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02 May. 2025 Apera scores $3.3bn of new firepower with third private debt fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Pan-European private debt asset manager Apera Asset Management has completed its third private debt fundraise, securing total commitments of €2.9 billion ($3.3 billion). Apera Private Debt Fund III exceeded its original hard cap and raised more than twice as m
02 May. 2025 Many global PE investors are waiting for more clarity [more]
By Opalesque: According to KPMG's latest quarterly analysis of global private equity activity, many global PE investors are at something of a standstill, waiting for more clarity. "Should the tariff issues get resolved quickly, we could get back to the level of activity we were anticipating
02 May. 2025 NFA proposes new guidance on AP supervision [more]
By Opalesque: On April 21, 2025, the National Futures Association (NFA) submitted an interpretive notice to the CFTC that establishes minimum standards for NFA members' supervision of Associated Persons (APs). This guidance affects NFA Compliance Rules 2-9(a) and (d), 2-36(e), and 2-51(d) and
01 May. 2025 VC investment in Europe remained flat in Q1 2025 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: VC investment in Europe held steady in Q1'25 at $18 billion, although deal volume declined from 2,314 to 1,883 quarter-over-quarter, said a study. The deal volume droped to nine-year low amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty with 1,883 deals recorded - dow
01 May. 2025 US VC funding surges by more than 50% YoY [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The US recorded a modest decrease of around 3.5% year-on-year in VC deal volume, according to GlobalData. However, this decline in deal volume contrasts sharply with the substantial growth in deal value, which surged by more than 50% to $37.6 billion. This resul
01 May. 2025 Mara Investment Group founder pleads guilty to fraud, money laundering [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Justin Murphy, founder of Mara Investment Group has plead guilty in Connecticut to charges of money laundering and fraud. Murphy told investors that Mara was a quantitative hedge fund. However, according to court filings, between approximately 2016 and Sept
30 Apr. 2025 TWG Global and Mubadala Capital partner on investments [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - TWG Global, a holding company led by investors Mark Walter and Thomas Tull, and Mubadala Capital, the asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, have entered into a multi-faceted, multi-billion-dollar collaboration that will enable each organization to en
30 Apr. 2025 Morgan Stanley Investment Management makes PE fund available to retail investors [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) announced today the launch of the North Haven Private Assets Fund (NHPAF), an SEC-registered evergreen investment fund designed to offer select investors the opportunity to obtain institutional-quality private equity exposure pr
30 Apr. 2025 Moelis expands private funds advisory team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Moelis & Company, a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointments of Jeff Hammer and Paul Sanabria as Managing Directors. They will join the Private Funds Advisory team in May, which will be led by Matt Wesley as Global Head upon his arrival
30 Apr. 2025 CVC Credit prices $475m Apidos LIII [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - CVC Credit, the $47bn global credit management business of CVC, is pleased to announce that it has successfully priced Apidos LIII (53), a new $475m Collateralized Loan Obligation. Societe Generale served as lead arranger for CVC Credit's second US CLO New Issue pricing i
30 Apr. 2025 SEC charges three Texans with defrauding investors in $91m ponzi scheme [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Dallas-Fort Worth residents Kenneth W. Alexander II, Robert D. Welsh, and Caedrynn E. Conner for operating a Ponzi scheme that raised at least $91 million from more than 200 investors. According t
30 Apr. 2025 Apac sees VC investment fall to record low of $12.9bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Venture Capital investment and deal volume in the Asia Pacific (Apac) region dropped to $12.9 billion in investment across 2,149 deals in Q1'25 - the lowest levels the region has seen in over ten years. According to KPMG Private Enterprise's Venture Pulse, t
30 Apr. 2025 BNP Paribas Asset Management and Scottish Widows partner on private markets access [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Scottish Widows is partnering with BNP Paribas Asset Management on a diversified private credit portfolio for some Workplace Savers accounts. The portfolio will initially invest in a multi-currency, multi-asset portfolio incorporating infrastructure debt and
29 Apr. 2025 Citizens Business Conditions Index stayed positive in Q1 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The national Citizens Business Conditions Index™ (CBCI) held steady at 50.9 in the first quarter of 2025. The reading is generally consistent with the 4Q24 level of 51.0, suggesting that business conditions remained positive to start the year despite growing macroec
29 Apr. 2025 Wilshire names new CEO [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Wilshire Advisors LLC a leading global financial services firm, today announced the appointment of Jason Schwarz to Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. He succeeds current CEO, Andy Stewart, who will assume the role of Executive Chairman and continue to provid
29 Apr. 2025 Applico Capital launches tech-enabled private equity division [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Applico Capital, a trusted technology investor in B2B distribution, is proud to announce the launch of its tech-enabled private equity strategy. Its new private equity division partners with scaled B2B distributors, empowering strong management teams to grow faster and mo
29 Apr. 2025 CFA Institute launches private equity certificate [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, today launches the Advanced Private Equity Certificate, a new online certificate designed to build upon the existing Private Equity Certificate and equip private equity professionals with advanced skills i
29 Apr. 2025 Resonanz Capital launches first UCITS liquid alternatives fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Resonanz Capital announced the launch of the Resonanz Jazz Multi-Strategy Fund ("Jazz"), an innovative UCITS-compliant Liquid Alternatives solution that blends quantitative investment strategies (QIS) with the expertise of leading external managers. The fund debuts with &
29 Apr. 2025 Study reveals regulators are expected to toughen up on private credit [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Private credit executives are expecting regulators to take a tighter grip on the market and warn that private credit fund managers are not as well-equipped to cope as they should be, new research from Nordic Trustee, part of global capital markets services provider Ocoria
29 Apr. 2025 GCM Grosvenor wraps $1.3bn infrastructure advantage fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global alternative asset manager GCM Grosvenor has closed its Infrastructure Advantage Fund II (IAF II) securing $1.3 billion in commitments. The American investment management company with with approximately $76 billion in AUM said in a media release that the mone
29 Apr. 2025 StepStone Real Estate hits record close on latest secondaries fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: StepStone Real Estate (SRE), the real estate arm of StepStone Group announced the final closing of StepStone Real Estate Partners V its fifth flagship fund dedicated to GP-led secondaries and recapitalizations of real estate vehicles. With $3.77 billion in prima
29 Apr. 2025 Allied Industrial Partners hits hard cap on debut fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Allied Industrial Partners, a Texas-based private equity firm focused on the lower-middle market, has closed its debut fund on $300 million. The fund was oversubscribed and beat its $250 million target. Fund I is expected to be over 70% deployed and allocat
28 Apr. 2025 Hedge funds cut back on pro-growth positions in Q1 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Unlimited, an asset management firm and ETF sponsor that uses proprietary technology to provide low-cost, alternative strategies to a variety of investors, today published its Q1 2025 Hedge Fund Barometer, which showed a significant reversal of pro-growth positions in bot
28 Apr. 2025 FTI Consulting adds to private equity team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - FTI Consulting, Inc. today announced the appointment of Josh Harris as a Senior Managing Director in the Private Equity practice within the firm's Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment. Mr. Harris, who is based in New York, brings nearly 20 years of experience par
28 Apr. 2025 Pillsbury expands private capital practice [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - In a move that expands and strengthens Pillsbury's growing Private Capital and Investment Funds practice and adds important new dimensions to the firm's market-leading offering to tech investors and startup clients, the firm has welcomed David Holland as a partner in its
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