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27 Dec. 2024 800 venture capital funds raised a total of $84.8bn by Q3 2024 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: By Q3 2024, 800 funds raised a total of $84.8bn, compared to 1,645 funds raising $135.9bn in 2023, said a study. Notably, capital gravitated towards larger funds during 2024, according to Preqin 2025 Global Report: Venture Capital. This was due to the decrease in
27 Dec. 2024 The increasing influence of sovereign wealth funds in private equity [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The influence of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) will increase in the US private equity landscape in 2025, according to a study. As SWFs increasingly seek to diversify their investments to pursue higher returns and reduced risk, their influence in the US will grow,
26 Dec. 2024 Akin launches capital solutions team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Akin announced today that it has launched a Capital Solutions team to serve private capital investors seeking opportunities across the capital structure in all market cycles. Led by Ranesh Ramanathan, the team leverages the firm's market-leading position as a one-stop sho
24 Dec. 2024 AIMA calls for action on banking challenges faced by crypto hedge funds [more]
Opalesque Geneva: In a new research report called 'The Debanking Dilemma', the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has issued a call to address the systemic barriers
24 Dec. 2024 Venture capital investment in GenAI to cross $45bn in 2024 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global venture capital investment in Generative AI continues to grow and is expected to reach $45 billion in 2024, said a study. This is almost double the figure for 2023 ($24 billion) and more than five times the total VC investment in 2022 ($8.7 billion). Accordi
24 Dec. 2024 Private debt fundraising hits $118bn in Q3 2024 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global private debt fundraising reached $118bn in Q3 2024, with Preqin analysts believing a full-year figure will be below 2023's $214bn. It is likely to align with the 10-year average annual fundraising number of $161bn. According to the Preqin Global Report 2025
24 Dec. 2024 Germany's 2025 challenges [more]
As Germany, historically Europe's economic powerhouse, is facing significant challenges, investors are advised to prioritise companies that adapt well to current conditions. Germany's key challenges are: Political: • Fragmented political landscape complicating coalition f
23 Dec. 2024 Nordic Capital racks up $2.09bn for sophomore mid-market fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Nordic Capital, a sector-specialist private equity investor, has closed its second mid-market fund at a hard cap of €2 billion ($2.09bn), beating its target of €1.4 billion. The Nordic Capital Evolution II attracted excess demand from its launch and benef
23 Dec. 2024 Global infrastructure fundraising hits historical low [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Infrastructure dry powder, as a proportion of assets under management (AUM), hit a new historical low in 2024, said a study. According to Preqin 2025 Global Report: Infrastructure, this AUM figure dropped 3%, or $38.5bn, over the first quarter of 2024 to 24%, compa
23 Dec. 2024 Benchstrength closes latest fund on $62M [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Benchstrength, a NYC-based venture capital firm has closed its latest fund on $62 million. The fund's investors include the Ford Foundation, GCM Grosvenor, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Churchill Asset Management, Fairview Capital, Bank of America, Citi Im
23 Dec. 2024 XGEN Venture closes €180M life sciences fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: XGEN Venture, a leading venture capital firm specializing in life sciences investments, has closed its latest life sciences fund on €180M. The fund focuses on early-stage investments across biotechnology, medical devices, and diagnostics. XGEN Ventu
23 Dec. 2024 Third Point to acquire AS Birch Grove [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Hedge Fund Third Point plans to acquire fund manager AS Birch Grove, according to a Reuters report. AS Birch Grove is a credit investing
20 Dec. 2024 Antin Infrastructure Partners wraps up fifth fund at $10.7bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global infrastructure investment firm Antin Infrastructure Partners closed its latest flagship fund with €10.2 billion ($10.7 billion) in commitments, making it the largest infrastructure fundraise globally in 2024. Paris-based investor said in a media release,
20 Dec. 2024 Energy transition becomes a higher priority for SWF [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are increasingly investing in the green energy transition as renewable energy tops climate investment priorities, said a report. The report by PwC, published in collaboration with the International Forum for Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSW
19 Dec. 2024 AI investment is surging, with senior leaders seeing increasingly positive returns [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Senior leaders report that they are already seeing a return on their artificial intelligence (AI) investments and plan to increasingly become more bullish, according to a study. A new report from Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) revealed that among the 95% of senior leader
19 Dec. 2024 Global M&A deal value to hit $3.5tn by end-2024 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global management consulting firm Bain & Company predicts that overall deal value will reach $3.5 trillion by the end of 2024, up 15% year over year and consistent with mid-2010s levels. Global M&A deal volume is up 7% year over year, reversing a two-year decli
19 Dec. 2024 Seizing the opportunity in agency MBS [more]
According to an article by Tracy Chen, portfolio manager at specialist investment manager Brandywine Global, agency mortgage-backed securities have presented a compelling valuation
19 Dec. 2024 Is the S&P due for another multi-year period of o% returns? [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Kevin Shea, CEO of Disciplined Alpha, a systematic investment manager in Boston, suggests the S&P 500 index may be due for another multi-year period of 0% returns. Shea provided, in a monthly update seen by O
18 Dec. 2024 BlackRock 2025 Private Markets Outlook: A new era of growth [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - BlackRock Inc. has released its annual Private Markets Outlook mapping out how the sector, spanning geographies and asset classes, will evolve in the year ahead. Coveri
18 Dec. 2024 Global private equity deal-making reaches 69% and 74% of 2023 volume and value by Q3 2024 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global private equity raised $482bn with 646 funds by Q3 2024. After two challenging years for private equity in 2022 and 2023, driven by the steepest interest rate hikes in two decades, 2024 brought relief with the start of a monetary-loosening cycle, said a study.
18 Dec. 2024 ESG reporting: 85% of investors see greenwashing as greater problem now [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The EY 2024 Institutional Investor Survey revealed that more than four out of five investors surveyed for the research (85%) say that greenwashing and similarly misleading statements about companies' sustainability performance is a greater problem compared with fiv
18 Dec. 2024 Understanding the difference between ESG, ethical and green investing [more]
There are nuanced differences between ESG, ethical, and green investing, according to Tony Adams, Head of Sustainable Investment Research at Lonsec, an Australian research house. Many investors struggle to understand what ESG investing truly means. The terms are often used interchangeably, but t
17 Dec. 2024 Warburg Pincus racks up over $2.2bn for multi-asset continuation fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global growth investor Warburg Pincus announced the first close of its first multi-asset continuation fund transaction, with over $2.2 billion in commitments. The transaction was co-led and fully capitalized by HarbourVest Partners, Ardian, and Canada Pension P
17 Dec. 2024 European asset management sector to hit $34tn by 2024 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The European asset management industry's assets under management (AUM) are expected to reach EUR33tn ($34tn) by the end of 2024, said a study. According to the European Fund and Asset Management Association's (EFAMA ) 16th edition of its report, Asset Manage
16 Dec. 2024 Global alternatives industry AUM to reach $29.2tn in five years [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global alternatives industry's assets under management (AUM) are projected to reach $29.2 trillion by the end of 2029, fueled by the accelerated democratization of private markets, enhanced access for individual investors, and growing demand for portfolio diversifi
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