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21 Mar. 2025 Musk's DOGE to hit Corporate America hard-investors must prepare [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is taking a scalpel to federal spending, with the potential fallout likely to be brutal for companies reliant on government contracts. This is the stark warning from Nigel Green, the CEO and founder of global fi
21 Mar. 2025 Blackford Capital expands team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Blackford Capital, a leading private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle-market businesses, has appointed of Rick Lopez as Managing Director. With over 25 years of experience in finance, investment banking, and private equity investing, Rick brings a wealth o
21 Mar. 2025 Lincoln Financial launches private markets funds [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Lincoln Financial, a leading provider of insurance, annuities, group benefits and retirement solutions, announces its expansion into the rapidly growing private markets industry, partnering with Bain Capital, a leading global private investment firm, and Partners Group, o
21 Mar. 2025 Marathon clinches $2.7bn for opportunistic credit fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Marathon Asset Management, a premier global credit manager, announced the final close of its opportunistic credit strategy MDCF II, securing $2.7 billion in commitments across the main fund and related and co-investment vehicles. The investment manager focused on o
20 Mar. 2025 Capitala racks up over $1bn for the latest fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Charlotte-based Capitala Group, the provider of private credit and private equity capital, has raised more than $1 billion in capital commitments for the oversubscribed fund. Capitala invests both debt and equity capital into small businesses located throughout the
19 Mar. 2025 Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners racks up $4.1bn for fourth fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP), a global leader in private infrastructure equity investing, has secured $4.1 billion in commitments for its North Haven Infrastructure Partners IV (NHIP IV) fund. The fund drew support from global institutional investor
19 Mar. 2025 66% of global institutional investors boosting private asset exposures [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Almost two-thirds (66%) of institutional investors plan to increase their private asset allocations over the next five years, according to Nuveen's fifth annual EQuilibrium Global Institutional Investor Survey. More than 90% now hold both private equity and private
18 Mar. 2025 Hedge fund returns slip in volatile February [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - After a strong start to the year, hedge fund performance dipped in February with several strategy types - including Commodity and Equity strategies - experiencing negative months. According to Citco group of companies (Citco) report, following one of the best opening
18 Mar. 2025 City to ban Crispin Odey citing lack of integrity, interference [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The UK Financial Conduct Authority will ban hedge fund manager Crispin Odey, and fine him GBP1.8mn for a "lack of integrity" in his conduct after he faced allegations of sexual harassment and assault. The FCA alleges that Odey frequently tried to o
18 Mar. 2025 Goldman Sachs Alternatives rolls out $1bn climate credit strategy [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US alternative investments giant Goldman Sachs Alternatives has launched a private credit strategy aimed at financing climate and environmental businesses, securing $1bn in initial institutional equity commitments. The climate credit strategy is focused on senior de
17 Mar. 2025 Proskauer adds private funds partner [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Leading international law firm Proskauer today welcomed secondaries specialist Delphine Jaugey as a partner in its Private Funds Group. Based in London, Delphine brings nearly two decades of experience representing clients in the UK, Europe, the U.S. and Asia. "Delphi
17 Mar. 2025 U.S. Bank introduces new platform for launching closed-end funds [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - U.S. Bank Global Fund Services has introduced its CEF Accelerator Platform, which provides an efficient and cost-effective way for investment managers to launch alternative investment products through registered closed-end funds. Rockefeller Municipal Opportunities Fund (
17 Mar. 2025 Cryptocurrency hedge fund strategies evolve [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - HFR, the global leader in the analysis and tracking of hedge fund strategies and performance, is pleased to announce the launch of an expanded strategy classification system for hedge funds and alternative investment products focused on the Cryptocurrency and Blockchain s
17 Mar. 2025 Weathering uncertainty through strategic diversification [more]
In a recent piece, Bob Prince, co-CIO at Bridgewater Associates, put the firm's famous All-Weather approach back on the table as a timely solution amid growing uncertainty. The recent 15-year period has been historically exceptional for US equity investors, delivering returns more than doubl
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
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