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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
13 Dec. 2024 JP Morgan AM partners with CAIS to expand advisor access to alternatives [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - J.P. Morgan Asset Management, a global leader in investment management, is partnering with CAIS, n alternative investment platform for independent financial advisors, to provide advisors access to its alternative investment strategies. "We are thrilled to partner with
13 Dec. 2024 Carlyle amasses $7.1bn for opportunistic credit fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The Carlyle Group closed its opportunistic credit fund, Carlyle Credit Opportunities Fund III (CCOF III), at $7.1 billion, marking its largest credit fundraising to date. The alternative asset manager said in a media release that this includes $5.7 billion in commi
12 Dec. 2024 Gatewood launches co-investment and warehousing program to support emerging managers [more]
Opalesque Industry Update, for New Managers - Gatewood Capital Partners LLC, a seed and anchor investor in emerging managers, has established a Co-Investment and Warehousing Program tailored to emerging managers. This
12 Dec. 2024 New hedge fund launches may hit 24-year low [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia, for New Managers: Going by numbers from the first three quarters of this year, new hedge fund launches will 'likely' end the year at their lowest in 24 years amid tough fundraising conditions, said a study. According to a Preqin report, by the third q
12 Dec. 2024 Hedge funds return 10% globally to Q3 2024, AUM climbs to $4.9tn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Preqin 2025 Global Report: Hedge Funds showed that hedge funds demonstrated value in investor portfolios as diversifiers and risk mitigators while offering returns in 2024. Global equity and bond markets were relatively volatile in 2024 and within this context, hed
11 Dec. 2024 Vanguard: The era of sound money lives on [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Vanguard has released its annual outlook on the global economy and financial markets. This year's report, "Beyond the Landing," provides investors with a comprehensive economic roadmap and articulates Vanguard's updated long-term investment thesis. Vangu
11 Dec. 2024 J.F. Lehman & Company amasses $2.2bn for oversubscribed Fund VI [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: J.F. Lehman & Company (JFLCO), a private equity firm specializing in acquiring lower middle market companies, has closed its sixth flagship fund at $2.23 billion, marking the largest fundraising in its 33-year history. The new fund, JFL Equity Investors VI, signifi
10 Dec. 2024 TT International launches new emerging markets debt strategies [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - TT International, the alpha-driven specialist investment manager, is delighted to announce the launch of two new Emerging Market Debt strategies. They are managed by a talented, close-knit team led by Jean-Charles Sambor, using the same active, nimble and contrarian proce
10 Dec. 2024 Golub Capital expands in Middle East [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Golub Capital today announced that it is opening an office in Abu Dhabi in ADGM and that it has appointed Naser Almutairi as Managing Director, Middle East. The Firm also announced it has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authorit
10 Dec. 2024 92% of financial advisors allocate to alternative investments [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Nine in 10 financial advisers surveyed (92%) currently incorporate alternative investments in client portfolios, with 91% planning to increase allocations over the next two years, revealed a survey. According to the third annual independent survey conducted by CAIS
10 Dec. 2024 UK regulatory regime for short selling a long time coming [more]
The UK government has drafted new Short Selling Regulations to replace the previous EU-based regulatory framework following Brexit. What will change under the new regime? According to James Smethurst and Christopher Bernard, partners at global law firm Freshfields, the key points ar
09 Dec. 2024 Broadridge announces first-of-its-kind AI-powered algorithm insights service [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - To transform the landscape of algorithmic trading, global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), announced the launch of an innovative AI-powered algorithm insights service for NYFIX. Driven by real-time liquidity mapping, the service is design
09 Dec. 2024 EQT rolls out new energy transition fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Swedish global investment organization EQT launched a new energy transition fund to invest in infrastructure assets crucial to the clean energy transition. According to a press statement from the buyout group, under EQT Infrastructure, the strategy will see inves
07 Dec. 2024 Hedge funds score November gains with US election [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds surged in November, driven by the US Presidential election results, as managers and investors positioned for an active M&A cycle and more business- friendly policies from the incoming administration. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) surged +2.6
06 Dec. 2024 Institutional investors bullish on private markets, says Natixis survey [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Alternative assets remain of particular interest, especially private markets, with US institutional investors 60% bullish on private equity and (59%) bullish on private debt, said a study. In fact, 65% of US institutional investors believe that a portfolio with 60%
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