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06 Apr. 2021 KKR raises $15bn for largest Asia fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: NYC-based global investment firm KKR has raised $15 billion for its fourth Asia fund, making it the largest private equity fund in the Asia-Pacific region. The vehicle is more than 60% larger than its immediate $9.3 billion predecessor (Asian Fund III), which was
06 Apr. 2021 Buyout firm Genstar raises nearly $12 billion for tenth midmarket fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: San Francisco-based Genstar Capital has raised about $11.7 billion for its tenth flagship fund - Genstar Capital Partners X. The private equity manager, which is focused on investments in financial services, healthcare, industrials, and software industries, said i
05 Apr. 2021 Aslan House reaches $190m in AUM [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Aslan House Capital, a London-based manager that specialises in event-driven equity and credit, today announced that its assets under management (AUM) have reached $190 million. Investcorp-Tages, a global multi-manager investment firm that was created as a joint ven
05 Apr. 2021 Global debt capital markets activity totaled $2.5tn during Q1 2021 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Overall global debt capital markets activity totaled US$2.5 trillion during the first quarter of 2021, flat compared to the first quarter of 2020 and the fifth consecutive quarter to surpass US$2.0 trillion in issuance, said a study. According to Global Debt Capita
02 Apr. 2021 Institutional investors add risk assets back into portfolios, says study [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors added risk assets back into portfolios as the COVID-19 pandemic lingers, said a study. A report by the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) and State Street found that investors have gradual
02 Apr. 2021 Vision Ridge Partners raises $1.3bn for latest sustainable real assets fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The alternative asset manager focused on sustainable real assets Vision Ridge Partners closed its latest sustainable real assets fund, Sustainable Asset Fund III, at its $1.25 billion hard cap. "The Fund held its final close just four-and-a-half months after commen
01 Apr. 2021 $16.44bn added into hedge funds in February 2021, bringing YTD inflows to $23.74bn [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Investors added an estimated $16.44 billion into hedge funds in February 2021, bringing YTD inflows to $23.74 billion. Performance was accretive to asset levels and total estimated industry AUM increased to $3.408 trillion. The industry saw net inflows in February, but
01 Apr. 2021 Institutional Investors to put more money into alternatives and multi-Asset strategies [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Institutional investors in the post-covid market landscape may be looking to put more money toward multi-asset strategies and shifting money into private (away from the public) markets, said a survey. According to Nuveen's inaugural "Global Institutional Inves
01 Apr. 2021 BlackRock banks $3bn for first dedicated secondary strategy [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The world's largest asset manager BlackRock Inc. has raised $3 billion to invest in the private equity secondary market to expand its presence in illiquid alternative investments. The capital raised by BlackRock Private Equity Partners included $2.4 billion for its
01 Apr. 2021 Ares moves into secondaries, scoops up Landmark Partners for $1.1bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Alternative investment firm Ares Management Corp. has agreed to buy private-markets specialist Landmark Partners from BrightSphere Investment Group for $1.08 billion. As part of the deal, Ares will buy the 60% stake BrightSphere owns as well as the 40% interest hel
31 Mar. 2021 Privium expands business development activities to Shanghai [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Leveraging on its existing offices in Hong Kong and Singapore, Privium will expand its business development activities to Shanghai on 5 April this year. Given China's continuing market reforms and gradual financial sector liberalisation, Shanghai's role as internation
31 Mar. 2021 Mill Road Capital launches fund to encourage diversity [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The Greenwich-headquartered investment firm Mill Road Capital is launching a fund this spring designed to improve governance and diversity in small public companies. The vehicle, which will be structured like a hedge fund, has an initial target of $500 million, acco
30 Mar. 2021 Assets invested in the global ETFs industry increase the lead over global hedge fund industry to $4.39tn in 2020 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - ETFGI reported that assets invested in the global ETFs and ETPs industry extended the lead over the global hedge fund industry to US$4.39 trillion at the end of 2020, an increase of 44.95% since 2019. Assets invested in global ETFs and ETPs industry increase the lead
30 Mar. 2021 Hedge funds: Long/short strategies on a roll as value stocks rally, trend-followers lead CTA recovery in February [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The HFM Long/Short Equity Composite is up 6.0% YTD through February 2021, overtaking the S&P 500 on a 12-month basis after another strong month. The HFM Managed Futures Composite Index was up 3.0% in February, after posting -0.2% in January, as the average CTA returned
30 Mar. 2021 Cerberus raises $2.8bn for distressed real estate [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Cerberus Capital Management has raised $2.8bn for its flagship global distressed real estate strategy fund, Cerberus Institutional Real Estate Partners V (CIREP V). The global alternative investment manager with approximately $53 billion in assets across various str
30 Mar. 2021 Hedge funds met or exceeded targets set by investors but dispersion expected to stay high [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hedge Fund performance over the past 12 months has either met or exceeded targets set by investors, said Global Hedge Fund Benchmark Survey, conducted by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), Simmons & Simmons, and Seward & Kissel. However, p
30 Mar. 2021 The largest global asset manager BlackRock is also strongest asset management brand [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, with $8.67 trillion in assets under management as of January 2021, has been named the world's strongest asset management brand according to the 2021 Fund Brand 50 study, an annual dataset from Broadridge Financial Solut
29 Mar. 2021 Prestige Funds launches dedicated Islamic impact fund for UK agri and renewables financing [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Prestige Funds, a specialist private debt investment manager in the UK, has launched the 'Premium Alziraea Fund', a Shariah-compliant real assets and project financing fund targeted at the renewables and agriculture sector in the UK. The new Cayman Islands-domiciled
29 Mar. 2021 Hedge funds continue strong start to 2021 with elevated asset flows [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Global hedge funds continued their strong start to 2021 with elevated asset flows in February, according to the just-released February 2021 eVestment Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report. Positive flows for the industry in February have been the norm since 2009, but the $16.44 b
29 Mar. 2021 Asia-Pacific: Private equity & venture capital fundrasing down 40% in 2020 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Though fund managers in South Korea, Japan, and Australia raised more in 2020, it was not a great year for Asia-Pacific fundraising as a whole, said a report. According to Preqin, private equity & venture capital funds were down a staggering 40% compared to 2019 in
26 Mar. 2021 Jersey funds industry reaches new record heights in 2020 in face of challenging global market conditions [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The upward trajectory of Jersey's funds industry continued in 2020 with the value of regulated funds business serviced in the jurisdiction growing by 9% over the year to reach a new record level, according to the latest quarterly statistics. Figures for the fourth quar
26 Mar. 2021 MIT Investment Management Company rolls out a website supporting emerging managers [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia for New Managers: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Investment Management Company (MITIMCo), an $18.4 billion endowment, launched a website designed to help new fund managers get
26 Mar. 2021 New hedge fund launches at 175 exceed liquidations in 4Q20 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: New hedge fund launches increased to an estimated 175 in 4Q20 and exceeded the estimated quarterly liquidations for the second consecutive quarter, after eight quarters of contraction, said a report. According to the latest HFR Market Microstructure Report, launches
26 Mar. 2021 Latin America private equity industry AUM stands at $28bn, including $7.2bn in dry powder [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Latin America's growing middle class and early pension reforms have created a significant pool of assets to invest in private capital, says a Preqin study. The size of the private equity industry in Latin America has remained stable in recent years, despite challeng
25 Mar. 2021 ZEDRA acquires BFCS in Luxembourg [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - ZEDRA, the fast-growing global specialist in Fund Services, Active Wealth and Global Expansion, today announces the acquisition of BFCS, the fund and corporate services arm of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg ('BIL'). The transaction is subject to regulatory approval fr
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