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Opalesque Exclusive: Despite a recent volatility, Portal AM's DeFi fund outperforms [more]
It's been a rough few weeks for digital assets. In May alone, Bitcoin dropped from $58,000 to nearly $30,000. Performance in other digital currencies has been mixed at best. Chinese regulators announced greater scrutiny on cryptocurrency and US regulators have shied away from approving a Bitcoin
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Opalesque Exclusive: "The writing is on the wall" for oil companies (part 1) [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Matt Breidert, senior portfolio manager and managing director of Listed Sustainable Infrastructure&Energy Transition at TortoiseEcofin, talks to Opalesque about the role of shareh
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GI Partners raises $3.9bn for sixth buyout fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: San Francisco-based private investment firm GI Partners closed buyout fund GI Partners Fund VI at $3.9 billion.
The private equity fund, which focuses on North American health care, information technology infrastructure, services, and software companies, exceeded it
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AsiaPac private equity and venture capital dry powder surge 291% in the past decade [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Asia-Pacific-based private equity&venture capital dry powder has increased by 291% in the past decade, reaching a record high of almost $343bn as of April 2021, said Preqin. This correlates directly with an increase in allocations to the asset class, alongside privat
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SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator up 2.68% in June [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - SS&C Technologies Holdings announced that the SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for June 2021 measured 2.68%, up from 2.46% in May.
"SS&C GlobeOp's Forward Redemption Indicator for June 2021 of 2.68% reflects a 37% reduction in redemption notices compa
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21. Jun. |
Opalesque Roundup: Sub-billion-dollar hedge funds are outperforming $1bn-plus peers in 2021: hedge fund news, week 24 [more]
In the week ending June 18th 2021, hedge funds managing less than $1bn averaged gains of 1.4% in May, extending returns for the year to 8.9%. That puts smaller funds ahead o
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17. Jun. |
Opalesque Exclusive: "The timing is exquisite" for alternative credit fund manager specialising in SME lending and green infrastructure [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: According to Prestige group, a private debt provider that manages several specialist alternative credit funds, the two main themes shaping our world in response to the global pandemic are (1) fiscal stimulus and how and where it is distorting public markets, and (2) clima
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15. Jun. |
Opalesque Exclusive: Australian manager seizes current middle-market credit opportunity [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Second only to private equity, the global private credit asset class is expected to grow by 72% to US$1.5tln globally by 2025,
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15. Jun. |
Opalesque Exclusive: Aquis Capital launches new fund of funds [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Zurich-based Aquis Capital has launched a new fund of funds focused on ESG. The Leo - Impactis Fund invests in ESG focused hedge funds globally. The fund will target returns of 8-12% per year.
Aquis Capital AG is a boutique asset manager with a focus on hed
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14. Jun. |
Opalesque Exclusive: The real value of a fund business is in the investment management company [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Incu Global, a global fund platform launched in 2013, believes that the real value and substance of a funds business is
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14. Jun. |
Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds' overall performance edges up for the eighth consecutive month: hedge fund news, week 23 [more]
In the week ending June 11th 2021, HFRI revealed that hedge funds extended performance gains in May for the eighth consecutive month as investor optimism accelerated
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09. Jun. |
Community foundations add DEI policies, diverse asset managers to the mix [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Community foundations are focusing more on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, according to new data from FEG Investment Advisors. FEG surveyed 110 U.S. community foundations representing more than $30 billion in assets under advisement to understan
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08. Jun. |
Top 10 European Hedge Funds between April 2020 and March 2021 [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque:
We
find that Edale Europe Absolute Fund has been the best performing
European Hedge Fund after the COVID-19 Financial shock that took
place in March 2020.
In
this article we rank European Hedge Funds by their cumulative returns
between April 2020 and March 2021.
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07. Jun. |
Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund assets jump to $4.07tn, a record: hedge fund news, week 22 [more]
In the week ending June 4th 2021, BarclayHedge said that coupled with a $28.5 billion monthly trading profit, total hedge fund industry assets rose to more than $4.07
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03. Jun. |
Opalesque TV: Systematic hedge fund thrives on market timing [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Many investors, academics, and financial professionals believe market timing is impossible. Other investors, especially active traders, believe strongly in it.
Market timing is most po
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01. Jun. |
Opalesque Exclusive: Teneo Capital Management sees longterm opportunities for cannabis stocks in the US [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: Cannabis companies have boomed in recent years as legalization efforts at the state level in the US move forward. New York and New Jersey are the most recent state
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31. May. |
Opalesque Exclusive: SEC files civil action against CTA LJM [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Following the collapse of the LJM Preservation and Growth Fund in February 2018 after a sharp VIX spike,
the U.S. Sec
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31. May. |
Opalesque Roundup: Q1 2021 generated a $150bn increase in global hedge fund AUM: hedge fund news, week 21 [more]
In the week ending May 28th 2021, HFM reported that April gains fortify a strong six months for multi-strategy: The average multi-strategy hedge fund gained 1.3% in April
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28. May. |
Opalesque Exclusive: The party is not over for growth stocks [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Robert Zuccaro, a quantitative investment pioneer and founder of Target QR Strategies, raises a new angle to this year's debate on growth stocks versus value stocks.
