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23 Sep. 2020 Blackstone holds $8bn final close for real estate debt fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Blackstone has announced the final close of its most recent real estate debt fund, Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies IV (BREDS IV). One of the world's largest owners of commercial property, Blackstone said that the fund has $8 billion of total capital commitme
23 Sep. 2020 Abu Dhabi SWF Mubadala, Barings partner to finance European mid-market segment [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala has partnered Barings, the money manager, to launch a new company that will provide financing solutions to mid-market businesses in Europe. According to a press note from Barings, which is a $346 billion global financial services f
23 Sep. 2020 COVID-19 forces surge in tech investment: Around $15bn extra a week [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: COVID-19 forces one of the biggest surges in tech investment in history as companies spent around US$15bn extra a week on technology during the pandemic's first wave, find the world's largest tech leadership survey. The 2020 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey claimes that
23 Sep. 2020 Socially responsible investing goes mainstream as pandemic continues, says survey [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: About two-thirds of investors agree that the global pandemic has led them to place a higher priority on social factors when analyzing investment risk, according to a survey of attitudes toward ESG investing by Federated Hermes. The Pittsburgh-based international inves
22 Sep. 2020 Hedge funds gain 2.64% in August [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - August was a positive month for hedge funds. The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark gained 2.64%, building upon July's return of +3.29%. The 2020 YTD return rose to +5.60%, and the 12-month figure moved almost into double digits (+9.20%). All top-level strategi
22 Sep. 2020 Ex-Citadel and Point72 executive Evan Feng joins the CoinFund investment team [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: CoinFund, a private crypto asset investor and blockchain research, and advisory firm, announced that Evan Feng has joined its investment research team. "Evan brings to us his experiences as both a traditional fundamental long/short equities analyst at Citadel and P
22 Sep. 2020 Victory Capital announces investment in UK fund startup Alderwood Partners [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global asset management firm Victory Capital has taken a 15% stake in Alderwood Partners, a London, UK-based firm that plans to invest in a series of boutique asset managers. Financial terms were not disclosed, said a news release from the investment managemen
21 Sep. 2020 India overtakes Greater China in private capital fintech deals [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: India has become one of the most dynamic digital financial ecosystems globally in recent years, rivaling Greater China directly as a top destination for private capital investment in the sector, said a report by Preqin. India soaked up more than a quarter (27%) of b
18 Sep. 2020 Institutional investors back private assets despite Covid-19 uncertainty [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Institutional investors said they were ramping up their allocations to private assets from 12.8% a year ago to 14.1% over the next 12 months, with 46% stating that an increase in their allocation to private assets would help manage risk. Schroders' Institutional Inv
18 Sep. 2020 Credit Suisse teams up with Qatar SWF on multi-billion direct private credit platform [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Swiss bank Credit Suisse and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) said on Thursday they were jointly setting up a multi-billion dollar direct private credit business. QIA, which is Qatar's sovereign wealth fund and has a 5.4% stake in Credit Suisse, manages abo
18 Sep. 2020 Global hedge funds record their best five-month performance of 12.85% [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 1.85% in August, bringing its year-to-date return to 3.79% and its five-month trailing return to 12.85% since end-March. "Global hedge funds recorded their best five-month performance of 12.85% in August after they suffered fr
17 Sep. 2020 Managed futures report another month of gains in August [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Managed futures funds turned in another positive month in August returning 0.18%, according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. For the year-to-date, CTAs were up 2.73% through August. "The S&P 500 extended its on-goin
17 Sep. 2020 Antares Capital racks up $3bn for a latest private credit fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Antares Capital Advisers, the registered investment adviser arm of Antares Capital, has raised just over $3 billion for its latest credit fund, which will focus on providing financing to mainly mid-sized private equity-backed companies. The middle-market lender said
17 Sep. 2020 Ardian closes fifth Expansion Fund on $2.4bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Paris-based private equity firm Ardian Holding announced the final close of its fifth private equity expansion fund, Ardian Expansion Fund V, with 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) in total capital commitments. The Ardian Expansion Fund V is aimed at helping European
17 Sep. 2020 Asia's edtech venture capital deals skyrocket to 166% in H1 2020 compared to the same period last year [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Asia is attracting outsized investor interest in the education technology (EdTech) industry and private capital deal activity remains dominant. According to Preqin, venture capital-backed EdTech aggregate deal value in H1 2020 has increased by 166% compared to the s
16 Sep. 2020 Apollo jumps into impact investing with a new team [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Apollo Global Management is venturing into the world of impact investing, following some of its biggest peers in targeting funds dedicated to sustainability. The New York-based global alternative investment manager announced the leadership team for the new platform
16 Sep. 2020 Major investor group urges EU to raise 2030 emissions target [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: An investor group with a combined €33 trillion ($39.1 trillion) in assets has called on the European Union to set 2030 carbon-emission reduction goals at 55%, to support low-carbon economy investments. This is the minimum level of ambition required to achieve net-ze
15 Sep. 2020 Fifth straight month of hedge fund gains fuels investor confidence [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - As Wall Street experienced its best August since the 1980s, the hedge fund industry posted its fifth straight positive month returning 2.42% in August, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By comparison, th
15 Sep. 2020 Altegris reemerges as an independent alternatives boutique [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Altegris Holdings and Artivest Holdings today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Matt Osborne, Altegris Co-Founder and Artivest Chief Investment Officer, in partnership with Continuum Capital Managers, co-founded by Doug Grip and Steve Van
15 Sep. 2020 Will Tracey, co-founder of Monex Europe, joins Ballinger & Co. [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - FX Broker Ballinger & Co. today announced the appointment of Will Tracey, one of FX's leading lights, as its Executive Chairman and largest shareholder. Ballinger & Co. is a specialist FX broker providing flexible and innovative foreign exchange services to corpora
15 Sep. 2020 SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index up 1.74% in August [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for August 2020 measured 1.74%. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.34% in September. "SS&C GlobeOp's Capital Movement Index for September 202
15 Sep. 2020 Up from zero: Hedge fund industry firmly positive YTD with August performance [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The global hedge fund industry continues to climb out of the turmoil created by the Covid-19 pandemic. The industry gained an average of +2.5% in August, bringing the year to date (YTD) average return firmly into positive territory at +2.21%, according to the just-release
15 Sep. 2020 Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index returns 1.3% in August [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 1.13% in August, underperforming the 1.54% monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The Wilshire Liq
15 Sep. 2020 GCM Grosvenor raises $893m for impact fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: GCM Grosvenor, a global alternative asset management solutions provider with approximately $57 billion in assets under management, announced the final close for its Labor Impact Fund with $893 million in the capital. "GCM Grosvenor's Labor Impact Fund originate
15 Sep. 2020 Debt offering deal volume up 17.3% in August [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The number of deals announced globally mostly remained relatively steady in August compared to the previous month while deal volume increased marginally by 1% from 6,423 in July to 6,488 in August. Deal types such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and debt offering
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