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14 Jan. 2022 Alternatives AUM to jump to $23.21tn in 2026 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The growth across alternative assets to accelerate over the next five years giving Assets under management (AUM) total for the major alternative asset classes of $23.21tn in 2026, said a study. According to a study by Preqin, AUM in private capital grew from $4.08t
13 Jan. 2022 Man Group launches Capital Asset Solutions Initiative [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Man Group, the global, technology-empowered active investment management firm, today announces the launch of a new initiative, Capital Asset Solutions ('CAS') within Man Solutions Limited. The initiative is led by new hires Dan Robinson and Stephan Muecke, who are based i
13 Jan. 2022 Mariner Wealth Advisors acquires Viewpoint Financial Network [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Mariner Wealth Advisors, a national wealth advisory firm, announced the acquisition of California-based Viewpoint Financial Network, its 14th deal to close in 2021. The firm embarked on an aggressive growth strategy in July of last year following a minority stake acquisit
12 Jan. 2022 Varenne Capital achieves net inflows in excess of $1bn in 2021 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Varenne Capital Partners, a Paris, France-based investment firm founded in 2003, achieved net inflows in excess of $1 billion from investors amid strong fund performance in 2021, as assets under management reache
12 Jan. 2022 Concise Capital appoints Andrew Relph as Managing Director [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Concise Capital Management, a specialist investment firm primarily investing in short-duration high-yield credit, has named Andrew Relph as Managing Director and Head of its European business operations. Bringing 20 years of experience in asset management, with partic
12 Jan. 2022 Hedge fund business closes out 2021 with majority of funds reporting positive returns [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The global hedge fund business returned +1.58% in December, bringing the aggregate return for the industry for 2021 to +10.00%, according to the just-released December and year-end 2021 eVestment hedge fund performance data. Almost 80% of funds reporting to eVestment post
12 Jan. 2022 Hedge funds posted their second best annual performance since 2010 despite ongoing pandemic [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 0.91% in December, supported by the robust performance of the global equity market as represented by the MSCI ACWI (Local) which returned 3.55% over the same period. December 2021 started out on a negative note due to the rising
12 Jan. 2022 Madison Realty Capital closes $2bn fifth fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Madison Realty Capital, a vertically integrated real estate private equity firm focused on bond and equity strategies, announced the final close of Madison Realty Capital Debt Fund V, raising $2.08bn in equity commitments, exceeding the fund's $1.75bn target. Fund V
12 Jan. 2022 Crestline raises $1bn for fund finance [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Credit-focused institutional alternative asset manager Crestline Investors announced that it has closed its second fund complex focused on Fund Finance, including NAV loans and preferred equity offerings, with commitments of $1 billion and additional overflow interest.
11 Jan. 2022 Investcorp's Strategic Capital Group adds COO [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Investcorp, a leading global alternative investment firm, today announced that Kris Haber has joined the Firm's Strategic Capital Group as Partner, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Head of Manager Development, effective January 3, 2022. In this role, he will support ISCG's
11 Jan. 2022 Blue Wolf Capital reorganizes [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Blue Wolf Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, today unveiled a series of promotions and team additions, as well as a new organizational design, reflecting the firm's significant growth over the past year. "During 2021, we added three great platf
11 Jan. 2022 Schroders adds head of sustainability [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Schroders is today announcing the appointment of Marina Severinovsky who will join Schroders global sustainable investment team in the role of Head of Sustainability, North America. In this role, Marina who is based in New York, will lead the sustainability efforts
11 Jan. 2022 Cerulli: Nearly one-third of investors commit to net-zero goal [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - A growing list of investors have pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions in their investment portfolios by 2050. Nearly one-third (31%) of asset managers and institutional asset owners (32%) have made a formal commitment to a net-zero goal, and another 21% and 29%, r
11 Jan. 2022 Citco expands data services [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Citco group of companies (Citco) has enhanced its Citco Data Services platform to enable clients to receive data directly via their own cloud provider. The cloud delivery feature removes a number of steps for clients wishing to access their data, speeding up the p
11 Jan. 2022 Hedge fund Radcliffe sells minority stake to Kudu [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Radcliffe Capital Management, a $3.5 billion private credit hedge fund, sold a minority stake to Kudu Investment Management, a capital provider for asset and wealth management firms. Terms of the deal and size of the minority stake are not being disclosed, said a pr
11 Jan. 2022 KKR racks up $4bn for second healthcare strategic growth fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global investment firm KKR & Co. has raised $4 billion for its second fund focused on investing in high-growth healthcare companies. According to a press release from the private equity firm, the Health Care Strategic Growth Fund II (HCSG II) is dedicated to hea
11 Jan. 2022 Private debt firm Park Square sells stake to Bonaccord [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Park Square Capital, European private debt manager, announced that Bonaccord Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on acquiring non-control equity interests in leading mid-size private markets sponsors, has invested in a non-voting, passive minority stake in
10 Jan. 2022 Varenne Capital achieves net inflows in excess of $1bn in 2021 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Varenne Capital Partners, a Paris, France-based investment firm founded in 2003, achieved net inflows in excess of $1 billion from investors amid strong fund performance in 2021, as assets under management reache
10 Jan. 2022 New firm leads in emerging liquid private equity alternatives space [more]
Opalesque Industry Update, for New Managers - PEO Partners, LLC, a private equity liquid alternatives firm, has achieved a significant milestone of eight months of management of the PEO Private Equity Access Master Fu
10 Jan. 2022 HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index returned 1.3% in December, ending the calendar year at +10.3% [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds advanced in December to conclude a strong year dominated by uncertainty and high volatility, as managers navigated the dual challenges of increasing interest rates and inflation, as well as the impacts of the second year of the global coronavirus pandemic. The
10 Jan. 2022 Spouting Rock takes majority stake in alternative credit manager Old Hill Partners [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Spouting Rock Asset Management, a multi-boutique manager platform providing investment solutions and services, has bought a majority stake in Old Hill Partners, a Connecticut alternative asset manager focused on asset-based lending transactions with small and midsize b
10 Jan. 2022 Florida investment manager crosses $2bn milestone after 15 years [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: "What started in 2007 with three people and $12m in assets under management has given way to a robust operation that in 2021 crossed the $2bn AUM milestone," says a Kawa Capital Management investor communication seen by Opalesque.
07 Jan. 2022 Crypto crime hit a record $14bn in 2021 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Crypto crime hit a new all-time high in 2021 with illicit addresses receiving $14bn amid an explosion of interest in digital assets. Activity associated with illicit addresses jumped to new heights from a total of $7.8bn in 2020. Illicit addresses are defined as w
07 Jan. 2022 Hunter Point Capital buys stake in Iron Park Capital [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hunter Point Capital (HPC), an investment firm focused on minority stakes in middle-market alternative asset managers, is taking a minority stake in Iron Park Capital Partners (IPC), a global alternative investment manager across public and private credit markets. A
06 Jan. 2022 Mariner Wealth Advisors acquires Granite Investment Advisors [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Mariner Wealth Advisors, a national wealth advisory firm, announced that it has acquired Granite Investment Advisors. The Concord, N.H.-based firm is Mariner Wealth Advisors' first office in the state and further expands its reach across the East Coast. This acquisition i
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