Russell Investments predicted that value sto
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27. May. 2021 |
Other Voices: The tech renaissance is here [more]
By: Dennis Puri, Portfolio Manager, Hunt Lane Capital
Technology stocks have been volatile of late due to macro-economic concerns and a not surprising pullback after a strong 2020. Certainly, there still exist pockets of hyper valuation that continue to settle. However, the retreat in stock pri
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25. May. 2021 |
Other Voices: Lenders eager to finance US buyouts, but supply of new deals tightens [more]
By: David Bilkis, White & Case
High yield bond and leveraged loan issuance for US Leveraged buyouts (LBOs) recovered strongly over the past year, but Q1 2021 saw a drop on the previous quarter as direct lenders and a high volume of secondary buyouts ate into an already tight supply of opportunit
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14. May. 2021 |
Other Voices: Five key points on capital raising for hedge funds [more]
By: Roy Engel, Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.
The cornerstone of a successful hedge fund is a successful investment strategy. That is self-evident. However, if the managers of the potential hedge fund are not successful in raising capital, this potential will never be tested or realized. We list below
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07. May. 2021 |
Other Voices: The IRS goes after crypto holders with John Doe summonses [more]
By: Joshua Smeltzer
The IRS has several tools in its arsenal to encourage compliance and audit and enforce those it believes are failing to comply. One of the most powerful tools is the John Doe summons. A regular IRS summons seeks information on a specific taxpayer. However, a John Doe summon
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22. Apr. 2021 |
Other Voices: The SEC gets tough on ESG funds [more]
By: Kaela Colwell, Kelley Howes
On April 9, 2021, the SEC's Division of Examinations (EXAMS) published a Risk Alert summarizing its observations from recent examinations of investment advisers, registered investment companies, and private funds engaged in ESG investing. The Risk Alert is the
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14. Apr. 2021 |
Other Voices: The evolution of hedge fund capital introduction events [more]
By: Don Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners
Hedge fund capital introduction events, in which investors and fund managers meet in a speed-dating environment, have increased in popularity within the past decade.
These events allow participating allocators to review the details of a large number
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09. Apr. 2021 |
Other Voices: Private equity's new trend: selling to themselves [more]
By: Andreas Hinsen, Loyens Loeff
The decline in global M&A activity during the Covid-19 pandemic, combined with the ongoing lack of attractively priced targets, led to a rise in an alternative exit scenario for private equity firms: selling their portfolio companies to themselves, typically by c
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30. Mar. 2021 |
Other Voices: The ripples behind the SPAC wave [more]
By: Michael Hackett, David Heck, Jonathan Weiss
The past year saw a burst in popularity of SPACs. More than half of companies that went public in 2020 did so using a SPAC on their way to raising over $80 billion in proceeds, and so far in 2021 SPAC offerings far outpace traditional IPOs. SPACs a
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- PE/VC: How Tiger Global earned its stripes as the world's biggest unicorn hunter, The opportunity in private real assets[more]
How Tiger Global earned its stripes as the world's biggest unicorn hunter
From Crunch Base: Tiger Global Management, already one of the most voracious startup investors in recent years, is roaring into 2021 more aggressively than ever.
The 20-year-old New York-based investing firm - New Launches: Reverence Capital seeks $1.7bn for new buyout fund, $1.2tn US giant Nuveen launches core impact bond fund into Ucits market, Marlin Equity Partners closes $810m for second Europe fund, Credit Suisse raises $318m climate fund, BNP Paribas AM launches ecosystem restoration fund, Architect Capital raises $100m for asset-based financing[more]
Reverence Capital seeks $1.7bn for new buyout fund
From PE Insights: Reverence Capital Partners is seeking $1.7 billion for its third private-equity fund, re-entering the market less than two years after a predecessor buyout vehicle exceeded its target by 60%, according to people famil - Man Group-Oxford quants say their AI can predict stock moves[more]
From Bloomberg: Man Group Plc-backed researchers at the University of Oxford say they've created a machine-learning program that can project how share prices move -- notching an 80% success rate for the equivalent of about 30 seconds of live trading.
Artificial-intelligence experts at the Oxford - Tiger crowd suffers losses in May, with some funds now in the red, Tiger Global and Third Point are gearing up for a unicorn IPO[more]
Tiger crowd suffers losses in May, with some funds now in the red
From Institutional Investor: May was a rough month for many of the Tiger crowd. Several Tiger Cubs, Seeds and Grandcubs are down by double digits this year.
A number of Tiger Cubs, Seeds and Grandcubs posted losses t - New Launches: Madison Dearborn strikes $5bn to close its second-biggest fund to date, Pollen Street Capital IV raises $790m, close to surpass target, Mountaingate Capital Closes Second Fund at $476m, Vontobel launches impact fund for Federated Hermes hire, First Japanese ESG-focused investment fund launched, Greystar raises $882m for pan-European residential fund, Vitality launches ESG fund range[more]
Madison Dearborn strikes $5bn to close its second-biggest fund to date
From Alt Assets: US private equity major Madison Dearborn has struck a $5bn final close for Fund VIII to seal the second-biggest raise in its history.
The firm's website confirms the vehicle is currently being u
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