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15 Jan. 2025 Crestline Summit rebrands as SummitTX [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Crestline Summit, the public markets hedge fund division of Crestline Investors, Inc., is rebranding as SummitTX. It has also announced the independent registration of SummitTX Capital, L.P. as the SEC Registered Investment Adviser for the SummitTX Funds. The reb
15 Jan. 2025 Theta Capital announces hiring of Jeroen Tielman as Head of Institutional Relations [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Theta Capital, the largest European investor in blockchain venture capital, has announced that it has hired Jeroen Tielman as Head of Institutional Relations. Jeroen has had a distinguished and extensive career with over 35 years of experience in alternative asset man
15 Jan. 2025 Global M&A markets to pick up momentum in 2025, says KPMG [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Though the deal volume was down around 17 percent, 2024 was somewhat of a turnaround year for global M&A markets, according to KPMG International. The total deal value was up, but largely on the back of 89 megadeals worth a combined US$1,034 billion. The pace of tr
14 Jan. 2025 Study reveals hedge funds struggle to measure overall exposure and keep track of models [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - As hedge funds navigate global risks and volatile markets, executives are concerned about maintaining control of model and algorithm changes and building a greater understanding of overall exposures, new global research by Beacon Platform Inc. shows. The surveye
14 Jan. 2025 Crypto goes mainstream as financial advisors push it more than ever [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Fifty-six percent (56%) of financial advisors said they were more likely to invest in crypto in 2025 as a result of the 2024 U.S. election, revealed a survey. The seventh annual "Bitwise/VettaFi 2025 Benchmark Survey of Financial Advisor Attitudes Toward Crypto Ass
13 Jan. 2025 Vistria racks up $3bn for new fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Chicago private investment firm The Vistria Group has collected around $3 billion for its fifth main fund, its largest private equity fund to date. Vistria Fund V will invest in areas including US health care and financial services, according to a press statement.
10 Jan. 2025 FTV Capital amasses $4.05bn across two growth equity funds [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: FTV Capital, a venture capital firm with a fintech focus, has closed its eighth flagship fund (FTV VIII) at $3.4 billion and its inaugural Ascend fund at $651 million. Both funds surpassed their fundraising targets, according to a press release from the growth equi
09 Jan. 2025 Crestline Investors closes $1bn direct lending CLO [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Crestline Investors, an alternative investment management firm, has closed a $1bn collateralized loan obligation (CLO) focused on direct lending in the US middle market. The Crestline Direct Lending CLO I is one of the largest new issue middle-market CLOs to have b
08 Jan. 2025 Hedge fund industry finished year up 10.1% [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds gained in December to conclude a volatile year, navigating election and geopolitical risks, falling but persistent inflation, and surging cryptocurrency prices. Strategy-level performance was mixed in December following the November surge, as managers and inve
08 Jan. 2025 Global VC investments rose 5.4% to $368.5bn in 2024 while deals fell [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global venture capital investments rose to $368.5 billion in 2024, up 5.4% from $349.4 billion a year earlier, revealed a study. However, the number of global deals in 2024 fell 17% to 35,686 from 43,320 a year earlier in 2023. AI deals as a percentage of all deals
07 Jan. 2025 The top 20 private credit managers hold 36% of the $385.28bn in global dry powder [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The 20 largest private credit firms by private credit assets under management held a total of $138.14 billion in uncommitted capital, or 36% of the $385.28 billion in global private credit dry powder available to the asset class as demand for nonbank lending continued
07 Jan. 2025 Honoring the Legacy of Bucky Isaacson [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Yesterday I announced with a heavy heart that Robert "Bucky" Isaacson, a true pioneer in the world of financial innovation and a cornerstone of the Managed Future
06 Jan. 2025 Ninety One appoints Alper Kilic Head of Alternative Credit [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Ninety One, a global investment manager with GBP127.4 billion AUM (as at 30.09.24), has announced the appointment of Alper Kilic as Head of Alternative Credit. In this role, he will be responsible for building upon the current successful Emerging Market Alternative Cr
