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22 May. 2024 Petersen Partners raises $265M for latest fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Petersen Private Equity, the private equity investment arm of Petersen Partners has closed its tenth fund on $265 million. The fund makes control investments of $10-25 million in entrepreneurs and management teams in profitable and growth-oriented companies.
21 May. 2024 DLA Piper expands investment funds practice [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - DLA Piper has hired Venera Ziegler as a partner in the firm's Investment Funds practice. She will be based in the firm's New York office. "Venera's impressive skillset, depth of experience, and highly client-centric approach will enhance our investment funds offering
21 May. 2024 Nuveen Private Capital adds to team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Churchill Asset Management and Arcmont Asset Management, the U.S. and European asset management companies of Nuveen Private Capital, today announced the continued expansion of their U.S. client coverage capabilities with the appointment of Marc Gonyea and Chris Davis as M
21 May. 2024 North American fund managers eyeing Europe to raise funds [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: North American fund managers are increasingly looking to raise funds in Europe as they seek to broaden their investor base, according to a study. The Ocorian's study with private equity, private debt, real estate, venture capital, and infrastructure fund management
20 May. 2024 2024 signals rebounding US private equity M&A deal volume [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: 2024 US corporate M&A deal volume will increase by 20% and US private equity (PE) M&A deal volume will be up 16%, according to a study. The EY-Parthenon Deal Barometer, which incorporates the latest EY Macroeconomic outlook, indicates that US PE deal volumes are lik
17 May. 2024 Astorg racks up $4.8bn for its biggest-ever flagship fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Pan-European alternative asset manager Astorg has raised €4.4bn ( $4.8bn) for its biggest-ever flagship fund - Astorg VIII. Astorg VIII is an Article 8 buyout fund, targeting B2B global niche leaders in its four target verticals: healthcare, technology, busines
16 May. 2024 Frontier Commodities launches to unlock unique absolute return opportunities in global commodities [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Frontier Commodities, an innovative, absolute return commodities strategy, announced its launch. Frontier's strategy for professional investors will focus on long/short investments in metals, energy, agricultural, and environmental commodities. Frontier employs
16 May. 2024 Hyperion rolls out an actively managed crypto hedge fund for institutional investors [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Digital asset manager Hyperion Decimus (HD) has announced the launch of the HD CoinDesk Acheilus Fund, a data-driven way to invest in digital assets leveraging institutional-grade fiduciary management. Aimed at institutional investors, the systematic-based fund wil
16 May. 2024 TPG, Hassana craft $1.5bn strategic partnership for climate Fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Saudi Arabia's main pension fund is set to make a substantial anchor commitment to a new TPG infrastructure fund as part of a $1.5 billion strategic partnership. The global alternative money management firm and Hassana Investment Co. - the manager of the kingdom's 1
15 May. 2024 Hong Kong-listed Wealthink AI-Innovation invests in Tide Capital's hedge fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hong Kong-listed company Wealthink AI-Innovation Capital Limited issued a statement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, declaring its strategic investment in Tide Capital's hedge fund. Wealthink AI-Innovation Capital Limited stated in the announcement that the inve
15 May. 2024 TrueBridge Capital Partners raises $1.6bn across five funds [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: TrueBridge Capital Partners, a venture capital investment firm, has raised $1.6 billion in commitments across five investment vehicles focusing on venture funds and technology companies: TrueBridge Capital Partners Fund VIII, TrueBridge Seed & Micro-VC II, TrueB
15 May. 2024 SEC Administrative Proceeding against Hudson Valley Wealth Management and Christopher Conover [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: An administrative proceeding has been conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Hudson Valley Wealth Management, Inc. (Hudson) and Christopher Conover. The proceeding was instituted pursuant to Sections 203(e), 203(f), and 203(k) of the Investment
14 May. 2024 Goodwin adds private investment funds partner [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Alicja Biskupska-Haas joined the firm's Private Investment Funds practice as a partner, resident in the New York office. "Alicja brings a wealth of expertise across a spectrum of private equity-related matters, including fu
14 May. 2024 Smaller U.S. institutional investors outperform their larger counterparts in Q1 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: U.S. institutional assets tracked by Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (Wilshire TUCS) posted an all-plan median gross return of 4.02% for the first quarter and 11.89% for the 12-month sending on March 31, 2024. According to data from Wilshire Advisors, in
13 May. 2024 AI adoption in financial reporting processes to reach 99% in three years [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being widely adopted in companies' financial reporting processes, with nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of businesses piloting or using it, and this is set to grow to almost universal levels (99 percent) over the next three
13 May. 2024 EnCap racks up $1.5bn for the second energy transition fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: EnCap Investments, a provider of growth capital to the independent sector of the U.S. energy industry, has raised $1.5bn (€1.4bn) for its second US energy transition fund. The amount raised for EnCap Energy Transition Fund (EETF) II at close manager exceeded th
10 May. 2024 CAIS to include Blackstone's alternative investment strategies on platform [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - CAIS, an alternative investment platform for independent financial advisors, announced that Blackstone, the world's largest alternative asset manager with over $1tln in AuM, has expanded CAIS Marketplace offerings with Blackstone's alternative investment strategie
10 May. 2024 Executives are bullish on generative AI use in finance and accounting despite low adoption rates [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Could 2024 be the year that Generative artificial intelligence (AI) sees accelerated adoption within finance and accounting? According to a Deloitte Center for ControllershipTM poll, even though few executives (6.6%) say their organizations have already implemented
10 May. 2024 Avenue Capital Group amasses over $1bn for fifth Europe fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: American multinational investment firm Avenue Capital Group closed its latest fund - Avenue Europe Special Situations Fund V - with more than $1 billion as investor appetite for European lending strategies picks up. For its asset-backed lending opportunities-focused
10 May. 2024 TPG raises almost $8 billion for latest Asia funds [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Private equity firm TPG has raised has closed its eighth Asia focused private equity fund, TPG Asia VIII, as well as its first TPG Angelo Gordon Asian real estate funds, TPG AG Asia Realty Fund V and the TPG AG Japan Realty Value Fund. These are the first Gordon
09 May. 2024 Kapor Capital adds Boros as partner [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Today Kapor Capital, one of the first impact-focused venture capital firms, announced Brandon Boros as its new Venture Partner. Joining current Managing Partners Brian Dixon and Ulili Onovakpuri, Boros will help lead the firm's day-to-day operations and portfolio mana
09 May. 2024 First Citizens Wealth launches new private investments capabilities [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - First Citizens Wealth today launched new enhancements to its Private Investments capabilities that enable qualified clients to invest in growth-oriented opportunities outside of the traditional public securities markets. These new private investments options, which ar
09 May. 2024 Hedge fund firms plan strategic investment and business shifts in response to geopolitical, economic factors [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Insights from a survey of global hedge fund firms indicate geopolitical and economic factors may be behind a potentially significant shift in investment and business strategy. In anticipation of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as the expected continuation of
09 May. 2024 Silver Lake racks up $20.5bn for biggest fund yet [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Tech-focused global alternative manager Silver Lake held a final close on Silver Lake Partners VII (SLP VII) at $20.5 billion in capital commitments, exceeding its prior flagship fund. The technology investor raised approximately $20 billion for Silver Lake Partner
08 May. 2024 Financial industry plagued by ransomware attacks; 65% of organizations suffered ransomware damage in 2023 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Although the global number of ransomware attacks dropped by 36% to 317.6 million in 2023, the financial industry is still plagued by malicious software, which can significantly disrupt business operations and cause reputational and financial damage. According to data
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