While Wall Street has recovered from its worst trading day in almost two years, no one is under any illusion that the turbulence has passed even as the Fed enters rate-cut territory. In the hunt for high-growth assets with more insulation from market swings, middle-market private equity ticks all the boxes, QIC's Katrina King GAICD writes in The Australian Financial Review. Why mid-market PE has all the ingredients for alpha creation: https://lnkd.in/gaxpTrSi #PrivateEquity #midmarket #investment
QIC
Financial Services
Brisbane, Queensland 41,186 followers
Driving resilient investment returns for our clients and creating prosperity for clients, people and communities.
About us
We are a sovereign investor and an international institutional manager driving resilient investment outcomes for our clients and creating shared value. Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, we have more than $100 billion in assets under management and offices in Sydney, Melbourne, New York, San Francisco, London, Copenhagen and Singapore. Today, we partner with approximately 125 clients spanning Australia, the US, UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, with a track record of asset stewardship as an acquirer, owner and manager of internationally significant real assets and liquid market solutions. Investing for the long-term is in our DNA, enabled by our stable ownership by the Queensland Government. We manage multi-asset portfolios for government clients and deliver infrastructure, real estate, private equity, private debt, natural capital, and fixed income and liquid market solutions for private institutional capital. Our People define who we are and how we do things. our team brings a unique combination of skills, experiences and perspectives. We have an experienced international team of over 900 professionals across our corporate and investment functions, working together to achieve our purpose: to create shared value by responsibly investing for the prosperity of clients, people and communities.
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www.qic.com
External link for QIC
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Brisbane, Queensland
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1991
- Specialties
- Global Infrastructure, Private Equity, Private Markets, Natural Capital, Real Estate, Private Debt, Fixed Income, Investment Management, Global Multi-Asset Solutions, and Liquid Markets Group
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Updates
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The Seattle team at CenTrio, a QIC Infrastructure portfolio company, recently led the restoration of a 30-year-old orca mural on the company's building on the Seattle waterfront, bringing back to life an important point of interest in the neighborhood. The mural represents CenTrio’s focus on #sustainability and is an integral part of downtown #Seattle as the city continues its revitalization efforts. Learn more about the mural restoration project: https://lnkd.in/gR28fVrv? With the largest district energy portfolio in the #US, CenTrio serves more than 400 buildings in cities and on university and health campuses across the country, delivering reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable energy.
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Udderly superb to see our Stuart's Creek cattle property featured in The Australian Financial Review's special report on nature positive investing today. Speaking with James Eyers, QIC's Head of Natural Capital Andrew Champion shared QIC's approach to land stewardship, sustainable farming practices and improvements being made to lift beef grazing carrying capacity. Check out the full story: https://lnkd.in/g8P5uUYP #naturalcapital #naturepositive #landstewardship #cattle #farming
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QIC Private Equity's longstanding presence in Australia, North America and Europe is underpinned by team stability. Across these core investment markets, our international team of 23 collaborate with clients to design and implement portfolios within the lower mid-market buyout, venture and growth sectors. This week, we celebrate the promotions of Toby Suen, CFA and Zach Jackson, CFA as Partners in #London and #SanFrancisco respectively, alongside Matiela Baker as Vice President and Hayden Wall as Associate in #Brisbane, and Tom L. as Associate in London. Congratulations on these well-deserved appointments! #PrivateEquity #promotions
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Enhancing performance and creating diversification within a real estate portfolio. In this environment, investors are looking for yield and defensive cash flows and are seeking assets where they can extract alpha. Australian core plus real estate assets, with their well-understood valuations, liquid nature, response to active management, solid yields and lower price point, have emerged as an attractive solution. Learn more about what is driving investor interest in this sector: https://lnkd.in/gFebJet4 Joycelin Sim QIC Real Estate #coreplus #realestate
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Preparing for take-off! Wing food delivery drones will soon be taking over Melbourne’s Eastland shopping centre. In collaboration with DoorDash, 250,000 people in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs can now order meals and grocery packages up to 1kg. QIC’s collaboration with the US-based Google aviation subsidiary company follows 5 years of testing and operation in south-east #Queensland. The Styrofoam #drones can reach heights of 70m and have a radius of 7 kilometers. https://lnkd.in/gN69bRuM #retail #innovation #sustainability
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Australia's leadership role in the global #energytransition is catching the eyes of Asian investors keen to capitalise on this once-in-a-generation investment opportunity. In an interview with AsianInvestor, QIC Infrastructure Partner - Energy & Utilities, Paul Maguire sheds light on what QIC views as a golden opportunity to invest in Australia, a market known for its stability and abundance of resources. Want to learn more about Australia's role as a #renewable energy superpower? Read QIC's Insight Paper "The Land of Opportunity: Austalia in the Asia Pacific": https://lnkd.in/g6DwuuER https://lnkd.in/gk38_B8M
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QIC Private Debt’s active management approach sees us engaging directly with borrowers to source and structure attractive co-invest opportunities while offering high-quality deal flow. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g42iawVB Lindsay Scully #PrivateDebt
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This week we’re celebrating promotions in our #Infrastructure team. A total of 12 members were promoted globally across our offices and in a range of specialty areas and experience levels, reinforcing our commitment to building capability both within Australia and offshore and continuing to invest in our people and their career development. We would particularly like to congratulate Michael Angelini and Arash Shojaie on their appointment to Partner. QIC’s infrastructure team now comprises 87 specialists and 63 non-executive directors across five offices globally. Please join us in congratulating these team members on their promotions: Michael Angelini, Arash Shojaie, Andrew Sellick, Gajan Saththianathan, Tom Hodgkinson, Tom Steinfort, Ben Luke, David Wessels, Jesse Ford, Rhyan Nash, Nurgul Ewert, and Elliott Thornton.
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As seen on CNBC last night, QIC’s Chief Economist Matthew Peter says the RBA needs to abandon their tightening bias given recent #inflation data, while also predicting Australia will begin to see a modest easing cycle later this year. Watch the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gXfwajPS