PineBridge Investments Middle East Appoints Chief Investment Officer
Manama, Bahrain, May 15, 2013 - PineBridge Investments, a leading global, independent asset manager, today strengthened its growing Middle East, North Africa and Turkey team with the appointment of Wael Aburida as Chief Investment Officer (CIO).
PineBridge Investments Appoints Jason Fisher, Head of Consultant Relations, Americas and Europe
New York – May 7, 2013 – PineBridge Investments (“PineBridge”), the global multi-asset class investment manager, today announced that Jason Fisher joined the firm as Senior Vice President, Head of Consultant Relations for the Americas and Europe. Mr. Fisher will work closely with PineBridge’s Sales and Client Service Teams to enhance the firm’s relationships with global institutional consulting firms. Mr. Fisher will be based in Los Angeles and report to John Baumann, Head of Institutional Sales and Client Service, Americas and Europe.
PineBridge Investments Appoints New Head of Institutional Sales in South Korea
- Reinforcing PineBridge’s commitment to growing its institutional business in South Korea
Seoul, Korea, March 18, 2013 - PineBridge Investments (“PineBridge”), the global independent multi-asset class manager, today announced the appointment of Kyeung-Won Min as Representative Director and Head of Institutional Sales in South Korea, with immediate effect.
PineBridge Investments Closes US $598 Million Collateralized Loan Obligation
New York, March 14, 2013 – PineBridge Investments (“PineBridge”), the global multi-asset class investment manager, is pleased to announce the successful close of its latest collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”), Galaxy XV CLO, Ltd. The issuance was upsized to approximately US $598 million of notes and closed today.
PineBridge: Significant Opportunities For Investment In MENA Region
Regional headquarters to offer private equity, investment management and real estate
Manama, Bahrain, January 27, 2013 - PineBridge Investments, the global independent asset manager, today officially opened its MENA headquarters in the GBCORP Tower, Bahrain Financial Harbour district in Manama.
PineBridge Investments to Invest €26 Million in Work Service
Warsaw, Poland – 21 January 2013. PineBridge Investments, the global multi-asset class investment manager, is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to make a significant equity investment of €26 million in Work Service, the leading temporary staffing and personnel outsourcing company in Poland.
PineBridge Investments Closes US $520 Million Collateralized Loan Obligation
New York, November 20, 2012 – PineBridge Investments (“PineBridge”), the global multi-asset class investment manager, is pleased to announce the successful close of its latest collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”), Galaxy XIV CLO, Ltd. The issuance was upsized to approximately US $520 million of notes and closed on November 15, 2012. The notes are secured primarily by broadly syndicated senior-secured corporate loans. The entire offering was fully or over-subscribed at the upsized amount.
PineBridge Investments Middle East Appoints Dina Kasrawi As Managing Director For Marketing And Communications
Manama, Bahrain, November 20, 2012 - PineBridge Investments Middle East (“PBME”), the global, multi-asset class investment manager, today formally announced the appointment of Dina Kasrawi as Managing Director for Marketing and Communications.
Ulusal Faktoring Broadens Investor Base Through Inaugural Turkish Bond Offering
Istanbul, Turkey 7 November 2012 – Ulusal Faktoring A.S. (“Ulusal” or the “Company”), a leading independent non-bank financial services company in Turkey, today announced the successful close of its inaugural domestic bond offering.
PineBridge Acquires a 25% Stake in Promedica24, Bringing its Total Ownership Stake to 75%
Warsaw, Poland, 22 October 2012 - PineBridge Investments today announced that it has acquired an additional 25% stake in Promedica24 (the “Company”).
PineBridge Completes Second Close of Mexican Certificados de Capital de Desarrollo (“CKD’) With Total Capital Commitments in Excess of US$200 million
- Marks the Closing of the Largest Pure Private Markets Fund of Funds CKD To Date
- Establishes Mexico’s First Pure Private Markets Fund of Funds CKD
New York and Mexico City, October 3, 2012 – PineBridge Investments (“PineBridge”), the global multi-asset class investment manager, is pleased to announce the second close of its Mexican CKD of private markets funds on September 27, 2012. The fund closed with a total of MXN$2,681,250,000 (approximately US$209MM) in capital commitments.
PineBridge Investments Middle East Appoints Chief Operating Officer and Head of Client Service
Manama, Bahrain, September 16, 2012-- PineBridge Investments Middle East B.S.C (c) (“PBIME”), part of the global multi-asset class investment manager PineBridge Investments, today announced the appointment of Arun Kumar as Chief Operating Officer and Janick Fierens as Managing Director, Head of Client Service.
