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09 Apr. 2025 Pantheon Ventures amasses $5.2bn for private credit secondaries [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Pantheon Ventures, a global private markets firm, has raised $5.2 billion in committed capital for secondary investments of private credit assets, one of the largest fundraising hauls for the strategy. Pantheon Senior Debt III (PSD III) was oversubscribed and surpa
08 Apr. 2025 Ripple acquires prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25bn [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, announced it is acquiring Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, representing one of the largest deals in the digital assets space. With the acquisition, Ripple becomes the first crypto company
08 Apr. 2025 VC firm SignalFire amasses $1bn to bet on AI startups [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Bay Area-based venture capital firm SignalFire has raised $1 billion for its fifth and largest fund, which it will invest in applied AI companies. The new funds bring the San Francisco-based firm's assets under management to $3 billion. The firm's prior fund, announ
07 Apr. 2025 Hedge funds post mixed performance in March [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds posted mixed performance in March as the trade tariff financial market volatility surge accelerated, with equity market declines again led by steep losses in the growth and technology categories. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) declined by -
06 Apr. 2025 Tariffs and private equity: impact of "Liberation Day" [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - HarbourVest Partners, the global private markets investment specialist, with more than $143 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2024, shared commentary from the firm's Senior Market Strategist, Scott Voss on the recent tariff announcement. With
04 Apr. 2025 Publicly listed global asset managers witness strong revenue growth in 2024 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Publicly listed asset managers witnessed strong revenue growth in 2024, but these gains were primarily due to capital market appreciation rather than organic asset inflows, which were flat for the median manager over the year. According to a new survey by asset mana
04 Apr. 2025 Long volatility hedge fund manages through muted response of implied volatility [more]
By Opalesque Geneva: Justin McEntee, partner at Los Angeles-based Logica Capital Advisers, a $525m manager specialising in long volatility strategies, has been receiving a lot of email inquiries since the tariffs announcement. In a note seen
03 Apr. 2025 HFRX: Hedge funds posted mixed performance in March [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - In March 2025, global financial markets experienced sharp declines as tariff volatility and heightened uncertainty led to significant losses in large-cap technology stocks and cryptocurrencies. The US equity market led the downturn, with the technology sector and small-ca
03 Apr. 2025 TT International launches new EM Macro Strategy [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - TT International, an alpha-driven specialist investment manager, has launched the TT EM Macro Strategy, a hedge fund investing predominantly across interest rates, foreign exchange, sovereign and corporate credit within Emerging Markets (EM). The strategy will capital
03 Apr. 2025 S&P 500 futures collapse in early trading as trade war erupts [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: S&P 500 futures are experiencing an unusually sharp decline in the early hours of this morning, falling more than 3%, while Nasdaq 100 futures are down more than 3.5%. US stocks are poised for a very negative opening as they anticipate the consequences of Donald Trum
03 Apr. 2025 Freeport racks in $2bn for sixth direct lending fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia for A Square: Freeport Financial Partners, a direct lending asset manager located in Chicago, IL, has closed its sixth direct lending fund with $2bn in investable capital raised. The Freeport First Lien Loan Fund VI was oversubscribed, exceeding its initial ta
03 Apr. 2025 Coller Capital acquires direct lending portfolio from American National [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Coller Capital has acquired a $1.6bn senior direct lending portfolio from American National, a multiline US insurer. The investment marks the largest ever LP-led credit secondaries transaction that is focused on a senior direct lending portfolio. The transac
02 Apr. 2025 Level Equity raises $1.4bn for new growth funds [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Tech-focused growth investor Level Equity has raised $1.4bn across its latest flagship fund and a new Opportunities vehicle. The funds - Level Equity Growth Partners VI (LEGP VI) and Level Equity Opportunities Fund 2025 (LEOF 2025) - closed at their collective cap
01 Apr. 2025 ABBA star-backed firm raises $1.3bn for debut fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Pophouse Entertainment, the Sweden-based music investment firm co-founded by ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus, has raised over EUR 1.2 billion (USD 1.3 billion) for its debut fund. The entertainment sector-focused investment firm said in a media release that Pophouse Fund I rai
01 Apr. 2025 Monroe Capital partners with Wendel to expand U.S. private credit platform [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Monroe Capital, an asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies, announced the partnership agreement with Wendel Group, Europe's listed investment firm. The strategic partnership will support future growth initiatives and
01 Apr. 2025 Waterous Energy Fund closes latest fund on C$1.4 Billion [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Waterous Energy Fund has closed its third private equity fund at the stated target of C$1.4 billion (~US$1 billion). For Fund III, WEF will continue to pursue its value-based investment strategy in the Canadian oil and gas sector. To date, WEF has inves
01 Apr. 2025 Capital Four closes private debt fund on EUR3bn [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Danish credit specialist Capital Four has closed its latest private debt fund on EUR3 billion. The Private Debt V vintage focuses exclusively on 1st lien senior secured bilateral financings to PE-sponsored companies located in the Nordics, DACH and BENELU
01 Apr. 2025 EQT racks up $23.4bn for its largest infrastructure fund to date [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Swedish global investment organization EQT has raised €21.5 billion ($23.4 billion) for its latest infrastructure fund, which will invest in energy and digital assets. Lennart Blecher, Head of Real Assets at EQT, said: "We are thrilled to announce the final cl
31 Mar. 2025 Massumi + Consoli adds to M&A team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Massumi + Consoli, a nationwide law firm focused on private equity and M&A, is pleased to announce that Greg Cage has joined the firm's Private Equity and M&A practice as a Partner in its rapidly expanding New York office. Greg will serve as a key member of the M&A te
31 Mar. 2025 Dechert adds to private credit practice [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Dechert LLP announced today the addition of Brian Whaley as a partner in its global finance group, further enhancing the firm's offerings in private credit finance, securitization and structured and derivative products. Mr. Whaley will be based in the firm's New York offi
31 Mar. 2025 Pantheon raises $1.1bn for secondaries [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Pantheon, a leading global private markets investor, announced the final close of Pantheon Secondary Opportunities Fund II (PSOF II) and related vehicles, with total commitments reaching $1.1bn - almost doubling the size of its $624mn predecessor program. PSOF II invests
31 Mar. 2025 Ivanchenko joins 4 Eyes Capital as portfolio manager [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Ivan Ivanchenko, a veteran money manager is joining 4 Eyes Capital's team as portfolio manager focusing on delta-neutral strategies across FX and digital asset classes. Will Abbott, CEO of 4 Eyes Capital commented: "I have had the pleasure of knowing and work
31 Mar. 2025 Florida State Board of Administration commits $700 million to Pinegrove [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The $250 billion Florida State Board of Administration (SBA) has committed an additional $700 million to Pinegrove Venture Partners platform. This milestone builds upon the SBA's prior investments of over $1 billion with Pinegrove's predecessor, SVB
31 Mar. 2025 EQT's latest infrastructure fund hits hard-cap [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: EQT has closed its latest fund - Infrastructure VI - at €21.5 billion. The fund was oversubscribed and hit its hard-cap. The fund is larger than its predecessor vehicle which closed on €15.7 billion in November 2021. In a statement, EQT said that i
28 Mar. 2025 Churchill completes $750M CFO [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Churchill Asset Management LLC, an investment-specialist of Nuveen, has closed its third collateralized fund obligation, NPC SIP 2024-1. The $750 million transaction is structured as a long-duration bond and invests across the flagship strategies of Churchill and Arcmont
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