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25 Oct. 2024 Silicon Valley VC General Catalyst raises $8bn to back startups globally [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: U.S. venture capital giant General Catalyst announced it closed $8 billion in new capital, including $6 billion for its latest fund, Fund XII, and $2 billion in separately managed accounts. That total represents the largest haul by a venture capital firm in over two
25 Oct. 2024 Brightspark Ventures closes latest fund at $100M [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Brightspark Ventures, a leading Canadian early-stage venture capital firm has closed its latest fund on $100 million. Brightspark Canadian Opportunities Fund II will invest in early-stage companies in Canada. With BCOF II, the firm is strategically expanding
25 Oct. 2024 Danish research firm to launch AI-supported global macro hedge fund [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Andreas Steno Larsen, CEO of Steno Research, will manage the Asgard-Steno Global Macro Hedge Fund (ASGM). This AI-
24 Oct. 2024 StartupFuel launches DiligenceGPT [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - StartupFuel Inc., a trailblazer in AI-driven due diligence, is proud to announce the trademarking of its patent-pending technology, DiligenceGPT. As artificial intelligence, GPT models, and large language models (LLMs) become increasingly prevalent, so too does the rise o
24 Oct. 2024 J.P. Morgan launches private market data service for institutional investors [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - J.P. Morgan today announced the launch of its Private Markets Data Solutions for institutional investors, available through Fusion by J.P. Morgan. This is a comprehensive data management solution for private assets that enables investors, both General Partners (GP) and Li
24 Oct. 2024 Hedge fund assets hit new record for 4th consecutive quarter [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund capital rose to a fourth consecutive quarterly record as the combination of election and geopolitical risks, which have dominated financial market performance throughout 2024, accelerated into 4Q with the US election only weeks away. Total global hedge fun
24 Oct. 2024 Global impact investing market reaches $1.57tn AUM [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global impact investing market has reached $1.571tn, managed by 3,907 organizations, at the end of 2023. This is more than double the size it was four years ago, revealed a study. According to the latest market sizing report from the Global Impact Investing Netw
24 Oct. 2024 Optimism returns worldwide in Q3, led by long-short equity and global macro hedge funds [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), in partnership with law firms Simmons & Simmons and Seward and Kissel, have just issued the 16th quarterly Hedge Fund Confidence Index (HFCI), which provides a snapshot of hedge fund managers' confidence in the
23 Oct. 2024 GAM Investments expands US presence with new Miami office [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Global asset manager GAM Investments has announced the opening of its second US office in Miami, marking a significant expansion of its American operations. The move comes as the Swiss-based investment firm seeks to strengthen its presence in both US and Latin American ma
23 Oct. 2024 GoalVest launches late stage VC fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - GoalVest Advisory, a female-founded registered investment advisor, today announced the launch of its Venture Growth Fund, allowing high-net-worth investors access to what it believes are some of the most sought after venture deals. Designing funds for registered investmen
23 Oct. 2024 Bridgeway Capital Management launches fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Bridgeway Capital Management, an investment firm focused on stewardship and long-term, disciplined, processes grounded in academic theory and fundamental insights, is pleased to announce the launch of Bridgeway Global Opportunities Fund (BRGOX). The fund is available to t
23 Oct. 2024 EnCap amasses $5.25bn for the latest energy fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: EnCap Investments, which typically invests in the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry in North America, closed its latest fund, EnCap Energy Capital Fund XII, at its $5.25 billion hard cap. Inclusive of $1.2 billion of co-investment thus far, the firm rais
23 Oct. 2024 With 36,992 deals global deal activity is down by 12.5% YoY during Q1-Q3 2024 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: A total of 36,992 deals were announced globally from January to September (Q1-Q3) 2024, which represents a 12.5% year-on-year (YoY) decline over 42,288 deals announced during the same period in 2023, said a study. According to GlobalData report, the volume of M&A d
23 Oct. 2024 Mubadala Capital closes latest fund at $3.1 billion [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Mubadala Capital has closed its fourth private equity fund at $3.1 billion. The fund beat its $2 billion target. Fund IV will focus on leading middle-market companies in various sectors, including media, sports & entertainment, consumer & food services, fina
23 Oct. 2024 Private capital fees bow to fundraising pressure in 2024- Preqin [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Outside of venture capital (VC) and infrastructure where mean fees are above their historical averages, mean management fees for private equity, private debt, and real estate are close to the low end of their 20-year ranges owing to fundraising pressures in 2024
22 Oct. 2024 Study reveals alternative fund managers prioritise governance as regulatory scrutiny increases [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - New research from Bovill Newgate and Ocorian has found that 65% of alternative fund managers have been subject to governance-related fines or sanctions within the last two years, despite many firms claiming to have strong governance practices. The study, which survey
22 Oct. 2024 Insurers to ramp up private market allocations [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: An overwhelming majority of global insurers plan to increase allocations to private markets, revealed a survey. According to a recent global insurance survey conducted by BlackRock, 91% of respondents plan to increase their investments in private markets within the
22 Oct. 2024 SEC charges WisdomTree $4m for failing to adhere to its own investment criteria for ESG-marketed funds [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York-based investment adviser WisdomTree Asset Management Inc. with making misstatements and for compliance failures relating to the execution of an investment strategy that was marketed as incorporating environmen
21 Oct. 2024 Clifford Chance nabs two from O'Melveny [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Global law firm Clifford Chance has hired partners David Schultz and Matthew Hinker, further strengthening its Private Equity and Restructuring & Insolvency practices. They join from O'Melveny. Schultz has more than 20 years' experience representing private eq
21 Oct. 2024 Mayer Brown adds to finance practice [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Mayer Brown announced today that Blaise Latella has joined the firm as a partner in its Banking & Finance practice in New York, where he will focus on leveraged finance, private credit, and restructuring transactions, including complex syndicated asset-based lending trans
21 Oct. 2024 BlackFin Capital racks up $1.96bn for fourth fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European financial services sector specialist BlackFin Capital Partners has closed its fourth fund at €1.8 billion, beating its initial €1.5 billion ($1.96bn) target. Driven by strong demand from institutional investors in Europe (45%), the Americas (45%)
18 Oct. 2024 North American institutional investors maintain long-term mindset amidst uncertainty [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - North American institutional investors are pushing aside the noise this year's volatile election cycle is bringing, according to global asset manager Schroders, which has just released the North American findings of its Global Investor Insights Survey. The survey
18 Oct. 2024 Man Group Q3 outflows hit $5.5bn, AUM falls to $174.9bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The world's largest publicly traded hedge fund manager Man Group Man was hit by $5.5bn (GBP4.2bn) in outflows during the three months to September. The multi-strategy firm reported assets under management (AuM) of $174.9bn (GBP134.7bn) as of 30 September. That f
17 Oct. 2024 Apex Group expands LatAm presence with Finix Group acquisition [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Apex Group, the global financial services provider, announces the acquisition of Finix Group - a Chilean-based financial services company. Founded in 2012, Finix Group were pioneers in the fund administration market in Chile. In 2020, Finix Group merged with Compass G
17 Oct. 2024 Life sciences-focused venture capital major Forbion raises over $2.2bn for two funds [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Forbion has unveiled its largest haul to date, as the European life-sciences-focused venture capital (VC) firm amassed more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) across two funds. The Naarden, The Netherlands-based firm exceeded its targets for its two newest funds,
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