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11 Jun. 2024 Kartesia amasses $1.94bn for second-generation senior debt fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European financing investor Kartesia has closed its second senior debt fund on €1.8bn ($1.94bn), almost double the size of its 2021 debut in the strategy. The fund, Kartesia Senior Opportunities II (KSO II), exceeds the initial target of €1.5 billion, hig
10 Jun. 2024 Guggenheim racks up $1.2bn for private credit fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Guggenheim Investments, the global asset management and investment advisory division of Guggenheim Partners, has closed a $1.2bn private credit vehicle led by Apollo S3. The $1.2 billion in the vehicle reflects approximately equal amounts of equity commitments and
09 Jun. 2024 Hedge funds score robust gains in May [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds gained in May as equities recovered the prior month's decline, and as inflationary pressures remained elevated, but investors positioned for interest rate reductions in 2H24. Led by directional Equity Hedge and Event-Driven strategies, the HFRI Fund Weigh
07 Jun. 2024 MFA announces Rob Hailey as Managing Director, Head of EMEA Government Affairs [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - MFA, the trade association for the global alternative asset management industry, today announced Rob Hailey as Managing Director, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Government Affairs. Hailey is based in the UK and will lead MFA's London and Brussels offices. A
07 Jun. 2024 Aquiline Capital amasses over $3.4bn across two new funds [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Aquiline Capital Partners, the private investment specialist focused on financial services and related technologies, has raised more than $3.4 billion for two funds, its fifth private equity fund and a continuation fund. With over $2.3 billion in capital commitmen
06 Jun. 2024 StepStone racks up $3.3bn for the world's largest venture capital secondaries fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global private markets investment firm StepStone Group announced that it has raised $3.3 billion for StepStone VC Secondaries Fund VI, L.P. (VSF VI), the firm's sixth secondaries fund focused on opportunities in the venture capital asset class. The oversubscrib
05 Jun. 2024 Study reveals North American fund managers focus on passporting for European fund raising [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - North American fund managers plan to create European funds and then use the passport to raise funds in Europe ahead of reverse solicitation and National Private Placement Regimes (NPPR), new research from Ocorian shows. More than two out of five (41%) selected passport
05 Jun. 2024 ITERAM Capital reaches $1bn AUM milestone [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - ITERAM Capital, an alternative asset manager based in Geneva, has recently surpassed one billion dollars in assets under management. Founded in 2015 with a strong hedge funds expertise, ITERAM has rapidly developed its offering with the addition of private debt and v
05 Jun. 2024 Cisco Investments launches $1bn AI fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Cisco Investments, the global corporate venture investment arm of Cisco, launched a $1 billion fund to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) startups to develop AI-powered solutions for networking, security, and observability. As part of the new AI fund, Cisco is
05 Jun. 2024 The seven absolute return UK funds that have always made money [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Just seven of the 78 targeted absolute return funds in the IA Targeted Absolute Return sector have consistently achieved positive gains in the past three years, said a report. Trustnet, UK's leading investment fund news, looked at the IA Targeted Absolute Retur
04 Jun. 2024 More than half of investors plan to boost alternatives [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: More than half of investors (55%) plan to increase their allocation to alternative investments over the next five years, according to a study. Thirty-five percent of investors indicated they plan to increase alternative-investment allocations based on current marke
03 Jun. 2024 Ackman considers IPO for Pershing Square [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Bill Ackman is selling a 10% stake in asset management firm Pershing Square, aiming to eventually take his investment firm public according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The firm is raising $1.05 billion in a funding round - a figure which amounts
31 May. 2024 CVC Credit prices $500m Apidos XLVIII [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - CVC Credit, the $43bn global credit management business of CVC, is pleased to announce that it has successfully priced Apidos XLVIII (48), a new $500m (c.€460m) Collateralized Loan Obligation ("CLO"). Barclays served as lead arranger for CVC Credit's second
31 May. 2024 Inflexion adds senior advisor [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Inflexion, a leading European mid-market private equity firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Adeson as a Senior Advisor. In his role as Senior Advisor, Kevin will support Inflexion with respect to new investment opportunities and strategic initiatives.
31 May. 2024 Frank Lynold Mercado's Tiger Wolf Capital found to be a Ponzi scheme [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Charlotte, North Carolina resident Frank Lynold Mercado and the unregistered advisory firm that he controlled, Tiger Wolf Capital, LLC, with defrauding more than 100 investors through a Ponzi scheme. According to the
31 May. 2024 EQT Private Capital Asia raises $1.6 billion for latest fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: EQT Private Capital Asia has closed its latest mid-market fund at more than double its target size. The Asia-focused mid-market buyout fund, which had an initial target size of $750 million, closes with $1.6 billion in total fund commitments, of which $1.4 billi
31 May. 2024 Ardian closes latest growth fund on EUR530m [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Ardian has closed its third growth fund on €530m. The fund beat its €500 million target and is twice the size of its predecessor fund which closed on €230 million in 2018. Ardian's growth investing team looks for European companies that ar
31 May. 2024 55% of institutional investors plan to increase their alternative investments over the next five years [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: According to a study, 55% of institutional investors plan to increase their alternative investments over the next five years, while only 6% said they plan to decrease their alternative investments. In addition, 35% of respondents said that they plan to add to their
30 May. 2024 Pantheon partners with iCapital on evergreen fund access [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Pantheon, a leading specialist global private markets investor, and iCapital, the global fintech platform driving the world's alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, have announced a global partnership to distribute Pantheon open-ended produ
30 May. 2024 Murtagh joins Silas Capital Team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Silas Capital, an "emerging growth" equity and venture capital firm that invests behind exceptional next generation consumer brands, has announced today that Mary Murtagh has joined the firm as a Vice President on its investment team. Ms. Murtagh joins Silas
30 May. 2024 Crestline Investors names two partners [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Crestline Investors, Inc., a global alternative investment manager, announced the promotions of Will Palmer and Jesús Payán to Partners of the Firm. "We're pleased to name Will and Jesús as Partners," said Doug Bratton, Founding Partner of Crestline. "Their hard work
30 May. 2024 Goldman Sachs garners $20bn for private credit strategy [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM)'s alternative investment platform raised more than $20 billion for its private credit strategy, including the biggest pool of capital so far for the firm's senior direct lending efforts. West Street Loan Partners V closed at $13
30 May. 2024 Bregal Unternehmerkapital closes latest fund on €2.65 billion [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Zug, Switzerland based firm Bregal Unternehmerkapital has closed its fourth fund on €2.65 billion. The fund was oversubscribed and reached its hard cap. Fund IV will make equity investments between €75 and €300 million to support regional and
30 May. 2024 Clean Energy Ventures Closes closes second fund on $305M [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Venture capital firm Clean Energy Ventures has closed its second fund on $305 million. The fund is significantly larger than its predecessor fund which closed on $110 million in 2019. Clean Energy Ventures is focused on reducing carbon emissions through its
29 May. 2024 Qiming Ventures makes Zhou managing partner [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Qiming Venture Partners, a global-leading venture capital firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Alex Zhou to Managing Partner. As a Qiming home-grown Managing Partner, Alex first joined the firm in 2014 as a Vice President and has since emerged as one of the m
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