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17 Mar. 2025 Credit offers a better deal than equities currently [more]
In a timely memo posted last week titled " Gimme Credit", Howard Marks, co-chairman of Oaktree, explains why he believes credit investments remain attractive despite historically narrow yield spreads. He focuses prim
17 Mar. 2025 CIP raises $13bn fifth flagship green energy fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) held the final close of its fifth flagship fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure V, raising more than €12 billion ($13 billion) and establishing a robust pipeline for renewable energy infrastructure investments. The total exc
14 Mar. 2025 BlackRock launches managed futures ETF [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: BlackRock has just launched a new liquid alternatives exchange-traded fund (ETF) with a trading strategy used in its hedge-fund business. The world's largest asset manager's new iShares Managed Futures Active ETF is the latest managed futures fund rolled ou
14 Mar. 2025 S&P 500 approaches 4 weeks of decline amid escalating trade tensions, government shutdown risk [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Linh Tran, Market Analyst at XS.com, has pointed out in a note that the S&P 500 index continued to record a 1.2% decline in the latest trading session, marking an extended losing streak. The primary reason for this decline stems from increased market sell-offs, driven by
13 Mar. 2025 Thoma Bravo amasses $2bn for its first European fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Technology-focused investment manager Thoma Bravo has closed its inaugural European fund at €1.8 billion ($1.96 billion), through which it plans to take equity stakes in mid-sized software companies across the continent. The American private equity and growth
12 Mar. 2025 Investment manager alternative data budgets continue to expand [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Investment manager budgets for alternative data are set to increase further this year building on strong growth in the past two years, new research from leading alternative data platform Exabel and BattleFin shows. Around 85% of investment managers and analysts questi
12 Mar. 2025 US dollar holds ground as markets await crucial inflation data [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The US dollar stabilized at a five-month low as market participants await today's Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures, which may provide crucial indications regarding the Federal Reserve's upcoming decisions. Growing recession fears, fueled by softer labor mark
12 Mar. 2025 Brookfield wraps maiden infrastructure fund at $1bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Brookfield Asset Management closed its inaugural Brookfield Infrastructure Structured Solutions Fund (BISS) at $1bn, hitting its fundraising target. BISS Funds focused on deploying Brookfield's capabilities as an owner and operator of global infrastructure assets t
10 Mar. 2025 Syz Capital selects Coinbase to launch innovative BTC Alpha Fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Syz Capital, the $2 billion alternatives investment arm of the family-owned Syz Group, has launched the Syz Capital BTC Alpha Fund, with Coinbase as Prime Broker and Custodian. This pioneering fund of crypto hedge funds taps into volatility, market inefficiencies, and fra
10 Mar. 2025 Northleaf amasses $1bn for global cross-capital structure private credit strategy [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Northleaf Capital Partners, a global private-markets investment firm, closed its third private credit fund, raising over $1bn for Northleaf Private Credit III (NPC III) and related managed accounts. The milestone pushes Northleaf's private credit platform past $6.5b
09 Mar. 2025 Global hedge fund performance mixed in February; crypto index drops nearly 17% [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds posted mixed performance in February as financial market volatility surged as a result of new trade and tariff policies, with equity market declines led by steep drops in the growth and technology categories. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) declin
07 Mar. 2025 Ai For Alpha introduces the "Private Equity Liquid Decoding" [more]
Opalesque Industry Update, for New Managers - Ai For Alpha, a fintech specializing in AI-driven investment strategies, has released the Private Equity Liquid Decoding strategy. The Ai For Alpha approach leverag
07 Mar. 2025 Eurazeo wraps up fifth buyout fund at $3.24bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Pan-European asset manager in private markets Eurazeo closed its latest buyout fund, Eurazeo Capital V (EC-V), securing €3bn ($3.24bn) in capital commitments and surpassing its initial target. The French private equity investor said in a media release that the
07 Mar. 2025 The golden age of gold [more]
By Opalesque Geneva: Many financial participants expect gold to surpass $3,000 per ounce this year, (compared to about $1,600 five years ago) driven by inflation, c
06 Mar. 2025 Jason Cope joins Polar Asset Management Partners as head of global fixed income & rates [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., a multi-strategy hedge fund manager based in Toronto, today announced that Jason Cope has joined Polar as Head of Global Fixed Income & Rates. In this role, Mr. Cope's responsibilities will include leading and accelerating the growth
06 Mar. 2025 Hamilton Lane launches U.S. private secondary fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private markets investment management firm Hamilton Lane announced the launch of the Hamilton Lane Private Secondary Fund (HLPSF), a continuously offered evergreen investment vehicle available to U.S. accredited investor clients, including sufficiently qualified high-n
06 Mar. 2025 Adelis amasses $1.7bn for its oversubscribed fourth fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Adelis Equity Partners, a Stockholm-headquartered private equity firm, has held the final close of its oversubscribed fourth fund, Adelis Fund IV, with €1.6bn ($1.7bn) in capital commitments from external investors. Adelis' employees have committed to invest 7.7%
05 Mar. 2025 400 Capital raises $1.39bn for the latest asset-based private credit fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Alternative credit asset manager specializing in asset-based credit strategies 400 Capital Management (400CM) closed its fourth private credit fund focused on asset-based finance with $1.39 billion in commitments. Asset Based Term Fund IV (ABTF IV), which is part o
04 Mar. 2025 Global investors' appetite for fixed-income hedge funds surges [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global institutional investors are bullish about the return potential from fixed-income hedge funds, revealed a study. According to research commissioned by RBC BlueBay Asset Management, two-thirds of global institutional investors (63%) expect annual returns of 10%
04 Mar. 2025 ICG wraps $11bn secondaries fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global alternative asset manager ICG has soared to an $11bn final close for its fifth flagship secondaries fund, almost twice the $6bn it initially hoped to raise. The ICG Strategic Equity Fund V more than doubled its predecessor fund program, ICGSE IV, which close
03 Mar. 2025 Blackstone racks in $5.6bn for latest energy transition fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: American alternative investment management company Blackstone Inc. has raised $5.6 billion for a fund that invests in the transition to cleaner energy. Blackstone Energy Transition Partners IV (BETP IV) reached its fundraising hard cap, with limited partner investo
03 Mar. 2025 ResilienceVC closes oversubscribed fund on $56m [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: ResilienceVC, a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in fintech startups, has closed its debut fund on $56 million. The firm said the fund was significantly oversubscribed. In addition to investors in the fund, the firm is managing early-stage invest
28 Feb. 2025 AIMA pushes back on FSB's policy recommendations [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - AIMA, the world's largest alternative investment association, calls for a more balanced, evidence-based approach to assessing leverage risks, beginning with a smarter, streamlined data collection process and enhanced regulatory information sharing. The Financial
28 Feb. 2025 LPA expands into Asia [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - As part of its international strategy, LPA Law is strengthening its commitment to its clients in Asia with the integration of APFL Partners Vietnam LLC, a leading international law firm in Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City), into LPA Law. This strategic growth, based on
28 Feb. 2025 O'Melveny adds to private funds team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Seasoned private funds lawyer Salim Azzam has joined O'Melveny's Los Angeles office as a partner in the Asset Management Practice Group and Private Equity Industry Group. His arrival further strengthens O'Melveny's capacity to lead and manage complex, mult
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