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05 Apr. 2022 Freeport Financial raises $1.5bn for the fifth direct-lending fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Chicago-based private equity investment firm Freeport Financial Partners has closed its fifth fund and now has $1.5 billion on hand to lend to companies in the lower midmarket. The middle-market direct lending manager said that the fund, Freeport First Lien Loan Fu
04 Apr. 2022 SEI appoints new CEO [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - SEI today announced that Ryan Hicke, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, will become the company's next chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors, effective June 1, 2022. Hicke will succeed Founder Alfred P. West, Jr., who is trans
04 Apr. 2022 Blue Wolf Capital closes fifth fund on $1.1bn [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC, a New York-based private equity firm, today announced it has successfully closed Blue Wolf Capital Fund V (the "Fund") at its hard cap. The Fund was oversubscribed with strong support from existing investors along with a diverse base of new
04 Apr. 2022 Hedge funds' confidence level remains resilient [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - From AIMA's Q1 2022 Hedge Fund Confidence Index report: Confidence levels reported by hedge funds remain resilient despite a number of prevailing headwinds impacting the global economy, including the war in Ukraine and subsequent economic sanctions being imposed,
04 Apr. 2022 European placement agent POLARIS strengthens advisory board with renowned international investors [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - With Dajana Brodmann, Marc Lau and Pablo Lopez de Ayala, POLARIS Investment Advisory AG appoints three investors as senior advisors to its advisory board. The three notable experts will support POLARIS with their many years of expertise as institutional investors and thei
04 Apr. 2022 Many US-listed SPACs are averse to Chinese targets amid evolving regulatory landscape [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: About one-fifth of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) initial public offerings (IPOs) is not in favor of completing the de-SPAC transaction with any entity that had principal business operations in China (including Hong Kong and Macau), said a study. Accor
01 Apr. 2022 Hedge fund managers were down -0.26% in February - recording their second consecutive month of outperformance [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund managers were down -0.26% in February - recording their second consecutive month of outperformance against the S&P 500 which slipped -3.14% during the month. Nearly half of global hedge funds have posted positive returns in February while around 43.0% of them h
01 Apr. 2022 Canada's CI Financial scoops up $11.4bn Eaton Vance wealth business from Morgan Stanley [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Toronto-based CI Financial is buying the wealth management business of Eaton Vance WaterOak Advisors, which has some US$11.4 billion of client assets and formerly did business as Eaton Vance Investment Counsel (EVIC) of Boston. Before its acquisition by Morgan Sta
01 Apr. 2022 Ufenau Capital Partners raises $1.1bn hard cap for its seventh fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Ufenau Capital Partners, a privately owned investment company headquartered in Switzerland, has held a final close for Ufenau VII on its EUR 1bn ($1.1bn) hard-cap. "The fund was swiftly closed at the hard cap, following strong demand from global investors despite th
01 Apr. 2022 Sarasin & Partners acquires Bread Street Capital [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Sarasin & Partners has acquired Bread Street Capital along with its team, including founders Alex Barr and James Witter. Barr and Witter will lead the combined entity Sarasin Bread Street, building out the investment program. Other Bread Street staff, Alexa
31 Mar. 2022 Carlyle raises $2.1 for Fortitude Re [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Global investment firm Carlyle and FGH Parent, L.P., the parent company of Bermuda's largest multiline reinsurer, today announced significant milestones that advance Carlyle's Insurance Solutions strategy and position Carlyle and Fortitude Re for insurance industry leader
31 Mar. 2022 UBS, Envestnet and iCapital launch alts platform [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - UBS, Envestnet, and iCapital today announced that the Alternatives Exchange is now live, providing private market investment opportunities to Envestnet's client base with more than 35 funds available from managers across geographies and strategies. Users of Envestnet's Al
31 Mar. 2022 Cerulli: Fund of funds thrive in China [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - An increasing number of Chinese investors are buying into the concept of diversified fund asset allocation, spurring demand for funds of funds (FOFs). The interest could persist over the next few years, thanks to prospects in third-pillar pensions and the shift towards bu
