IFM Investors
IFM backs New Zealand energy SaaS platform Tally
IFM Investors has committed approximately NZD 50m (USD 29m) to New Zealand-based energy sector software provider Tally Group alongside existing investors SilverTree Equity and Pioneer Capital.
IFM backs Australian property technology player
IFM Investors has committed AUD 50m (USD 32m) to Smart Urban Properties Australia (SUPA), which claims to be the country’s first unified services provider of utilities and communications infrastructure.
Deal focus: IFM secures debut long-term capital deal
Targeting PRP Diagnostic Imaging through its long-hold fund meant IFM Investors could offer the company stability and partnership. It expects to generate dividend yield and capital growth
IFM acquires Australia SaaS player Render Networks
IFM Investors has acquired a controlling interest in Render Networks, an Australia-founded and now US-headquartered software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider specialising in construction management.
Australia's IFM hits first close on long-hold fund
Australia’s IFM Investors has reached a first close of AUD 450m (USD 337m) on a long-term private capital (LTPC) fund designed to hold assets for 10 years or more. The overall target is around AUD 1bn.
Infrastructure: Out of the comfort zone
Infrastructure managers in Australia are pushing into the PE space, competing with GPs for assets and buying businesses from them. It falls under the core-plus umbrella, but is the definition being stretched too far?
IFM's decarbonisation credentials attract Australian LPs
Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed AUD 80m (USD 57.5m) to IFM Investors’ mid-market growth fund, which achieved a second close of AUD 380m at the end of 2021.
IFM backs Australia SaaS player Zuuse
Australia’s IFM Investors has invested about A$50 million ($36 million) in local industrial software-as-a-service (SaaS) start-up Zuuse.
Infrastructure: Patient capital
Australia's IFM Investors has a plan to get long-term equity partners more involved in public-private partnerships. It means persuading superannuation funds to up their risk appetite
Australia's IFM poaches Future Fund CEO
David Neal, who has spent the last six years as CEO of Australia’s Future Fund, will succeed Brett Himbury as head of IFM Investors.
LP interview: Media Super
Media Super has distinguished itself among larger competitors in Australia by maintaining substantial exposure to alternatives. PE is fading from the allocation mix but VC beckons
Adrian Kerley leaves Australia's CSC for IFM
Adrian Kerley (pictured), the investment manager responsible for private markets at Australia’s Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) will join the private equity team at IFM Investors in February.
Australia's IFM: The customized approach
IFM Investors has moved from fund-of-funds through co-investment to a direct approach designed to meet its superannuation fund clients’ concerns about access, cost, and transparency. Is it working?
Australia's VC-backed GetSwift receives $18m investment
IFM Investors has joined a A$24 million ($18.2 million) investment in GetSwift, an Australia-listed and VC-backed software provider focused on the logistics sector.
IFM invests Australian fashion retailer
IFM Investors’ private equity arm has acquired a significant minority stake in Colette By Colette Hayman, an Australian retailer of handbags and fashion accessories.
Hong Kong PE: Institutional outpost
Hong Kong's regulatory approach can cause headaches for GPs, but the territory offers investors a number of advantages as well
Australia's IFM opens Hong Kong office
IFM Investors, an investment manager owned by 29 Australian superannuation funds, has opened an office in Hong Kong and been granted a license by the Securities & Futures Commission.
Deal focus: IFM swoops on Australian energy assets
With recent bids by Chinese investors for Australian power network Ausgrid blocked by regulators, IFM saw an opportunity to salvage the deal for itself
IFM, AustralianSuper secure $12.3b Ausgrid deal
An all-Australian consortium comprising IFM Investors and AustralianSuper has acquired a 50.4% interest in a 99-year lease of Ausgrid, New South Wales’ (NSW) electricity distribution network, for A$16.2 billion ($12.3 billion).
CHAMP's Wardman-Browne joins IFM private capital team
Australia’s IFM Investors is aiming to enhance its PE business with the appointment of former CHAMP Ventures co-head Stuart Wardman-Browne as executive director of the investment group’s private capital team.
Australia renewables: Clear skies
Having spent the last couple of years in a politics-driven limbo, Australia’s renewable energy sector is seeing renewed investor interest. Nevertheless, the market still presents various challenges