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01 Dec. 2023 Ireland emerges as a sustainable investment leader in Europe with ESG products totalling $1.3tn [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Ireland's role as a European leader in ESG investing was highlighted today at the Irish Funds 10th Annual UK Symposium, with ESG products now accounting for over €1.2tn ($1.3tn) in AUM, 31 percent of all AUM, made up of 1,664 Article 8 funds (€1.2tn) and 159 Art
01 Dec. 2023 Billionaires reach 2,544, a rise of 7% with their total worth rising by 9% to an estimated $12tn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The number of billionaires rose by 7% globally over the 12 months ending in April. The population of billionaires in the world increased to 2,544 from 2,376, UBS said in its 2023 Billionaires Ambitions Report. Their total wealth great by 9% -- from $11 trillion to $12
01 Dec. 2023 Over $30tn invested globally in sustainable assets [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Sustainable investing assets under management represent $30.3 trillion globally, according to a biennial review by the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA). In non-US markets - Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand - there has been a 20% increas
01 Dec. 2023 Antin Infrastructure Partners hits €1.2 billion target for latest fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Antin Infrastructure Partners has closed its new NextGen infrastructure fund at its €1.2 billion target. Antin's dedicated NextGen team is based in Paris, London and New York and works closely with Antin's wider investment team. Antin's NextGen inv
30 Nov. 2023 AXA IM taps Ducharme to lead private equity secondaries [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has today announced the appointment of Matthieu Ducharme as Head of Private Equity Secondaries at AXA IM Prime, the Private Markets Enabler and Hedge Funds platform of AXA IM. Based in London, he starts with immediate effect and reports to
30 Nov. 2023 ICG expands North American private debt platform [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - ICG, the global alternative asset manager, today announced the appointment of Adam Gross and Anne-Marie Peterson as Managing Directors within its North American Private Debt team, based in New York. These senior hires continue the build-out of ICG's global credit platform
30 Nov. 2023 3iQ launches crypto hedge fund platform [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - 3iQ Digital Assets (US), subsidiary of 3iQ Corp., one of the world's leading digital asset managers, today announces a significant advancement in the digital asset management space. The company has launched the industry's first comprehensive suite of crypto hedge
30 Nov. 2023 H.I.G. Capital expands capital formation team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - H.I.G. Capital, a leading global alternative investment firm with $59 billion of equity capital under management, is pleased to announce that Jenny Nelson, Jennie Park, and Joe Tremblay have joined the firm's Capital Formation Group. Jenny and Joe join as Managing Directo
30 Nov. 2023 K&L Gates expands asset management and investment funds practice [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Kevin Gustafson as a partner in the Asset Management and Investment Funds (AMIF) practice area. He joins the firm's Chicago office closely following the arrival of ETF partner Hazel Doyle in Dublin last month. Gustafson brings m
30 Nov. 2023 Private debt has grown 51% in assets under management since 2022 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The private debt has seen a growth of 51% in assets under management between June 2022 and June 2023, and the asset class has €404bn ($443bn) in total AUM, according to a study. The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry report is based on data provided by
30 Nov. 2023 Highest average basis point fees from institutional investors went to hedge fund-of-funds, says study [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The highest average basis point fees went to hedge fund-of-funds (107 bps) and private real assets (83 bps), according to the 2023 Investment Management Fee Study by Callan. The study provides a detailed analysis of fee levels and trends across multiple asset classe
30 Nov. 2023 KKR acquires the rest of Global Atlantic for $2.7 billion [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: KKR will acquire the remaining 37% stake of leading insurance company Global Atlantic, increasing KKR's ownership to 100%. KKR will pay $2.7 billion for the stake in an all-cash transaction. After closing, Global Atlantic will continue to be led by its manag
29 Nov. 2023 Pantheon smashes target to raise over $3bn for its largest-ever private equity secondaries fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Pantheon, a pioneer in private equity secondaries, announced the successful closing of Pantheon Global Secondaries Fund VII (PGSF VII), its latest flagship global private equity secondaries offering, with commitments totaling $3.25bn, $1.25 billion above its target.