06 Jan. 2025 Large global M&A deals continue to rise [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Large global M&A deals have been at the forefront of M&A activity in 2024 reflecting a growing confidence among dealmakers despite geopolitical and macroeconomic headwinds, revealed a study. According to WTW's Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM), the volume of
04 Jan. 2025 HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index gained +5.27% in 2024 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - In December 2024, global financial markets posted a mixed performance to conclude 2024 as investors adjusted their positions in anticipation of policy shifts under the incoming Trump administration. Global equity markets experienced declines, with small-cap stocks and the
03 Jan. 2025 US startups see $125bn in VC funding by value [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The US-based startup ecosystem witnessed announcements of a total of 4,463 venture capital (VC) deals from January to November 2024 with a disclosed funding value of $125 billion, said a study. "The startup ecosystem is marking a significant year-on-year (YoY) impro
03 Jan. 2025 Easing cryptocurrency regulations draws interest in Solana ETFs [more]
According to U.S. corporate law firm Carpenter Wellington PLLC, there is growing interest in Solana ETFs following a more favourable U.S. regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies. Several major companies (Bitwise, VanEck, 21Shares, and Canary Capital) have filed for a spot Solana ETF with the SEC
02 Jan. 2025 $124tn in wealth will change hands by 2048 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Some $124 trillion in wealth will transfer through 2048, with around $105 trillion expected to go to heirs and $18 trillion to charity, according to a new study. Much of that will come from the wealthy: About $62 trillion will be passed on from the wealthiest 2% of
02 Jan. 2025 Average monthly crypto trading volume soares to over $1.5tn in 2024 [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: While some skeptics might say that the 2024 crypto boom is largely fueled by Bitcoin's remarkable performance, meaning the market could easily take a downturn if Bitcoin falls, the reality is that crypto trades skyrocketed reaching one of the highest figures on recor
02 Jan. 2025 Japan's Pension Fund Association for Local Government Officials moves forward on PE mandate [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Japan's Pension Fund Association for Local Government Officials (Chikyoren) have gone with a group of primarily US based private equity firms for their private equity allocation. The pension settled on KKR, Hamilton Lane Advisors for private equity along
31 Dec. 2024 Boutique managers see an uptick of risk in 2025 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Members of the Group of Boutique Asset Managers (GBAM) are squaring up to 2025 by focusing on their usual 'bottom up' approach. But regardless of where they are on the globe, it's clear that consistent themes are emerging at the macro level as well as some distinctly loca
31 Dec. 2024 ZEDRA joins forces with leading U.S. fund solutions provider, Gryphon [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - ZEDRA, a global specialist provider of Active Wealth, Corporate & Global Expansion, Funds and Pension & Incentives services, today announces it has joined forces with Gryphon, an Ohio-headquartered Fund Administrator, providing accounting, administration, and tax preparat
31 Dec. 2024 Catalano joins Honigman in Chicago [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Honigman LLP announced today that it is growing its Chicago office with the addition of Richard "Richie" Catalano as a partner in the Transactions & Counseling Practice Group and Corporate Department. He joins the firm from Ballard Spahr. Catalano focuses his practice
30 Dec. 2024 Global real estate fundraising reaches 61% of the previous year's total to $96bn by Q3 2024 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: For global real estate fundraising, activity remained subdued in 2024. The aggregate capital raised from the first quarter to the third fell behind the same period in 2023 by 22%, with no closures of funds exceeding $10bn, as seen in the previous year, said a study.
27 Dec. 2024 India dominates APAC IPO market in 2024 with over 200 public issues, reveals GlobalData [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The initial public offering (IPO) market in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2024, with a sustained upward trajectory despite a high inflationary environment and geopolitical tensions. The APAC market witnessed a notable surge
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