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05 May. 2020 UK occupies top spot 610 M&A deals in Europe during Q1 2020 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Amid declining Q1 M&A volumes in Europe following uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, UK scores highest number of deals with 610, said a study. According to GlobalData, the European region witnessed consistent decline in mergers and acquisition (M&A) deal
04 May. 2020 Asia-Pacific: Mergers and acquisition deal activity remains inconsistent during Q1 2020 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The mergers and acquisition (M&A) deal activity in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region remained inconsistent during the first quarter (Q1) of 2020, said a study. GlobalData revealed that the number of announced M&A deals decreased from 494 in February 2020 to 457 in Marc
04 May. 2020 27% fewer 267 PE funds closing in Q1 raise 12% more money compared to one year ago [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Fewer private equity funds reached a final close in Q1 2020, as the asset class is affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Preqin, a total of 267 funds closed, marking a 27% drop vs. Q1 2019. But the total amount of capital raised was significant: at $133bn
01 May. 2020 The impact of COVID-19 on activist investing [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Activist investing could drop to levels not seen since 2014 in the immediate aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak, according to new research from Activist Insight. Data in the report shows that there was a significant uptick in proxy statements in 2009, 2
30 Apr. 2020 Latham and Watkins expands M&A practice [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Kate Withers has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in the Corporate Department and as a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Private Equity Practice. She advises clients of all sizes in connect
30 Apr. 2020 Hedge funds are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, says Preqin [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark generated a loss of 10.38% in Q1 2020, all but erasing the annual gain of 10.97% made in 2019. But given that the S&P 500 Index fell by 20.00% in the first quarter of this year, hedge funds performed better than tradit
30 Apr. 2020 Global bond issuance to fall by 9% in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global bond issuance is likely to fall about 9% in 2020 from last year across all sectors due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic slowdown. According to a report from S&P Global Ratings, bond issuance from financial services companies, specifically, are
29 Apr. 2020 CTA/managed futures funds outperformed other hedge fund strategies despite weakness in energy sector [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund managers were down 6.00% in March 2020 (-7.6% YTD), outperforming global equities which languished 13.99% over escalating COVID-19 outbreak concerns, reports data provider Eurekahedge. Around 80% of the hedge fund managers tracked by Eurekahedge were able to ou
29 Apr. 2020 Swiss fund market volume depressed by coronavirus [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - In March 2020, the volume of assets placed in the investment funds covered by the statistics compiled by Swiss Fund Data AG and Morningstar stood at CHF 1,097.5 billion. This corresponds to a month-on-month decrease of CHF 108.5 billion or 9.9%. Net outflows totaled CHF 1
29 Apr. 2020 Constitution Capital Partners closes fund on $1bn [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Constitution Capital Partners, a leading alternative investment manager focused on North American private equity and private credit, today announced the final close of Ironsides V and related segregated mandates with total commitments of $1 billion. The fundraise is CCP's
29 Apr. 2020 Australian private capital AUM rises to $68bn in 2019 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: In 2019, Australia's dynamic private capital industry - comprising private equity, venture capital, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources- amassed a record-high of $68bn in total AUM, said a study by Australian Investment Council and Preqin.
29 Apr. 2020 Founder of Tai Chi Hedge Fund gets sentenced to 240 hours of community service [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hong Kong's Eastern Magistrates' Court has sentenced Yau Ka Fai to 240 hours of community service following his conviction for holding himself out as carrying on a business in asset management without a license from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). Y
29 Apr. 2020 Global debt level skyrockets amid pandemic; accounts for more than twice of the global GDP [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global debt level at private and public sector is expected to surge significantly in the first half of 2020 due to uncertain financial conditions and the reduction of the central bank's policy rate around the world amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said a study. With
28 Apr. 2020 Standards Board for Alternative Investments appoints Mario Therrien as Chairman and Luke Ellis as Deputy Chairman [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Board of Trustees of the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) announced today that Mario Therrien, Senior Managing Director and Head of Strategic Partnerships, Developed Markets, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ), and Luke Ellis, CEO, Man Gro
28 Apr. 2020 96 U.S. reinvesting CLO ratings placed on CreditWatch negative; total CreditWatch negative count increases to 358 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - S&P Global Ratings today placed its ratings on 96 classes from 92 reinvesting U.S. broadly syndicated loan collateralized loan obligation (BSL CLO) transactions on CreditWatch with negative implications. This continues our recent run of CreditWatch negative placements tha
28 Apr. 2020 Morningstar publishes global study of regulation and taxation in the fund industry, finding regulation to be adequate, but not always proactive [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Morningstar, a provider of independent investment research, today published the second chapter of its biannual Global Investor Experience (GIE) report. The report, now in its sixth edition, assesses the experiences of mutual fund investors in 26 markets across North Ameri
28 Apr. 2020 Venture capital closes 1,000 deals less than in previous quarter [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Deal activity declined in venture capital markets across the globe in Q1 2020 as the world comes to terms with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Preqin, nearly 1,000 fewer deals were completed globally in Q1 2020 compared with Q4 2019, while aggregate deal value f
28 Apr. 2020 Consonance Capital raises $856m for the second fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: New York-based Consonance Capital (CCP) announced that its sophomore private equity fund was closed at its hard cap of $856 million. The healthcare private equity firm said that consistent with its predecessor fund, Fund II will focus on investments in U.S. healthc
28 Apr. 2020 Global M&A activity nosedives towards the end of Q1 2020 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global mergers and acquisition (M&A) deal volume and value started declining with the first quarter (Q1) of 2020 approaching the end, said a study. According to GlobalData the number of announced M&A deals decreased from 2,349 in February 2020 to 1,984 in March
28 Apr. 2020 Hedge fund performance: Event-driven set to outperform in April [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: In the space of alternative strategies, Lyxor research points to a solid performance of Event-Driven in April. Special Situations and Merger Arbitrage outperformed, up +3.8% and +2.7% month-to-date (as of April 21st), respectively. Event-Driven strategies also outp
27 Apr. 2020 VC investment in the US remains strong in Q1 2020, but COVID-19 threat looms [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: While investment in the U.S. remained strong during the quarter with $34 billion invested across 2,298 deals, the sudden emergence of COVID-19 created significant economic turbulence and uncertainty, and major waves in the public markets. According to Q1 2020 KPMG
27 Apr. 2020 Real estate: Returns for higher-risk strategies continue to decline [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Though returns for higher-risk strategies have continued to decline in recent vintage funds, real estate's recent run of underwhelming performance continues, said a study. Over a one-year horizon to June 2019, real estate underperforms all other private capital asse
26 Apr. 2020 Swiss fund market volume depressed by coronavirus [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - In March 2020, the volume of assets placed in the investment funds covered by the statistics compiled by Swiss Fund Data AG and Morningstar stood at CHF 1,097.5 billion. This corresponds to a month-on-month decrease of CHF 108.5 billion or 9.9%. Net outflows totaled CHF 1
24 Apr. 2020 Scotiabank Canadian Hedge Fund Index ended March -6.8% MOM on asset weighted basis, -6.9% YTD [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Scotiabank Canadian Hedge Fund Index ended March 2020 down -6.82% MOM on an asset weighted basis and down -9.99% MOM on an equal weighted basis. Source: Scotiabank T
24 Apr. 2020 Hedge fund business AUM drops below $3tn for first time since 2014 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Investor redemptions and performance declines during this unprecedented time of market volatility pulled the hedge fund industry's assets under management below $3 trillion for the first time since April 2014, according to the just-released eVestment March/Q1 2020 Hedge F
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