29 Nov. 2023 Star Mountain bags $1.2bn for direct lending fund IV, above target [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The private-credit shop Star Mountain announced that it has closed its Value-Added Direct Lending Fund IV above its $750 million capital target, at approximately $1.2 billion. According to a media release from the private credit and secondaries specialist investment
28 Nov. 2023 Latham & Watkins snags private credit duo from Akin Gump [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Latham & Watkins have announced that Fergus Wheeler and Paul Yin will join the London office as partners in the Banking Practice. Wheeler and Yin have substantial experience advising international private credit funds and direct lenders, commercial and investment banks, p
28 Nov. 2023 DigitalBridge raises $1.1bn for its debut digital infrastructure credit strategy [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global alternative asset manager DigitalBridge raised $1.1 billion for its inaugural digital infrastructure credit fund, DigitalBridge Credit (Onshore) or DBC, including related co-investment commitments. DBC is the inaugural fund in DigitalBridge's credit strategy,
27 Nov. 2023 SignalFire adds to team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - SignalFire, a tech-enabled early-stage venture capital firm harnessing data and artificial intelligence at scale to identify investments and support the next generation of startups, has announced the firm has hired nine new team members and promoted three existing team me
27 Nov. 2023 Hammoud joins Nuveen Private Capital [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Churchill Asset Management and Arcmont Asset Management, the U.S. and European operating companies of Nuveen Private Capital, today announced the appointment of Jamal Hammoud as Managing Director and Senior Investment Strategist. Mr. Hammoud will be responsible for suppor
27 Nov. 2023 Ardian approves new general management team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The following appointments were approved at Ardian's Annual General Meeting by a significant majority: Mark Benedetti as Executive President of the Ardian General Management Team and Mathias Burghardt, Vladimir Colas and Jan Philipp Schmitz as Executive Vice-President
27 Nov. 2023 SWFs hit a record of 38.9% of total assets among the world's largest 100 asset owners [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) now make up a record share of 38.9% of total assets among the world's largest 100 asset owners (AO100), said a study. In absolute terms, sovereign wealth funds within the AO100 now represent US$9.1 trillion, according to new research b
24 Nov. 2023 Nigerian SWF joins hand with US private asset manager to establish $2bn infrastructure fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has agreed on a partnership with a U.S.-based private markets asset manager Z Capital Group (ZCG) to establish an investment infrastructure fund for Africa. According to newspaper reports, the venture is targeting a
24 Nov. 2023 US VC funding deals volume nosedives 40.6% YoY for the first ten months of 2023 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The US-based startup ecosystem saw the announcement of a total of 5,932 venture capital (VC) funding deals worth $99 billion during January-October 2023, said a study. According to GlobalData, VC funding deals volume in the US declined by 40.6% during January-Octob
24 Nov. 2023 J.P. Morgan Private Bank launches new fund banking group [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: J.P. Morgan Private Bank has launched a new Fund Banking Group, the unit will serve as a division of the U.S. private bank's business focused on the banking, lending and investing needs of private equity and venture capital funds and their principals. T
23 Nov. 2023 Kinterra closes oversubscribed debut critical minerals PE fund with $565m [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Kinterra Capital, a private equity firm based in Ontario, Canada, has closed its debut fund, the Kinterra Battery Metals Mining Fund, LP, with committed capital of US$565m, surpassing its US$500m target. The fund invests in and develops key critical minerals assets and st
23 Nov. 2023 ADDX lists deep-value AI fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Global private market exchange ADDX has listed a deep-value equity fund, managed by Aggregate Asset Management (AAM), that uses machine learning to optimise investment strategy and returns. The fund targets a compound annual growth rate of 8% and is open-ended. An AD
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