discount to their assessed valuations. The manager will rotate between different securities based on its assessment of valuation and the risk and return profile of the companies. The portfolio typically holds between 40 and 100 companies.
In listed property securities, Renaissance employs an active, value style, and focuses on bottom-up stock selection. Mispriced securities are identified by the manager using its own research and propriety value ranking system. Stock-specific and portfolio risk controls are then overlaid to determine portfolio weights.
Resolution Capital Limited (‘Resolution Capital’) – is a specialist investment manager
that focuses on managing portfolios of global listed Real Estate Investment Trusts (‘REITs’) and other real estate securities. Resolution Capital was established in 2004 and is based in Sydney with an office in New York and London.
Resolution Capital is an active investment manager, which runs a concentrated portfolio of 30 to 60 stocks. Resolution Capital believes that the ultimate driver of returns from REITs and real estate securities is the quality and level of sustainable cash earnings generated by the underlying real estate. As a result, Resolution Capital’s investment process is focused on evaluating these cash flows consistently across real estate sectors and regions.
Wellspring Capital Management LLC (‘Wellspring’) – founded in 1995, is a leading
middle-market private equity firm that manages more than $3 billion of private equity capital. The Firm’s objective is to acquire or invest in North American companies that are well-positioned to capitalise on change and can benefit from Wellspring’s operating and financial expertise. Wellspring specialises in buyouts, partnering with entrepreneurs, and acquiring companies or divisions of larger companies out of bankruptcy or restructuring. Since inception, the Firm has completed approximately 26 private equity transactions across its predecessor funds with approximately half of those investments having been fully realised and exited.
Westbourne Capital (‘Westbourne’) – is an investment manager based in Melbourne
investing in senior and subordinated infrastructure debt globally.
Westbourne believes that attractive risk adjusted returns can be generated from investment in debt issued by infrastructure entities which operate in an environment supported by regulation, contracts or monopoly features.
Members of the Westbourne investment team and board of directors have significant experience in the infrastructure debt and equity markets and a long term track record of originating, executing, managing and realising investments in the infrastructure debt sector. Consents
All companies mentioned in this document have consented to the statements made by them and being included in the form and context in which such statements and information appear.
The specialist investment managers have prepared and consented to the statements about them being included. The companies that have consented have not withdrawn their consent before the issue date of this document and have not authorised or caused the issue of the PDS into which this document is incorporated.
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