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29 May. 2025 New asset manager Swiss Credit Partners launches $1.45bn credit fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: New asset manager Swiss Credit Partners, which offers financing solutions for medium-sized companies in Switzerland, has launched a fund. Vaudoise Insurances and Swiss Life have jointly made a starting capital commitment of CHF 1.2bn ($1.45bn) to the Luxembourg-dom
28 May. 2025 Level III Capital names Stuart MacDonald as Chairman to support strategic growth and capital formation [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Established in 2021, Level III Capital (Level III), a quantitative digital asset investment manager recognized for its innovative systematic Smart Beta strategy and institutional-grade infrastructure, announced that Stuart MacDonald has become Chairman of the Firm. A
28 May. 2025 Cathay Innovation closes latest fund on $1bn [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Cathay Innovation has closed its latest venture capital fund on $1 billion, making it the largest AI-dedicated fund out of the European Union. While headquartered in France, the fund invests across Europe, the U.S., and Asia in vertical AI solutions in four
28 May. 2025 New York City pensions close record GP stakes sale [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: All five New York City pensions participated in a record $5 billion GP stakes sale, according to a statement from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander. This transaction, initiated in December 2024 and finalized this month, represents one of the nation's largest
27 May. 2025 Bow River Capital taps Hantho for executive chairman [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Bow River Capital, a Denver-based alternative asset manager, announced today that investment banking veteran Mark Hantho is joining the firm as Executive Chairman on September 8, 2025. "The addition of Mark to the Bow River team strengthens our position as the pr
27 May. 2025 Mayer Brown adds to M&A group [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Mayer Brown announced today that Aideen Brennan has joined the firm as a partner in its global Corporate & Securities practice in New York, further strengthening its financial services, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity offerings. She was previously at Sid
27 May. 2025 Charlotte Hogg appointed CEO of Alter Domus [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Alter Domus, the global provider of tech-enabled fund services for the private equity, real assets and private debt sectors, appointed Charlotte Hogg as CEO. After a distinguished career of over 25 years in financial services, across both the public and private sector
27 May. 2025 US private equity deals amounted to $234bn across 1,670 transactions in Q1'25 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: As a mix of headwinds and tailwinds affecting the US market, private equity (PE) investment and deal activity remained relatively steady in the US during Q1'25, with a notable increase from Q4'24, revealed a study. Investment rose from $210 billion across 2113 deals
26 May. 2025 AI adoption is rising: 66% of people globally are already using AI regularly [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: A recent global study by KPMG and the University of Melbourne reveals that 66% of people use Artificial Intelligence (AI) regularly, and 83% believe the use of AI will result in a wide range of benefits. While AI adoption is rising, trust in AI systems remains a si
23 May. 2025 SEC charges former real-estate investment CEO Kenneth Mattson with defrauding investors [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Securities and Exchange Commission charged San Francisco Bay Area resident Kenneth Mattson, the former CEO of real estate investment business LeFever Mattson, with defrauding approximately 200 investors of at least $46 million by selling them fake interests in real e
23 May. 2025 Arena Investors amasses $1.1bn for special opportunities fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global institutional asset manager Arena Investors closed around $1.1 billion in commitments for a special opportunities fund as the firm seeks varied investments during geopolitical uncertainty. Arena Special Opportunities Partners Fund III follows the close of it
22 May. 2025 Alternative assets have $1.3 trillion in growth potential among retail investors [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - From collectibles like art, fine wine, and sports memorabilia to traditional private market investments such as private equity, infrastructure, and timberland, alternative assets have attracted growing attention in recent years. While these investments have historically b
22 May. 2025 Outsourced insurance assets hit record $4.5tn; assets flow into private markets up 34% [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Outsourced general account insurance assets under management rose to a record $4.5 trillion globally at the end of 2024, up 24% from the year before, revealed a study. According to the latest annual survey by Clearwater Analytics in partnership with DCS Financial Co
21 May. 2025 Global hedge funds record fourth consecutive month of inflows in April: With Intelligence [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Global hedge funds saw their fourth consecutive month of inflows, with $3.9bn in net capital inflows for the month of April. That brings year-to-date capital inflows to $22bn and marks the first time since March 2022 that 12-month rolling asset flows have been in positive
21 May. 2025 APAC deal activity down by 2.6% YoY during January-April 2025, finds GlobalData [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The overall deal activity (comprising mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity, and venture financing deals) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has experienced a slight contraction in early 2025. Primarily driven by a downturn in venture financing activities, the t
20 May. 2025 Inflexion racks in $3.1bn for its first continuation vehicle [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: London-based Inflexion has held a GBP2.3 billion (around $3.1 billion) final close of its first-ever multi-asset continuation fund-the largest vehicle raised in Europe. The Inflexion Continuation Fund I will provide four Inflexion portfolio companies with the oppor
19 May. 2025 Crestline amasses $3.5bn for flagship direct lending strategy [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Credit-focused alternative investment management firm Crestline Investors has scored $3.5bn of new investable capital through the final close of Crestline Direct Lending Fund IV (CDLIV). Fort Worth-based asset manager said in a media release that CDLIV provides tail
16 May. 2025 Blue Owl racks in $7bn for digital infrastructure fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Alternative investment manager Blue Owl Capital closed its Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure Fund III (ODI III) with $7 billion in total capital commitments, surpassing its original $4 billion target and reaching its hard cap. ODI III, one of the largest data center
15 May. 2025 Study reveals growing confidence from institutional investors and wealth managers in crypto regulation [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Confidence in regulation of the crypto and digital assets sector is rising with institutional investors and wealth managers increasingly confident the 'bad actor' risk is receding, according to new global research by London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management (Nickel),
15 May. 2025 Northleaf raises its largest infrastructure fund yet at $2.6b hard cap [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Canadian private markets investor Northleaf Capital Partners has raised its largest infrastructure vehicle to date. The global private markets investment firm surpassed the target of $2.25 billion for its latest infrastructure fund, Northleaf Infrastructure Capita
14 May. 2025 RPD Fortress Fund posts +0.94% net return in April, marking 26 positive months out of 27 since inception [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - RPD Fund Management announced that the RPD Fortress Fund returned +0.94% net in April, bringing year-to-date performance to +2.93% net. The Fund has now delivered positive performance in 26 of 27 months since inception, with the only down month at just -0.07%-highligh
14 May. 2025 Pemberton wraps up $9.4bn for direct lending strategies [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European private credit manager Pemberton Asset Management has raised €8.4bn ($9.4bn) in its latest fundraising cycle for its three direct lending strategies. This includes two senior loan funds, which closed in 2025 at €6.1bn, and its Strategic Credit Fu
14 May. 2025 Systematic long/short hedge fund took full advantage of April volatility [more]
By Opalesque Geneva: Hedge funds navigated a historic volatility surge and violent extremes in risk sentiment, as global financial markets plunged in early April 2025 on trade and tariff uncertainty before posting an equally dramatic recovery. Through this intense equity and fixed income trading
14 May. 2025 High frequency momentum strategy is navigating the market's perfect storm [more]
By Opalesque Geneva: Data from 2004 to 2024 reveals that momentum portfolios achieved an average annual return of 23.69%, compared to 11.97% for broad market indices like S&P 500. While momentum strategies come with higher volatility, they compensate for this through superior Sharpe ratios, highl
13 May. 2025 Polar Asset Management acquires hedge fund manager Castlefield Associates [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Polar Asset Management Partners, a multistrategy hedge fund manager based in Toronto, has acquired Castlefield Associates, a relative-value systematic futures hedge fund manager founded in 2019 by Chris Schindler and partners. According to a joint press release, ove
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