Industry Funds Management
Actor Hugh Jackman invests in L Capital-owned RM Williams
Australian actor Hugh Jackman has invested in bootmaker R.M. Williams, alongside majority shareholder L Capital Asia.
IFM agrees sale of Pacific Hydro to China's SPIC
IFM Investors has agreed to sell Australia-headquartered renewable energy platform Pacific Hydro to China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC).
Australia infrastructure: Size matters
Infrastructure privatizations in Australia are commanding ever higher price tags by virtue of their perceived quality and relative rarity. It is increasingly difficult for smaller investors to compete
Australia’s IFM in $5.7b US toll road deal
Australian fund manager IFM Investors has agreed to pay $5.7 billion for a 66-year concession on a US toll road that crosses northern Indiana. It filed for bankruptcy last year due to heavy debts and low traffic volumes.
Australia’s IFM changes name, opens Tokyo office
Industry Funds Management has changed its name to IFM Investors. The move comes shortly after the Australia-headquartered group consolidated its private equity and private assets divisions into one team and as it expands its presence in global markets,...
Australia’s IFM consolidates private markets platform
Industry Funds Management (IFM) has merged its private equity and private assets groups into one team, creating a new investment platform to be headed by current head of the private assets division, Phillip Bower.
IFM takes 34% stake in NZ's Scottish Pacific
Australia's Industry Funds Management (IFM) has taken a 34% stake in New Zealand financial services company Scottish Pacific.
European infrastructure: Bubble at the core
Asian investors are drawn to the diversification and yields offered by European infrastructure, but certain segments of the market are overheating. Prices are getting bid up and returns are likely to be pushed down
Australia’s IFM assumes control of Hastings PE fund – report
Australia’s Industry Funds Management (IFM) will reportedly assume control of Hastings Private Equity Fund II from Hastings Fund Management. According to AVCJ Research, IFM is among the LPs in the $180 million vehicle, which closed in June 2005 and...
Australia's IFM enters UK airspace
An investor in Australian airports for 15 years, Industry Funds Management (IFM) - which is owned by 30 domestic superannuation funds - has made its first foray into the global market with the acquisition of a 35.5% stake in Manchester Airports Group...
Australia’s IFM takes stake in UK airport operator
Industry Funds Management (IFM), an investment firm owned by 30 Australian superannuation funds, has acquired a 35.5% stake in Manchester Airports Group (MAG) as part of the UK airport operator’s GBP1.5 billion ($2.4 billion) acquisition of London Stansted...
CalSTRS commits $500m to IFM’s infrastructure fund
California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) has committed $500 million to Australia-based fund-of-funds Industry Funds Management (IFM). The capital will be placed in the firm’s Global Infrastructure Fund, which principally targets assets...
Port of Brisbane goes for $2.3 billion
In the latest big infrastructure deal to come out of Australia, Q Port Holdings, a consortium comprising Australia’s Industry Funds Management (IFM), funds managed by the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), US infrastructure firm Global Infrastructure...