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17 Mar. 2021 Global healthcare private equity buyouts posted record-setting volumes in 2020 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The number of global healthcare private equity deals rose to a record 380 last year, up 21% from 2019, even as the value of those deals fell 17% in that time, said a study. According to Bain's tenth annual Global Healthcare Private Equity and M&A Report, a glut of
16 Mar. 2021 Hedge funds return 2.68% in February, up 3.76% YTD [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The hedge fund industry continued its positive run in February, returning 2.68% for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By comparison, the S&P Total Return Index gained nearly 2.76% in February.
16 Mar. 2021 Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index returns 1.18% in February [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 1.18% in February, underperforming the 1.52% monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The Wilshire Liquid
16 Mar. 2021 CI Financial snaps up 16th U.S. RIA - $4.7bn Brightworth [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Less than a week after notching its 15th deal in as many months, Canadian investment management firm CI Financial announced the acquisition of an Atlanta-based registered investment advisor (RIA) with $4.7 billion in client assets. Brightworth marks the third acqu
16 Mar. 2021 Alantra buys stake in Spanish investment strategy firm [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private markets manager Alantra Partners agreed to acquire a 40% stake in Spanish alternatives manager MCH Investment Strategies. Madrid-based investment strategy firm MCH Investment, which is focused on investors in Italy, Portugal, and Spain, will boost Alantra&#
15 Mar. 2021 Performance remains top concern for alternative risk premia managers after a turbulent year for the industry [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - MJ Hudson announced the publication of the latest Alternative Risk Premia Fund Review that presents an overview of industry performance in 2021 along with selected fund managers' perspectives on the results and outlook. Key findings in the report: • After a year
15 Mar. 2021 ESMA selects Natasha Cazenave as candidate for executive director position [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Natasha Cazenave, Deputy Secretary General, Head of the Policy and International Affairs at the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), was chosen this morning to be the European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA) candidate to succeed Verena Ross, its Executive
15 Mar. 2021 Hedge fund Paretone Capital partners with AnChain.AI [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Paretone Capital, an OTC trading desk and hedge fund with over $2 billion in annual trading volume, announced its partnership with Silicon Valley-based blockchain intelligence provider AnChain.AI. According to a joint press release, the companies formed the partner
15 Mar. 2021 VC investments: Low-value deals account for a dominant share in the AI space [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Low-value venture capital (VC) funding deals (investment
12 Mar. 2021 Barometer to launch global music royalty fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Toronto-based active investment manager Barometer Capital Management Inc. is launching a new investment fund - the Barometer Global Music Royalty Fund LP. The Fund will invest in a diversified portfolio of attractive music copyrights with a strong track record of earn
12 Mar. 2021 MetLife Investment grows private debt portfolio to $102bn [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - MetLife Investment Management (MIM), the institutional asset management business of MetLife, announced it originated $15.7 billion in private placement debt and private structured credit across 215 transactions in 2020. This included $3.6 billion of investments origi
12 Mar. 2021 Efficient Capital adds Blackthorne Sentiment Enhanced Strategy to its fund hosting platform [more]
Opalesque Industry Update, for New Managers - Blackthorne Capital Management, a commodity trading advisor (CTA) specializing in absolute-return trading strategies, and Efficient Capital Management, a player in the ma
12 Mar. 2021 80% of hedge funds see positive performance in February [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The global hedge fund business continued its strong start to 2021 with 80% of funds reporting to eVestment seeing positive performance in February, according to eVestment's just-released February hedge fund performance data. The average positive performance among this lar
12 Mar. 2021 PAI Partners raises $1.1bn for debut mid-market fund, above original hard cap [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: PAI Partners has surged past both its target and hard cap for its debut mid-market fund to reach €920 million ($1.1bn) at the final close. The pan-European private equity firm said in a press release that PAI Mid-Market Fund (PAI MMF) was raised entirely virtually a
11 Mar. 2021 Dealmaker One Rock Capital raises biggest ever flagship fund at $2bn hard cap [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: One Rock Capital Partners, the middle-market buyout shop, held a final close of its third middle-market buyout fund, One Rock Capital Partners III, at its $2 billion hard cap. The firm, which focuses on manufacturing, chemicals, and auto-retail companies, exceeded
11 Mar. 2021 US is home to eight of the top ten global VC investors [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US-based firms dominated the list of top ten global VC investors by the number of investments in 2020, with eight headquartered in the US, said a study. According to GlobalData, several American venture capital (VC) investors managed to make a sizeable number of in
11 Mar. 2021 Cerberus Capital Management raises $4.4bn for mid-market direct lending strategy [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Distressed investment specialist Cerberus Capital Management has hauled in $4.4bn for its latest middle-market direct lending strategy. The American private equity firm said in a press release that its middle-market direct lending platform, Cerberus Business Financ
10 Mar. 2021 Hedge funds extend strong start to the year led by CTA/managed futures funds as commodity prices rise [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 2.99% in February 2021 (4% YTD), outperforming the global equity market as represented by the MSCI ACWI (Local) which gained 2.72% over the same period. Global equity markets resumed their rally in the first two weeks of February
10 Mar. 2021 Research reveals institutional investors and wealth managers plan to increase their exposure to Bitcoin [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - A survey of institutional investors and wealth managers who already engage with Bitcoin reveals that 85% plan to increase their investment in the cryptocurrency over the next two years. The survey, which was commissioned by Nickel Digital Asset Management (Nickel), the r
10 Mar. 2021 The Bahamas removed from the French list of non-cooperative states and territories in tax matters [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Government of France has removed The Bahamas from the French list of non-cooperative states and territories in tax matters. The list, which is updated annually by the French Ministry of Economics and Finance, was published in the Official Diary of the French Republic
10 Mar. 2021 Demand for hedge funds is on the rise, says Credit Suisse [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: As a large portion of institutional investor allocators are finding that their investments in the alternative vehicles are meeting or exceeding expectations, demand for hedge funds is on the rise, said a survey. According to the 2021 Hedge Fund Investor Survey by C
10 Mar. 2021 French Boutique backer iM Global Partner acquires U.S. asset manager Litman Gregory [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: French asset manager iM Global has bought Litman Gregory, a San Francisco Bay Area wealth and asset management boutique as part of a plan to hit $100bn in assets over the next seven years. Litman Gregory, based in Walnut Creek, California, has $4 billion in assets
10 Mar. 2021 AMP Capital divests global equity business to rival Fiera Capital [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Australian investment manager AMP Capital has carved off the global equities business of its asset management unit and agreed to offload it to Canadian investment manager Fiera Capital. As part of the deal, Global Companies Fund, which has over $500m in assets under
09 Mar. 2021 AQUIS Capital nominates CEO and takes over Investment Advisory role of Leo Atlas Global Fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - AQUIS Capital announced the appointment of Mike Meier as its CEO and Head of Hedge Funds. Mike is responsible for the Hedge Funds investment organisation and enhances the company structure. Mike has strong experience in multi asset management and especially in Hedge Funds
09 Mar. 2021 SBAI publishes guidance for alternatives managers developing approaches to responsible investment [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has published a memo that provides a framework for alternative investment managers to navigate the complexities of developing a Responsible Investment approach. The memo, part of a series of SBAI publications a
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