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22 Jan. 2025 Ridgewood closes infrastructure fund II on $1.2bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Real assets specialist Ridgewood Infrastructure has raised $1.2bn for its second water and infrastructure fund, surpassing its initial $1bn target. Ridgewood Water & Strategic Infrastructure Fund II attracted a diverse group of global institutional investors across
21 Jan. 2025 Mega-merger boom picked up in 2024 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: With 29 deals of $10 billion or more in transaction value announced throughout the year large global M&A picked up in 2024, revealed a report. According to the S&P Global Market Intelligence report, the year started out at a high point, with 10 large deals announce
20 Jan. 2025 Ares amasses $30.7bn for European private credit fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global alternative investment manager Ares Management Corp. has amassed a €30 billion ($30.7 billion) pool of capital for its latest European direct lending fund, the largest of its kind ever in the region. With total commitments of €17.1 billion, the six
19 Jan. 2025 Trump's meme coin frenzy - experts warn of risks [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Donald Trump's launch of the $TRUMP meme coin is sending shockwaves through the cryptocurrency market, with the coin's valuation skyrocketing by over 300% in less than 24 hours. As of Sunday morning, $TRUMP hit a market cap of $5.81 billion, marking the former presi
17 Jan. 2025 Investors to focus on quality across asset classes in 2025 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Investors are gearing up for a promising 2025, citing stable inflation, rates, and low unemployment, according to the latest Global Investment Management Survey by the Franklin Templeton Institute. Conducted in November, the results capture insights from more than 20
17 Jan. 2025 SEC settles charges against US hedge fund Two Sigma over investment model vulnerabilities [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled charges against New York-based investment advisers Two Sigma Investments LP and Two Sigma Advisers LP (collectively, Two Sigma) for breaching their fiduciary duties by failing to reasonably address known vulnerabili
17 Jan. 2025 New Holland Capital's absolute return multi-manager strategy comes to Canada [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - AGF Capital Partners, AGF Management Limited's multi-boutique alternatives business with Affiliate Managers across both private assets and alternative strategies, announced the launch of the AGF NHC Tactical Alpha Fund. The Fund is an absolute return-oriented strateg
17 Jan. 2025 Ardian amasses $30bn in world's biggest private equity secondary market fundraising [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The French alternative asset manager Ardian has raised $30bn for its ninth secondaries fund. It's the largest secondaries fund ever raised, and more than half the total value of secondaries funds raised globally last year. According to a media release from the gl
17 Jan. 2025 StepStone racks in $1.4bn for infrastructure co-investment Fund, surpassing target [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global private markets investment firm has reached a roughly $1.4bn final close for its latest infra co-invest fund. StepStone Infrastructure Co-Investment Partners 2022 (SICP) fund closed with approximately $1.2 billion of capital commitments, significantly surpa
16 Jan. 2025 Alternative asset managers change their exit strategies [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Almost all (96%) asset managers working in alternative investments, senior executives at major companies, family offices, and wealth managers, are adjusting their exit strategies due to macro-economic changes. According to new global research from Ocorian, the re-ev
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
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