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30 Jan. 2025 iCI launches foundational guidance for voluntary carbon market [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Initiative Climat International (iCI), a PRI-supported initiative, together with sustainability consultancy Anthesis, have announced the launch of a comprehensive guide on the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM), helping private market participants navigate this evolving la
30 Jan. 2025 Milbank expands private equity group [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Milbank announced that Evan Roberts has joined its Los Angeles office as a partner in the firm's Global Corporate/M&A Group. "We are thrilled to welcome Evan to Milbank," said Milbank Chairman Scott A. Edelman. "His significant experience advising private equity firms
30 Jan. 2025 GEM makes Bank co-CIO [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - GEM, a $12B leading provider of institutional investment solutions for endowments, foundations, sovereigns, families, and other long-term investors, announced today that Matt Bank has been appointed Co-Chief Investment Officer alongside current CIO Mike Smith, effective a
30 Jan. 2025 Quest Partners rebrands to AlphaQuest [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Quest Partners LLC, a research-driven alternative asset management firm managing $2.2 billion of assets on behalf of some of the world's largest and most sophisticated investors, announced that it has rebranded to AlphaQuest to reflect the firm's alpha-driven approach to
30 Jan. 2025 Money managers are making a massive shift to private markets [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Reflecting growing interest among clients nearly 60% of financial advisors plan to allocate a significant portion of their book of business to private market investments this year, revealed a survey. According to the private markets investment management firm's
29 Jan. 2025 Study reveals hedge funds spend too much time on spreadsheets [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds are still spending too much time on spreadsheets despite the advanced technologies available to them, new global research by Beacon Platform Inc. shows. And they are incurring greater, and possibly unnecessary, risks by doing so. The study by Beacon Platfor
29 Jan. 2025 Lopez-Cruz rejoins Investcorp to lead private equity [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Investcorp, a leading global alternative investment firm, today announced that Daniel Lopez-Cruz will be rejoining Investcorp on 3rd March 2025 to take over from Dave Tayeh as Global Head of Private Equity, with Dave, as announced previously, scheduled to leave the firm a
29 Jan. 2025 Sheppard Mullin expands capital markets group [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Alex Schwartz has joined the firm's Chicago office as a partner in the Corporate and Securities practice group. He also will spend significant time in the firm's Century City office. Schwartz was most rec
29 Jan. 2025 Fengate amasses $1.1bn for the latest North American infrastructure fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Toronto-headquartered Fengate Asset Management has reached a $1.1 billion final close on its fourth flagship infrastructure fund, exceeding its target. Fengate Infrastructure Fund IV, the largest ever raised by Fengate, drew support from institutional investors, in
29 Jan. 2025 Manulife Investment Management closes $480M forest climate fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Manulife Investment Management has closed its latest forest climate fund on $480 million. Manulife has more than five million acres under management. The Manulife Forest Climate Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of sustainably-managed forestland assets
28 Jan. 2025 Macquarie Capital strengthens aerospace, defense group [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory, capital markets and principal investing arm of Macquarie Group, today announced the appointment of David Farkas as Managing Director, enhancing its aerospace, defense and government services (ADG) advisory practice. Mr. Fark
28 Jan. 2025 Houlihan Lokey adds to team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Houlihan Lokey, Inc., the global investment bank, announced today that Bill Scheuerer has joined as a Managing Director in its Capital Markets Group. Based in New York, Mr. Scheuerer will support the firm's private capital financing efforts across all industry verticals.
28 Jan. 2025 Francisco Partners racks up $3.3bn for private credit bets [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: American investment firm Francisco Partners closed its latest private-credit fund with $3.3 billion in investor commitments, exceeding its $2.3 billion target despite a difficult fundraising market. The opportunistic lending vehicle FP Credit Partners III fund surpass
28 Jan. 2025 With 50,523 deals, the global deal activity declined 6.7% in 2024 [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Reflecting a 6.7% year-on-year (YoY) decline from 54,141 deals announced in 2023, a total of 50,523 deals across mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity, and venture financing were announced globally during 2024, revealed a study. According to the GlobalData repo
27 Jan. 2025 Arena Investors and Fort Morgan Capital launch $50 Million litigation finance venture [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Arena Investors, LP and Fort Morgan Capital, a subsidiary of SimpleCITI Companies, are proud to announce the launch of a $50 million joint venture focused on providing law firm finance solutions for US law firms. Targeting growth financing between $1 million to $15 millio
27 Jan. 2025 Rackhouse Venture Capital adds to team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Rackhouse Venture Capital, a San Francisco-based, early-stage, AI-focused venture capital firm, today announced the appointment of Brendan Baker as its newest Partner. Baker brings over a decade of experience building modern venture capital firms, advising founders, and i
27 Jan. 2025 VC investment in Asia plummets to record lows during Q4'24 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: VC investment in Asia plummeted during Q4'24 as all key jurisdictions in the region saw investors pressing pause, according to KPMG Private Enterprise quarterly global report on venture capital trends. While China continued to attract the largest share of investme
26 Jan. 2025 Hedge fund assets surge to records as Trump administration takes office [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Total global hedge fund capital surged to a record level to begin 2025 as the Trump Administration begins, capping a strong performance year while navigating inflation, and interest rate and generational geopolitical uncertainty in 2024. Industry capital spiked to a fifth
24 Jan. 2025 UK attracts largest share of VC investment in Europe during Q4'24 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: VC investment in Europe rose in Q4'24, although the total investment in the region for 2024 fell short of 2023 results, highlighting the significant challenges experienced in the VC space over the last twelve months. According to the KPMG Private Enterprise quarter
24 Jan. 2025 Novacap wraps up inaugural digital fund on AI investment trend at over $1bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: North American alternative manager Novacap Investments has launched a new fund to invest more than $1 billion in digital infrastructure projects across North America. The Novacap Digital Infrastructure Fund I exceeded its target and raised money from existing and n
23 Jan. 2025 US VC firm Insight Partners racks in $12.5bn for new flagship fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Insight Partners, a New York-based venture capital and private equity firm has raised $12.5 billion for its 13th flagship fund. The amount reflects a downward adjustment from its initial target of US$20 billion due to a difficult environment for venture capital fun
23 Jan. 2025 Large AI deals boost investment in Q4'24 US VC market [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: During Q4'24, the US saw total VC investment rise to its highest level since Q2'22 as interest and investment in AI continued to be red-hot. The sector accounted for more than half of the country's top ten deals, including the first $10 billion venture round ever seen
22 Jan. 2025 Global CEOs rank UK most important market after US [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The UK has risen to become the second-most attractive global destination for international investment according to PwC's 28th Annual Global CEO Survey. This is the first time the UK has secured this spot in the 28 year history of the survey. This shift in attitude t
22 Jan. 2025 Asset management CEOs confident about growth, see GenAI as top investment priority [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The KPMG 2024 Asset Management CEO Outlook report provides key insights from the 2024 Global Asset Management Outlook survey. With over US$120 trillion in assets under management, the sector plays a pivotal role in shaping the prospects of virtually every other sector. Th
22 Jan. 2025 Global VC investment rose to the highest level in seven quarters in Q4'24 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: VC investment globally rose to the highest level in seven quarters in Q4'24, driven primarily by the ongoing surge in interest in AI. According to KPMG Q4'24 Venture Pulse Report - Global trends, in Q4'24, global VC investment rose to a ten-quarter high of $108.6 b
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