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05 May. 2021 Two lawmakers urge Yellen to expand AML reporting obligations to private equity and hedge fund advisors [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Two Democratic lawmakers have sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, urging the Department to expand anti-money laundering reporting obligations to private equity and hedge fund advisors. Congressman Tom Malinowski and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
04 May. 2021 Procensus launches market intelligence service for financial institutions and corporates [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Procensus, the opinion sharing community for institutional investors, today launched a premium service which extends access to the platform's benchmarking data to corporates, capital markets bankers, alternative asset managers and regulatory authorities, providing them wi
04 May. 2021 SBAI publishes Practical Guidance for Alternative Managers on Side-pocketing within Insurance Linked Strategies [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) announces its latest Toolbox publication on side-pocketing within Insurance Linked Strategies (ILS). The memo provides practical guidance on the side-pocketing methods that can be used, robust governance arrangements,
04 May. 2021 New State Capital Partners quickly raises $450m for third institutional investment fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US-based private investment firm New State Capital Partners announced that the firm has closed its third institutional investment fund, New State Capital Partners Fund III with $450 million in committed capital. The Fund was oversubscribed and closed on schedule a
04 May. 2021 Berkshire Residential Investments raises $1.5bn for its debt fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Boston-based real estate investment management company Berkshire Residential Investments closed its real estate debt fund Berkshire Bridge Loan Investors II at $1.5 billion. The fund exceeded its fundraising target of $1 billion and received commitments from nearly
03 May. 2021 Bain Capital raises $11.8 bn for new flagship fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US multistrategy investment manager Bain Capital LP said it has raised $11.8 billion from outside investors and employees for its latest flagship North America buyout fund. Bain amassed $10 billion from outside investors for its 13th buyout fund, Bain Capital Fund X
30 Apr. 2021 New York Life launches $1bn impact investing fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - New York Life has launched a $1 billion impact investment initiative with the aim to address the racial wealth gap by investing in underserved and undercapitalized communities over the next three years with a focus on supporting small businesses, affordable housing, and c
30 Apr. 2021 Hedge funds end Q1 with +$17.68bn in flows - industry AUM at $3.417tn [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - While investors pulled -$9.36 billion from the global hedge fund business in March, quarterly flows for the business remained positive, at +$17.68 billion, according to the just-released March 2021 eVestment Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report. Hedge funds' strong performance s
30 Apr. 2021 Marathon beefs up healthcare team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Marathon Asset Management, a leading global credit investment manager, today announced the hire of two additional senior investment professionals to join its Healthcare Team. Anna Makki will join the firm as a Managing Director and brings with her over 15 years of healthc
30 Apr. 2021 MSCI launches China thematic indexes to help investors capitalize on transformative trends [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - MSCI, a provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced it has launched a new suite of China thematic indexes designed to help investors capitalize on the long-term, structural changes in China which may drive perfor
30 Apr. 2021 Capza closes fifth debt fund on $1.94bn, readies for the sixth fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European private investment platform Capza has held a final close for its unitranche fund Capza 5 Private Debt on €1.6bn ($1.94bn), exceeding its initial target. It also exceeded the final closing of the previous fund (€950m). "This fundraising reflects the renewed
30 Apr. 2021 Ares raises $13.2bn for European lending fund, assets soar past $200bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global alternative investment manager Ares Management Corp. joined the $200 billion club after the strongest fundraising year in its history, led by the largest European direct-lending fund ever raised. The Los Angeles firm closed its latest fund - Ares Capital
29 Apr. 2021 Seward & Kissel's New Hedge Funds study shows equity strategies in high demand in 2020 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update, for New Managers - While the early part of 2020 was challenging for new hedge fund managers, equity launches in particular were big gatherers of capital as the year progressed, according to
29 Apr. 2021 Laven acquires UK-based regulatory compliance consultancy The MPAC Group [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Laven Partners, a UK vendor of regulatory technology and compliance consultancy with offices in London, Paris and New York, is acquiring The MPAC Group, a peer in the UK's compliance and regulatory advisory field known for its expertise in the complementary brokerage and
29 Apr. 2021 Scotiabank Canadian Hedge Fund Index flat in March, 6% YTD on equal-weighted basis [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Scotiabank Canadian Hedge Fund Index ended March 2021 down 0.10% MOM on an asset-weighted basis and up 0.21% MOM on an equal-weighted basis. The Scotiabank Canadian Hedge Fund Inde
29 Apr. 2021 Hedge funds extend winning streak to six months and recorded strongest Q1 return since 2006 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund managers the ended month of March up 1.04% on an equal-weighted basis, and down 0.63% on an asset-weighted basis, said Eurekahedge. Global equity markets were supported by the implementation of the Biden administration's US$1.9 trillion economic stimulus pac
29 Apr. 2021 Fidelity launches securities lending platform for fund managers to profit from short-sellers [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: U.S. asset management giant Fidelity Investments is opening its internal securities lending platform to third-party asset managers and financial institutions. The Boston-based firm said the digital platform is for fund managers looking to lend out their holdings to
29 Apr. 2021 SpaceX investor Valor Equity raises $1.7bn in the latest growth equity fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Chicago- headquartered Valor Equity Partners announced that it officially closed its fifth fund - Valor Equity Partners V - at $1.7 billion. The oversubscribed fund closed at its hard cap. Following the Fund V close, Valor is managing approximately $7.3 billion i
28 Apr. 2021 North America maintains its dominance by accounting for 45.6% of global VC investment volume in Q1 2021 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Despite a notable decline in share in March, North America maintained its dominance by accounting for 45.6% of global VC investment volume in Q1 2021, followed by APAC with 28.1%, Europe with 20.8% share, Middle East and Africa with 3.7% share, and South and Central Am
28 Apr. 2021 AssetMark launches customized portfolios on the iCapital platform [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: AssetMark, the turnkey asset management platform, is offering a new portfolio construction service to RIAs via the iCapital Network platform that services $73 billion in global client assets across more than 760 alternative investment funds. The customized alternati
27 Apr. 2021 Cloud-based productivity suite Backstop acquires CRM solution provider ProTrak [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Backstop Solutions Group, a cloud-based productivity suite for institutional and alternative investors, has acquired ProTrak International, a provider of a client relationship management (CRM) solution tailored specifically to the needs of asset managers. ProTrak has
27 Apr. 2021 Devon Equity Management joins the Group of Boutique Asset Managers (GBAM) [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - One of the UK's newer investment boutiques, Devon Equity Management, has joined the Group of Boutique Asset Managers (GBAM). Devon is an independent fund management company founded in 2019 by well-known fund manager, Alexander Darwall, and former colleagues, R
27 Apr. 2021 Neuberger Berman closes impact fund on $280M [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, has announced that the NB Private Equity Impact Fund held its final close with nearly $280 million of commitments. The successful fundraise demonstrates the growth of Neuberger Berman's p
27 Apr. 2021 EQT hits $18.8bn for latest buyout fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Swedish global investment organization EQT AB has closed its latest fund with €15.6 billion ($18.78 billion) of fee-generating assets, making it among the largest private equity funds ever raised by a European manager. EQT IX, which is also the firm's largest s
26 Apr. 2021 Tikehau launches green strategy to decarbonize North America [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Following the successful fundraising for a €1bn European-focused T2 Energy Transition strategy, Tikehau Capital has launched a North American private equity strategy dedicated to transitioning to a low-carbon economy - and has already picked up $300m of committed capi
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