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23 Mar. 2023 Over half of institutional investors plan to increase allocations to alternative investments [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Compared with recent years, interest in alternatives has surged: in 2020 and 2021, about 25% to 35% of global institutional investors said they planned to increase allocations to the major categories of alternative asset classes. In 2022, the numbers grew to the 43% to
23 Mar. 2023 Sverica Capital wraps up its sixth PE fund at a hard cap of $750m [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Sverica Capital Management has hit a $750m hard cap close for its sixth flagship buyout fund, a huge increase on the $450m it gathered for its predecessor fund. The US-based growth-oriented middle market private equity firm said in a media release that Sverica will
22 Mar. 2023 Emerging markets hedge funds surge to begin 2023 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Emerging Markets hedge funds surged to begin 2023, extending 4Q gains driven by rising U.S. rates and continuing generational inflation. The HFRI 500 Emerging Markets Index jumped +4.9 percent in January, with gains across Equity Hedge and Cryptocurrency exposures, as rep
22 Mar. 2023 Study reveals Family Office risk appetite grows as they count the cost of being in cash [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Family offices are rediscovering their risk appetites in search of improved returns as they count the cost of being overweight in cash over the past two years, new global research from Ocorian, the specialist global provider of services to high net worth individuals and f
22 Mar. 2023 84% of PE funds monitor their portfolio companies on ESG issues [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: More than eight out of 10 PE funds (84%) monitor their portfolio companies on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, while only 60% of growth/venture funds and 11% of credit funds do, said a study. While private markets investors continue to embrace ESG
22 Mar. 2023 $27.4tn global institutional investors step up net-zero, biodiversity, renewable energy actions [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Robeco's 2023 Global Climate Survey shows that this year slightly more investors have made, or are in the process of making, a public commitment to net zero by 2050 compared to last year (48% vs. 45%). The study on how investors are approaching the opportunities
22 Mar. 2023 Arcline racks up $4.5bn for its third fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: San Francisco-based private equity firm Arcline Investment Management announced the closing of its third fund, Arcline Capital Partners III, with aggregate capital commitments of $4.5 billion. According to a media release from the growth-oriented private equity firm
21 Mar. 2023 JMI Equity wraps up 11th growth fund at $2.4bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Software-focused investment veteran JMI Equity has surged past its target for its eleventh flagship fundraise to reach a $2.4bn final close. The Baltimore-based growth investment firm said it had a $2 billion target for the new vehicle, JMI Equity Fund XI, when it f
21 Mar. 2023 Deerpath Capital secures $1.5bn for sixth flagship fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: New York-based private debt manager Deerpath Capital Management closed sixth private credit fund with $1.5 billion of equity capital commitments from investors. The provider of customized, cash-flow-based senior debt financing to lower-middle market companies acros
21 Mar. 2023 Mitsubishi's FSI enters European credit with the private lender AlbaCore purchase [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: First Sentier Investors (FSI), an Australian asset manager owned by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has acquired a majority stake in European credit manager AlbaCore Capital Group. According to a press release from the trust banking arm, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Ban
21 Mar. 2023 Quantitative crypto hedge fund opens latest fund to investors [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Strix Leviathan is opening a new market-neutral fund to investors after gathering a seven-month track record during ext
20 Mar. 2023 Private credit share doubled to about 40% in PE-backed take-private transactions [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: A report by S&P Global Market Intelligence said that the rise of private credit is powering a surge of private equity-backed take-private transactions that began when public market valuations dipped in 2022. Its report quoted research and consulting firm EY saying t
17 Mar. 2023 Eolas Capital to take a stake in impact boutique Harmony Capital [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Eolas Capital, a Boston-based incubator and strategic investment adviser for asset and wealth managers, will take an equity stake in Harmony Capital Advisors, an impact investment boutique. Harmony Capital Advisors manages a global all-cap equity strategy investing
16 Mar. 2023 Chris Longworth appointed Head of GAM Systematic; Danny Dhingra to join GAM Systematic team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Chris Longworth, who joined the firm in 2010, has been appointed Head of GAM Systematic and Danny Dhingra will join the Systematic Core Macro team, reporting to Chris. Danny, who joined GAM in 2016, will provide the team with additional systematic experience and will
16 Mar. 2023 Returns for private markets dropped to below zero in first three quarters of 2022 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - eFront, the leading financial software and solutions provider dedicated to private markets, and a part of BlackRock, has released its latest eFront Insight Quarterly Performance Benchmark report, covering the period to the end of Q3 2022. The report shows that in the
16 Mar. 2023 Aubrey Capital partners with German asset manager Aramea [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Aubrey Capital Management, the Edinburgh and London-based specialist global equity manager, is partnering with Aramea Asset Management, one of Germany's largest i
16 Mar. 2023 Barings buys $1.7bn credit specialist Gryphon Capital [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The $347+bn global investment manager Barings announced that it will purchase Australian-based Gryphon Capital Partners (GCP), a specialist asset manager that focuses on investments in the structured finance and less liquid credit markets in Europe and Australia. C
16 Mar. 2023 VC funding value suffers a 12.9% YOY decline [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global venture capital (VC) funding activity took a hit in 2022 and consequently deals volume with disclosed funding value suffered a 12.9% year-on-year decline, said a study. According to the GlobalData report, VC investors have shown a reluctance towards high-va
15 Mar. 2023 Global investors' allocations to alternatives jump by over 10% [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Notwithstanding general public market headwinds, new capital alternative allocations in 2022 jumped to $144 billion, an increase of over 10%, across more than 1,000 individual mandates, said a study. The third annual Alternatives Watch (AW) Research Investor Compen
15 Mar. 2023 Global macro and tech Investor rolls out new hedge fund DVN Capital [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Tech veteran Apjit Walia, who had worked with global macro hedge funds including Caxton Associates and Moore Capital, is launching DVN Capital, a global macro and technology hedge fund. According to a press release, Apjit brings over 20 years of experience researc
14 Mar. 2023 Hedge funds give back 1.16% to a capricious 'Mr. Market' [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The hedge fund industry lost ground in February, slipping -1.16% for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by Backstop BarclayHedge. Despite the loss, the hedge fund industry outperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index which lost -2.44% in February
14 Mar. 2023 Study reveals difficulties hedge funds/fund managers face in their use of alternative data [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - According to a new study from fintech Exabel with portfolio managers and investment analysts who focus on fundamental investing on their use of alternative data just 23% describe their organisation's process for using it as 'excellent'. Some 63% describe it as good, but a
14 Mar. 2023 CalPERS names Daniel Booth DCIO for private markets [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - CalPERS has appointed Daniel Booth as Deputy Chief Investment Officer (DCIO) for Private Markets. The newly created position is responsible for all private market investment strategies, including asset allocation. Booth will work closely with Chief Investment Officer
14 Mar. 2023 AI startups raised over $50bn in VC funding in 2022 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Artificial intelligence (AI) startups have raised over $50 billion in venture capital (VC) funding in 2022 globally, reveals a study. The GlobalData report said 3,198 AI startups received $52.1 billion in funding across 3,396 VC funding deals during 2022. VC funding
13 Mar. 2023 SWF-backed private equity deals plunge by nearly half in 2022 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The value of global private equity deals with sovereign wealth fund (SWF) investment fell by nearly half in 2022, said a report. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence data transactions with sovereign wealth fund investment totaled $39.03 billion across 11 deal
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