31 Mar. 2022 Scotiabank Canadian Hedge Fund Index ends February +0.58% (-0.75% YTD) on asset-weighted basis [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Scotiabank Canadian Hedge Fund Index ended February 2022, up 0.58% MOM on an asset-weighted basis and up 0.14% MOM on an equal-weighted basis. The comparable benchmark indices were both down for the month with the S&P TSX 60 Total Return Index and S&P 500 Total R
31 Mar. 2022 Managed futures posted second year of pandemic gains in 2021 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Managed futures posted second year of pandemic gains in 2021, profiting from late-cycle equity and bond markets, but were caught out by the emergence of new Covid variants. Managed futures posted returns of 8.8% in 2021 - their second year of pandemic gains, said HFM
31 Mar. 2022 Hull Street Energy closes second fund on $1.125bn [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hull Street Energy, LLC, the Washington D.C. area-based energy transition investment firm, today announced the final closing of its second institutional fund, Hull Street Energy Partners II, L.P. The Fund, which targets investments in the North American power sector as th
31 Mar. 2022 H.I.G. adds two managing directors [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - H.I.G. Capital, LLC, a leading global alternative investment firm with $48 billion of capital under management, is pleased to announce the expansion of its dedicated Infrastructure team with the addition of Antonio Botija as a Managing Director in H.I.G.'s London office a
31 Mar. 2022 Asia-Pacific racks up $296bn private equity investments in 2021 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Undeterred by global turbulence, Asia-Pacific private equity investment value grew to a record $296 billion in 2021, said a study. According to a Bain & Co. report, the quick rebound resulted partly from rapid vaccination rollouts that helped Asia-Pacific economies
30 Mar. 2022 Joseph Rotondo joins PE firm MidOcean Partners from Invesco [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Joseph Rotondo, Senior Portfolio Manager for Invesco's Global Senior Loan group, will be joining MidOcean Partners, as Senior Portfolio Manager for MidOcean Credit's Collateralized Loan Obligation ("CLO") business. MidOcean is a New York-based altern
30 Mar. 2022 Nasdaq-listed Hamilton Lane and ADDX tokenise private assets fund, in major Asia foray by the US firm [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The private markets investment firm Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) has partnered with digital securities exchange ADDX to tokenize a class of shares issued by Hamilton Lane Global Private Assets Fund (GPA), to enable access to the private markets for a broader set of invest
30 Mar. 2022 Impact Cubed's ESG platform launches new tools for hedge funds to tackle greenwashing and regulatory reporting [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Impact Cubed, a provider of ESG data and sustainable investment solutions, has launched new tools on its automated platform so investors can see into fund holdings, measure impact, and report to regulators. Providing enhanced transparency with factual ESG data means inves
30 Mar. 2022 Fund managers believe alternative asset classes are first in line for tokenisation [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Private equity and hedge fund assets are the most likely to see relevant levels of tokenisation as the market begins to build, new global research from tokenisation platform Token City shows. The study, conducted among fund managers in France, Spain, Germany, Switzerl
30 Mar. 2022 Versor Investments adds portfolio manager [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Versor Investments, a quantitative investment management firm focused on alternative investment strategies, today announced that Neetu Jhamb joined the firm as Partner and Co-Portfolio Manager of the firm's event-driven strategies, including its award-winning Merger A
30 Mar. 2022 Varenne Capital promotes three [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Varenne Capital Partners, a Paris, France-based investment firm today announces the promotion of three investment management professionals: Florent Bersani, Giacomo De Nardis and Bertrand Vaur to Managing Directors. Varenne Capital's 's 37-member team includes 15 inve
30 Mar. 2022 Cerulli: The democratization of private markets gains momentum in Europe [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Cerulli Associates' latest report, European Alternative Investments 2022: An Alternative Future in the Making, shows that the democratization of private assets, or offering retail investors access to private assets typically reserved for institutional investors, continues
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