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PineBridge Investments to Establish MENA Headquarters in Bahrain
- Receives Category I License from Central Bank of Bahrain
- Operations in MENA to be significantly expanded
Manama, Bahrain, July 24, 2012 – PineBridge Investments (“PineBridge”), the global multi-asset class investment manager, today announced that it has received a Category 1 license from the Central Bank of Bahrain, paving the way for the establishment of its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) headquarters in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The new firm, PineBridge Investments Middle East B.S.C. (c) (“PBIME”) will cover the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. PineBridge currently has offices in Dubai and Istanbul.
Huatai-PineBridge Completes US $5.3 billion Exchange Traded Fund Initial Public Offering
- First Cross-Exchange Fund in Mainland China
New York, May 21, 2012 – PineBridge Investments, the global multi-asset class investment manager, is pleased to announce that its China joint venture, Huatai-PineBridge Fund Management Co ("Huatai-PineBridge"), successfully launched its CSI 300 ETF product in Mainland China, raising US$5.3 billion (RMB 33 billion) in its initial public offering. It is the largest ETF IPO in the Mainland Chinese capital market since 2006 and is expected to be the second largest equity fund in the A share market.
PineBridge Investments Closes US $412.5 Million Collateralized Loan Obligation
New York, 26 April 2012 – PineBridge Investments (“PineBridge”), the global multi-asset class investment manager, is pleased to announce the successful close of its latest collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”), Galaxy XII CLO, Ltd. The issuance was comprised of approximately US $412.5 million of notes and closed on April 24, 2012. The notes are secured by broadly syndicated first-lien senior secured corporate loans and other corporate notes and bonds, and the entire offering was fully or over-subscribed.
Talal Al Zain Appointed Head of PineBridge Investments Middle East and North Africa
- Former Mumtalakat CEO to also serve on Executive Committee and as Co-Head of Alternative Investments
- PineBridge to significantly expand operations in Middle East and North Africa
NEW YORK and MANAMA, BAHRAIN, March 27, 2012 — PineBridge Investments (“PineBridge”), the global multi-asset class investment manager, is pleased to announce the appointment of Talal Al Zain as Chief Executive Officer of the firm’s Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”) operations. His appointment marks the launch of PineBridge’s full service operations in MENA, which will see the establishment of new regional headquarters.
PineBridge Investments' Board of Directors Names David T. Jiang Chief Executive Officer
NEW YORK, February 29, 2012 — PineBridge Investments, (“PineBridge”) the global multi-asset class investment manager, is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has appointed David T. Jiang as Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2012.
PineBridge Investments to Access Registered Investment Advisor Market by Partnering with Method Holdings
New York, January 19, 2012 – PineBridge Investments, the global multi-asset class investment manager today announced that they have signed an agreement to invest in and provide services to Method Holdings (“Method”), a financial holding company focused on aggregating the wealth management subsidiaries of “Top 100” CPA firms. The PineBridge- Method partnership is designed to bring PineBridge’s proven investment strategies, asset allocation capabilities and manager selection expertise to Method’s wealth management platform for Registered Investment Advisors.
PineBridge Investments Appoints Anita Varga as Managing Director, Head of Product Development Asia
Hong Kong, 25 October, 2011 – PineBridge Investments, the global multi-asset class investment manager, is pleased to announce the appointment of Anita Varga as Managing Director and Head of Product Development, Asia. Ms. Varga will contribute significantly in driving the expansion of PineBridge's Asia product offering for global investors.
PineBridge Investments Appoints John Baumann as Head of Institutional Sales and Client Service, Americas
New York, New York, 3 October, 2011 – PineBridge Investments (“PineBridge”), the global multi-asset class investment manager, is pleased to announce that John Baumann has joined the firm as Head of Institutional Sales and Client Service, Americas. In this role, Mr. Baumann will lead PineBridge’s institutional business development and client service efforts in the region, reporting directly to Sandra Norman, Global Head of Institutional Sales and Client Service for PineBridge.
PineBridge Investments Appoints Desmond Tjiang as Managing Director, Portfolio Manager of Greater China and Hong Kong Equities
Hong Kong, 30 September, 2011 – PineBridge Investments, the global multi-asset class investment manager, today announces the appointment of Desmond Tjiang as Managing Director, Portfolio Manager for Greater China and Hong Kong who will play a key role in the growth of the firm’s listed equities portfolios in Asia.
