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19 Mar. 2024 SWFs up the ante on climate game [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Sovereign wealth funds are doing more to address climate change in their portfolios, as more among them are employing tools like carbon footprinting and climate scenario analysis to monitor their climate impact. According to a survey by the International Forum of S
19 Mar. 2024 Partners Group adds private markets royalties to its investment platform [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Partners Group has added private markets royalties as the fifth pillar of its investment platform alongside private equity, infrastructure, private credit, and real estate. Partners Group says the product will be the first dedicated, scalable multi-sector ro
19 Mar. 2024 GQG enters private markets investing [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: GQG Partners has launched GQG Private Capital Solutions a group that will invest in fund managers and offer other liquidity solutions. Alongside the launch, GQG has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Australia-listed Pacific Current Group L
18 Mar. 2024 Nordic firm Axcel closes Fund VII at $1.42bn hard cap [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Nordic private equity group Axcel has closed its seventh fund, Axcel VII, at an oversubscribed hard cap of EUR 1.3 billion ($1.42bn), exceeding its target of EUR 1 billion. The Danish firm said in a press release that the latest fund reflects a 60% increase on its
15 Mar. 2024 Hedge fund industry AUM to reach $5.47tn in five years [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The Hedge Fund Industry in terms of assets under management value is expected to grow from USD 4.74 trillion in 2024 to USD 5.47 trillion by 2029, at a CAGR of 3.14% during the forecast period (2024-2029), according to a study. The report by ResearchAndMarkets.com
14 Mar. 2024 Fidelity to support financial advisors' adoption of alternative investments [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Recent Fidelity surveys on advisors' allocation to alternative investments ("alts") found that investment manager research and due diligence are key hindrances to advisors' adoption of alts products (26% have exposure, compared to 86% of institutional in
14 Mar. 2024 CLO manager HalseyPoint and alternative asset manager Sagard to partner [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - HalseyPoint, a U.S.-based CLO manager signed a definitive agreement to form a strategic partnership with Sagard, a global multi-strategy alternative asset management firm with over US$25bn under management. The HalseyPoint CLO strategy broadens Sagard's credit offerin
14 Mar. 2024 Wind Point amasses $2.3bn for its largest-ever fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: American alternative investment manager Wind Point Partners advised by Kirkland & Ellis, closed its latest fund after securing $2.3 billion in commitments, marking the firm's largest fund raised to date. The Chicago-based private equity shop raised 35% more than
13 Mar. 2024 GoldenTree racks up $1.35bn for its first private credit fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global asset management firm GoldenTree Asset Management raised over $1.35 billion for its first pure private credit fund, surpassing its target of $800 million to $1 billion, getting a strong foothold in a booming market. The employee-owned American firm, with $53
12 Mar. 2024 Size, age, investment strategy and geography are key determinants of UCITS cost [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - EFAMA's latest research shows the average product cost of active and passive equity UCITS available to retail investors fell to 1.04% and 0.27% respectively in 2022. The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has released today a new issue of its M
12 Mar. 2024 Global private equity exit values fall 44% in 2023 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global private equity deal value plunged by 37% to $438 billion in 2023 from $699 billion in the prior year, while exit value dropped by 44% to $345 billion from $613 billion over that time period, said a study. According to Bain & Co.'s "Global Private
11 Mar. 2024 With 4,674 deals, the Asia-Pacific VC deals registered a decline of 27.9% during 2023 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region saw a notable decline in the number of venture capital (VC) deals with disclosed funding rounds announced in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to a study. VC deal volume decreased across all funding rounds in line with the
07 Mar. 2024 Equity, cryptocurrency hedge funds surge to lead broad-based industry gains in February [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds surged through February led by Technology, AI and Cryptocurrency exposures, with these leading broad-based gains across all strategies and extending the industry's four month return to +8.75 percent, the strongest such return since the four-month period en
07 Mar. 2024 EQT wraps up Future Fund at $3.9bn to bring total commitments this year to more than $27bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Swedish global investment manager EQT has closed its second fund in a fortnight, collecting €3.6bn ($3.9bn) in total fee-generating commitments, including co-investments, for EQT Future. The private equity giant has now raised more than €25bn ($27bn) in to
06 Mar. 2024 SEC adopts rules to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures for investors [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures by public companies and in public offerings. The final rules reflect the Commission's efforts to respond to investors' demand for more consistent, comparable, and r
06 Mar. 2024 Marcuard Heritage, GenTwo and Maximon offer investors exposure to longevity ventures [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Marcuard Heritage, GenTwo and Maximon are excited to announce the launch of a new investment opportunity for professional investors to get exposure to Maximon's portfolio of longevity ventures. Based on many requests from investors, Marcuard Heritage, one of Sw
05 Mar. 2024 Tramondo CEO Raphael Mueller takes over as Group CEO of the Bollag Multi-Family Office Group [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Dr. J. Bollag & Cie. AG, a bank-independent group with a focus on multi-family office services that has been domiciled in the Swiss Canton of Zug for over 45 years, announced that effe
05 Mar. 2024 Accredited investors & family offices pursuing alternative investments can invest in a crime movie [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - "Kiev Nites", an immigrant crime drama inspired by films such as "The Departed", "Goodfellas", "Once Upon A Time in America", "Godfather", and other prolific crime films, is allowing select accredited UHNW investors, fami
01 Mar. 2024 Court enters final judgment against Wisconsin Investment Adviser for defrauding seniors [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - On February 28, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin entered a final judgment against Anthony B. Liddle, formerly of Wausau, Wisconsin. Liddle operated Prosper Wealth Management, LLC, an investment adviser formerly registered with the State
01 Mar. 2024 Man Group profits drop 62% despite record assets under management [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Man Group, the world's largest publicly listed hedge fund, Group suffered a double-digit drop in revenue and profit despite a jump in assets under management in its full-year results. London-listed hedge fund's profit after tax came in at $234m for the year
01 Mar. 2024 Renovus Capital Partners closes $325M continuation fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Renovus Capital Partners a Philadelphia-area buyout firm has closed its first multi-asset continuation fund with approximately $325 million. The new fund was formed to recapitalize four portfolio companies from Renovus Capital Partners, LP and Renovus Capital Pa
01 Mar. 2024 Theta Capital launches fourth venture vehicle [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Theta Capital has launched its fourth Theta Blockchain Ventures vehicle to invest in core blockchain infrastructure at the earliest stages. The first close of the fund will be on 1st April 2024. Theta is targeting a total of $200m in commitments with subsequ
01 Mar. 2024 Better to look outside the tech universe, according to some managers [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: After Nvidia's market value reached a new milestone of $2tln last week, investors might wonder what comes next for the Magnificent Seven companies (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft,
29 Feb. 2024 Dechert adds to private equity team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Dechert LLP announced today the addition of Brian Miner as a partner in its corporate and securities practice group, further bolstering the firm's capabilities in middle market private equity and M&A. Mr. Miner will be based in the firm's New York office. Mr.
29 Feb. 2024 Moelis makes Trauber Chairman and Global Head of energy and clean technology [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Moelis, a leading global independent investment bank, today announced that it has appointed Stephen Trauber as Chairman and Global Head of Energy and Clean Technology. Based in Houston, Steve will lead the Firm's global efforts in this space, building on the strength of i
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