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12 Oct. 2023 Pantheon launches private credit fund for US wealth managers [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global private markets manager Pantheon has launched a new private credit secondaries-focused fund for the US private wealth market. "AMG Pantheon Credit Solutions Fund (PSECC) is the first fund of its type to deliver a private credit secondaries-focused investment
11 Oct. 2023 Regulatory reform to boost allocation to private assets by European life insurers [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - European life insurers are optimistic that changes to regulation will make it easier to invest in secure income assets and private markets, new research finds. A survey of European life insurance companies that collectively oversee €2.73 trillion in assets, comm
11 Oct. 2023 53% of private investors consider ESG factors when investing [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The majority of private investors (53%) consider ESG factors when investing, but its popularity has declined slightly since 2021, said a study. According to the latest annual ESG Attitudes Tracker from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), almost two-thirds
11 Oct. 2023 The number of centi-millionaires doubles in two decades [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The population of the super wealthy, or those worth $100 million or more, doubled over the past 20 years as asset prices soared around the world, said a report. There are now 28,420 so-called centi-millionaires worldwide, up 12% over last year and more than twice th
10 Oct. 2023 King Street raises $2.3bn for second drawdown strategy [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Credit investment major King Street Capital Management has soared to a target-beating $2.3bn final close for its second Global Drawdown Fund (GDF II). The $24bn US credit manager said in a press release that GDF II targets opportunities across distressed and stresse
10 Oct. 2023 Appian amasses $2.06bn for its third fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Appian Capital Advisory, the management company of the Appian Natural Resources Fund, has held the final close of its third fund (Fund III) with $2.06bn in capital commitments. Fund III was heavily oversubscribed despite difficult fundraising conditions for the pri
09 Oct. 2023 Macro hedge fund strategies surge in September [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Macro hedge funds posted uncorrelated gains and strong outperformance as volatility accelerated through September, with equities and bonds posting steep, correlated declines showing a similar cycle of breakdown in historical correlation as was seen in early 2022. Thr
09 Oct. 2023 Institutional investors to continue alternatives buying spree [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Roughly four in 10 institutional investors increasingly expand into private assets plan to increase their exposure to private equity, infrastructure, and private debt said a study. According to the annual Global Institutional Investor Survey, in the next two years,
06 Oct. 2023 Mirova targets $2.1bn for sixth energy transition fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Natixis Investment Managers' sustainable finance arm Mirova is seeking to raise up to €2 billion ($2.1 billion) for its sixth strategy dedicated to energy-transition infrastructure, Mirova Energy Transition 6 (MET6). The sixth strategy dedicated to energy trans
06 Oct. 2023 LeapFrog launches $1bn growth-stage fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Leapfrog Investments, an impact investment firm based in London, has raised a significant share of its Emerging Consumer Fund IV targeting $1 billion and will close the fund on February 29, 2024. LeapFrog's Fund IV is a growth equity fund that invests in rapidly sca
05 Oct. 2023 FIS report finds securities and investments firms planning to innovate to mitigate legal and regulatory risk [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - While financial forecasters continue to signal near-term economic downturns across the globe, research from FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global player in financial services technology, has found that executives remain committed to investing in innovation to thwart emergent risks.
05 Oct. 2023 Wellington and iCapital seal a global alliance to bring private funds to wealth managers [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Wellington Management, the storied firm with $1.2 trillion in assets, is giving its alternative investments business a global boost by partnering with iCapital, a platform financial advisors use to invest in private equity, hedge funds, and other strategies. The as
05 Oct. 2023 Kelso amasses $3.25bn for a mid-market buyout fund, surpassing the target [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: North America-focused, middle market buyout private equity firm, has closed Kelso Investment Associates XI and affiliated funds with aggregate capital commitments of $3.25 billion. Fund XI surpassed its original target, said the PE firm focusing on leveraged buyouts
04 Oct. 2023 Hedge fund launches surge through mid-year, dominated by multi strategy inflation trading [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - New hedge fund launches surged through mid-2023 as managers shifted the strategic growth focus to aggressive expansion of inflation trading teams in multi-strategy funds designed for and positioned to trade volatility driven by rising rates and generational inflation. The
04 Oct. 2023 Project Atlas explores economic significance of cryptoassets and DeFi [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and its partner central banks within the Eurosystem have developed a proof of concept to explore the macroeconomic relevance of cryptoasset markets and DeFi. Project Atlas, a collaborative effort by the BIS Innovation Hu
04 Oct. 2023 Brookfield wraps up sixth flagship private equity fund at $12bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Canadian alternative investment firm Brookfield Asset Management has raised $12 billion for its latest flagship global private equity fund. The fund is larger than its predecessor vehicle, which closed in 2019 on $9 billion. The new fund, Brookfield Capital Partners
03 Oct. 2023 Mitsubishi and Liquidity Group team up to raise tech-focused growth equity fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Mars Growth Capital, a growth investment joint venture between Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and AI-based tech investor Liquidity Group, announced Dragon Fund I, with an initial LP commitment by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group of up to USD 500 million. The
03 Oct. 2023 GXB Capital unveils two alternative investment funds - DGIF I and GXRES I [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: GXB Capital announced the launch of two new alternative investment funds, the DGIF I (Digital Infrastructure Growth Fund) and the GXRES (Renewable Energy Growth Fund). According to a media release from the newly launched alternative investment firm, these funds are cr
03 Oct. 2023 Quinbrook beats target to close debut UK renewables impact fund on $760m [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Sustainable energy infrastructure specialist Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has soared past its GBP 500 million goal for a UK-focused renewables fund to reach GBP 620 million ($760m) of investor commitments. The Quinbrook Renewables Impact Fund (QRIF) is Quinbr
02 Oct. 2023 Carlyle Names Jeff Nedelman to lead distribution [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Global investment firm Carlyle today announced that Jeff Nedelman will join the firm as Global Head of Distribution, effective October 16, 2023. Nedelman is a seasoned executive who has spent his nearly 30-year career focused on building businesses and strategic clie
02 Oct. 2023 T. Rowe Price and Oak Hill Advisors launch private credit fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - T. Rowe Price and Oak Hill Advisors are pleased to announce the launch of their joint investment offering, the T. Rowe Price OHA Select Private Credit Fund (OCREDIT). OCREDIT provides an OHA-managed private credit investment solution for income-oriented individual investo
02 Oct. 2023 TS Imagine partners with Cassini Systems [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - TS Imagine, the leading global, cross-asset provider of real-time trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for financial institutions, and Cassini Systems, the leading provider of pre-and post-trade margin and collateral analytics for derivatives market particip
02 Oct. 2023 Fugitive hedge fund founder captured in Singapore [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Su Zhu, a founder of the cryptocurrency fund Three Arrows Capital, was arrested on Friday in Singapore while trying to leave the country, according to reports from the firm's liquidators. Three Arrows filed for bankruptcy after the meltdown in cryptocurr
02 Oct. 2023 True Light Capital raises $3.3bn for flagship fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Singapore state investment firm Temasek's wholly owned unit True Light Capital has raised US$3.3 billion for their flagship China investment strategy. The fund will invest alongside Temasek in companies that have a significant business relationship with
02 Oct. 2023 La Banque Postale launches $1.06bn impact infrastructure debt fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: French postal bank La Banque Postale has joined forces with its LBP AM and CNP Assurances to launch a €1 billion ($1.06bn) infrastructure debt fund targeting energy transition opportunities across Europe. LBP AM, a multi-specialist conviction manager dedicated
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