PineBridge Investments Closes $400 Million Collateralized Loan Obligation
New York, New York, 24 August, 2011 – New York, 24 August 2011 - PineBridge Investments LLC (""PineBridge"), the global multi-asset class investment manager, is pleased to announce the successful close of its latest collateralized loan obligation ("CLO"), Galaxy XI CLO, Ltd. The CLO issued approximately US $400 million of notes and closed on August 18, 2011. The CLO notes are secured by a portfolio comprised primarily of senior secured loans purchased on the secondary market.
PineBridge Investments Announces Successful Investment Exit from Waberer's Group
Budapest, Hungary, 02 June, 2011 – PineBridge Investments, the global multi-asset class investment manager, today announces that it has sold its minority stake in Waberer’s Group. The Waberer’s Group is the leading transportation and logistics service provider in Central Europe, offering tailor-made transportation, freight forwarding, distribution, and logistics services. The firm has the largest fleet of trucks and trailers in Central Europe and one of the biggest and most modern warehousing facilities in the region.
PineBridge Investments Enters African Infrastucture Services Sector with Investment in Thuthuka Group
Johannesburg, South Africa – PineBridge Investments today announces that its PineBridge Gateway Partners private equity team has signed an investment agreement to partner with Thuthuka Group Limited (“Thuthuka” or the “Company”), an infrastructure services company led by CEO and founding shareholder Bill Pullen. The agreement adds to PineBridge Gateway Partners investments across Africa, Turkey, Middle East, and Russia and the Former Soviet Union.
PineBridge Investments Appoints C. Kim Goodwin and Don M. Wilson, III to Board of Directors
New York, May 4, 2011 – PineBridge Investments (“PineBridge”), the global multi-asset class investment manager, today announced the appointment of C. Kim Goodwin and Don M. Wilson, III as non-executive members of its Board of Directors, which is led by the firm’s Non-Executive Chairman, E. Mervyn Davies. Ms. Goodwin and Mr. Wilson’s appointments will be effective immediately.
PineBridge Investments Enters Turkish Financial Services with Investment in Ulusal Faktoring
Istanbul, Turkey, 29 March 2011 – PineBridge Investments today announces that its PineBridge Gateway Partners private equity team has signed an investment agreement to partner with Ulusal Faktoring A.S. ("Ulusal" or the "Company"), a non-bank financial services company in Turkey. Pinebridge Gateway Partners invests across Turkey, Middle East, Africa, and Russia/Former Soviet Union.
PineBridge Investments Appoints Arthur Lau as Head of Fixed Income for Asia Ex-Japan
New York and Hong Kong – PineBridge Investments, ("PineBridge") today announced the appointment of Arthur Lau as Managing Director, Head of Asia ex-Japan Fixed Income. Mr. Lau, who will be based in Hong Kong, will head the firm's Asian fixed income capabilities, focusing on managing local fixed income investment strategies for cash unit trusts, pension funds and other client portfolios.
Morten Simonsen Appointed as Head of Institutional Sales for Nordic Region
London, 15 December 2010 - PineBridge Investments (PineBridge) announced that Morten Simonsen has joined the firm as Head of Institutional Sales for the Nordic region. In this role, he will oversee the firm's institutional sales and business development efforts across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
PineBridge Investments Acquires a 50% Stake in Promedica24
Warsaw, Poland - 14 December 2010. PineBridge Investments today announces that it has acquired a 50% stake in Promedica24 (the "Company") from its three founders. Promedica24 is a provider of premium household services and care for the elderly, medical recruitment, and rehabilitation services in Poland and Germany.
George Hornig Appointed as Chief Operating Officer
New York, 8 November 2010 - PineBridge Investments announced today that George R. Hornig has joined the firm as Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer. In this role, he will oversee the finance, operations, legal and compliance, technology, product development, and marketing and communications divisions. Based in New York, Mr. Hornig will also serve on the firm's Executive Committee.
Lord Davies Appointed Non-Executive Chairman of PineBridge Investments
New York, 7 September 2010 - PineBridge Investments is pleased to announce the appointment of E. Mervyn Davies, Lord Davies of Abersoch, CBE, as Non-Executive Chairman. Lord Davies joined the firm in August, and as part of this new role, he will help drive the firm's strategy to further strengthen its position as a leading global asset management firm.
Institutional Investor Profile Article in March Issue
March 2010 - PineBridge Investments is profiled in the article "Bridge Over Troubled Water" in the March issue of Institutional Investor.
PineBridge Investments' Sale to Pacific Century Group Complete
New York, March 29, 2010 - PineBridge Investments (PineBridge) today announced the completion of its sale to Pacific Century Group (PCG), the Asia-based private investment firm, from American International Group, Inc. (AIG).