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08 May. 2024 Hedge funds advanced in April led by Macro strategies [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds advanced in April as equities declined, led by Macro strategies and the industry's largest funds, with the HFRI Macro Asset Weighted Index advancing +2.6 percent. Macro hedge funds extended their 1Q gains through April as financial markets pared 1Q advan
07 May. 2024 Canada's Brookfield invests $1.5bn for a majority stake in private credit manager Castlelake [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Canada's Brookfield Asset Management has entered into agreement under which it will acquire a 51% stake in the fee-related earnings of Castlelake, an alternatives asset manager specializing in asset-based private credit including aviation and specialty finance.
06 May. 2024 US SEC charges auditor BF Borgers with fraud [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Securities and Exchange Commission charged audit firm BF Borgers CPA PC and its owner, Benjamin F. Borgers (together, "Respondents"), with deliberate and systemic failures to comply with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) standards in its audits and rev
06 May. 2024 Asset management industry AUM rises by 12% in 2023 to $120tn, even as profits fall by 8.1% [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global asset management industry showed some signs of recovery in 2023, with total assets under management rising 12% year-over-year to nearly $120 trillion, revealed a study. According to research by Boston Consulting Group, the industry's revenues increased ju
03 May. 2024 LatAm investment bank BTG Pactual racks up $1bn for strategic capital investment strategy [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: BTG Pactual Asset Management, an opportunistic investment strategy focused on asset-oriented businesses of Latin American banking major BTG Pactual, has raised more than US$1bn for its opportunistic asset-focused fund strategy. The BTG Pactual Strategic Capital (S
02 May. 2024 AlTi Tiedemann Global announces new growth equity strategy with Hiro Tamura [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - AlTi Global (NASDAQ: ALTI), an independent global wealth manager with over $70 billion in combined assets, announced a new partnership with leading technology investor Hiro Tamura, formerly Managing Partner at Atomico, to collaborate on a new flagship growth equity strate
02 May. 2024 Asset managers prioritize quality and accuracy of their products [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Investment managers are seeking to improve the quality and accuracy of their products, including funds, exchange-traded funds, and other offerings, to grow their distribution over the next two years, revealed a study. According to the survey of 300 global asset mana
01 May. 2024 BlackRock to launch Saudi SWF-backed new Riyadh investment platform [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The world's largest asset manager BlackRock and Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund (SWF) Public Investment Fund (PIF) have agreed to establish a new multi-asset investment firm based in the Saudi capital Riyadh. The new entity, BlackRock Riyadh Investment
01 May. 2024 Korea's Financial Services Commission to invest in climate related venture capital [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Korea has established the Future Energy Fund, which will invest in venture capital for the expansion of renewable energy facilities, including offshore wind power. Alongside the new fund, the FSC plans to invest a total amount of KRW9 trillion in the climate
01 May. 2024 Golub Capital closes latest fund on $2 billion [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Golub Capital has closed its sixth credit opportunities fund on $2 billion. Fund 6 is the largest Golub Capital Credit Opportunities fund to-date, the fund was over subscribed and hit its hard-cap. The Golub Capital Credit Opportunities team focuses on a ser
30 Apr. 2024 Study reveals nine out of ten alternative fund managers use AI for risk and compliance procedures [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - New research from Ocorian, a player in regulation and compliance services for funds, corporates, capital markets and private clients reveals that more than nine in ten (92%) alternative fund managers are already using AI as part of risk and compliance procedures. The
30 Apr. 2024 Survey: 36% of institutional investors allocate over half of portfolios to private markets [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Despite macroeconomic challenges, institutional investors are poised to increase their stakes in private markets significantly over the coming years, said a survey. State Street in its third annual private markets survey, which included insights from 480 institutio
29 Apr. 2024 Stafford Capital Partners launches private equity decarbonization program [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Stafford Capital Partners, a leading international private markets investment and advisory group, with USD$7.9b under management has launched its flagship Private Equity Decarbonization program tailored for private equity investors who aspire to reduce the carbon footprin
29 Apr. 2024 Winston & Strawn adds to private equity practice [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that experienced private investment fund formation attorney, Bradley S. Mandel, has joined the firm's Chicago office as of counsel. In addition to his work advising both U.S. and non-U.S. private equity and other alternative investment
29 Apr. 2024 Flourish Ventures adds to team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Flourish Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm with purpose, today announced the appointment of Ravi Kaushik as Executive Director, Head of Asia Investments. Ravi will lead the global firm's fintech investments and portfolio management in India and Southeast A
29 Apr. 2024 Golub Capital launches insurance solutions team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Golub Capital today announced the launch of its Insurance Solutions team, a group of dedicated insurance and asset management professionals who will expand the way the Firm works with insurance company partners. Jennifer Potenta has joined the Firm to lead this newly form
29 Apr. 2024 ACORE Capital racks up $1.4bn for debt fund, largest so far this year [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US commercial real estate debt manager ACORE Capital has hauled in about $1.4bn for the final close of its latest commercial debt fund. ACORE Credit Partners II (ACP II) is the largest private real estate debt fund to close in 2024 and blew past its $1 billion targe
26 Apr. 2024 Houlihan Lokey expands technology group [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Houlihan Lokey, the global investment bank, announced today that Ryan Lund has joined the firm's global Technology Group as a Managing Director. Mr. Lund has been appointed Co-Head of U.S. Technology alongside John Lambros and Jason Hill and Global Co-Head of Software wit
26 Apr. 2024 Mercer clinches $3.9bn private investment fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Consultant and asset manager Mercer has wrapped up fundraising for its seventh fund with nearly $4 billion in commitments. The New York-based firm raised $3.9 billion for Mercer Private Investment Partners VII, which it plans to invest across private equity, private
26 Apr. 2024 Neuberger Berman leads Lightyear Capital's latest continuation vehicle [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Lightyear Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, has closed a single-asset continuation fund transaction in connection with the sale of its portfolio company, ampliFI Loyalty Solutions. ampliFI will continue to be managed by Lightyear via the Continuatio
25 Apr. 2024 Schroders Capital partners with iCapital to widen access to semi-liquid global private equity strategy [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Schroders Capital, a global private markets manager, and iCapital1, the global fintech platform driving the world's alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, today announce a strategic partnership that enables Schroders Capital to broaden acce
25 Apr. 2024 Raymond James expands private capital advisory with new hires [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Raymond James is expanding its Private Capital Advisory Investment Banking practice through the hiring of four senior bankers. Joining the team are Managing Directors Callie Kourniotis, Guy Hume, Michael Henningsen as well as Director Ash Rajah. Kourniotis is based in New
25 Apr. 2024 Europe sees VC investment rise to $17.9bn on the back of a $5.2bn deal in Sweden in Q1'24 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Europe was the only region to see VC investment increase this quarter-from $15.1 billion in Q4'23 to $17.9 billion in Q1'24, although the number of deals dropped from 2,419 to 1,798 over the same period, revealed a study. According to the Q1'24 edition of KPMG Priva
25 Apr. 2024 Cathay Innovation launches €1 billion fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Cathay Innovation has launched a new €1 billion venture fund. This marks the third venture fund for the firm. At close, Cathay Innovation Fund III will be one of the largest multi-stage venture capital funds globally. In addition to institutional invest
24 Apr. 2024 Study with institutional investors and wealth managers reveals a growing focus on illiquid assets [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - More than three-quarters (78%) of institutional investors and wealth managers will increase allocations to illiquid assets over the next five years with 10% making dramatic increases, new research from international asset management company Managing Partners Group (MPG) r
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