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13 Nov. 2023 With 44,602 deals global deal activity nosedives 23.8% YoY during January-October 2023 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: A total of 44,602 deals were announced globally during January-October 2023. This represents a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 23.8% compared to the 58,540 deals announced during the same period in 2022, said a study. According to GlobalData, all the deal types und
13 Nov. 2023 Global macro, multi-strategy and equity long/short are family offices' favourite strategies [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Swiss bank UBS's latest Global Family Office report, based on an extensive survey of 230 clients globally at the end of September, showed that family offices have
10 Nov. 2023 Sidley snags PE team from Paul Weiss [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Sidley has announced that Jeffrey Kochian, Gerald Brant, and Brittany Harrison have joined as partners in Sidley's M&A and Private Equity practice. Erika Cohen has also joined as counsel. They will be based in New York. Mr. Kochian, Mr. Brant, and Ms. Harrison's work
10 Nov. 2023 Qualitas Energy amasses $2.6bn for one of Europe's biggest renewables funds [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Renewable energy and infrastructure investor Qualitas Energy announced that its flagship Q-Energy Fund V (QE V), with an initial target size of €1.6 billion, was oversubscribed at close to €2.4 billion ($2.6bn), over the €2.3 billion hard cap. This m
10 Nov. 2023 Adams Street Partners raises $820m for 2023 global fund program [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Adams Street Partners has raised $820m for the final close of its 2023 Global Fund Program, down on the $1.1bn it gathered for the strategy last year. The Global Fund Program is a private markets portfolio designed to provide comprehensive exposure by spanning all
09 Nov. 2023 $2.8tn pours into leading AI companies' market cap in 2023 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as the epicenter of the global technological landscape, showcasing a formidable fusion of cutting-edge innovation and boundless potential. Numerous technology companies are already leaping onto the AI space, a trend partly driven b
09 Nov. 2023 Kennedy Lewis wraps up third opportunistic credit fund at $4.1bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Kennedy Lewis Investment Management, an alternative credit management firm, closed its newest opportunistic credit fund, Kennedy Lewis Capital Partners Master Fund III, at $4.1 billion. According to a media release from the New York-based investment management firm
09 Nov. 2023 77% of asset manager integrate ESG research across their investment platform [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Most investment managers have an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policy and incorporate ESG throughout their investment platforms, according to Callan's inaugural 2023 Asset Manager ESG Study. "77% integrate ESG research across their investment
08 Nov. 2023 Harvest Partners wraps up ninth buyout fund at $5.34bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Harvest Partners, an investment firm focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in the middle market, has closed Harvest Partners IX (HP IX), a buyout fund, with $5.34 billion of commitments, exceeding its target of $5.25 billion. HP IX is 30% large
08 Nov. 2023 IBM launches $500m AI venture fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: American multinational technology corporation IBM announced the launch of a $500 million Enterprise AI Venture Fund, which will be focused on "accelerating generative AI technology and research for the enterprise." The move comes as other tech giants also ramp up t
07 Nov. 2023 Macro, relative value lead HFRI in October as geopolitical, interest rate risks spike [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Macro hedge funds produced gains through the volatile month of October as volatility surged on a spike in geopolitical and interest rate risk, with equities and bonds exhibiting the same dangerous correlated declines as the prior month. The HFRI Macro (Asset Weighted) Ind
07 Nov. 2023 Broadridge launches two AI-enabled tools to optimize product, strategy, and distribution decision-making for asset managers [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - In response to increased demand from asset managers to drive distribution efficiencies and optimize performance in an increasingly competitive environment, global Fintech major Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (NYSE: BR) announces the launch of DistributionAI and Globa
07 Nov. 2023 Rubicon amasses $1.7bn for Fund IV, its largest to date [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Rubicon Technology Partners, which invests in lower middle-market enterprise software companies, announced the successful closing of its latest fund, Rubicon Technology Partners IV, at approximately $1.7bn. This represents a 34% increase in size from its predecesso
06 Nov. 2023 Global assets in spot Bitcoin ETFs reach $4.16bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: With 20 active spot Bitcoin ETFs offered across the world currently, global assets invested in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to the spot price of Bitcoin now total $4.16 billion, said a study. According to CoinGecko, a cryptocurrency data and analysis company, n
05 Nov. 2023 Law firm files opening brief in lawsuit against the SEC to vacate the Private Fund Adviser Rule [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, an international law firm, filed an opening brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit challenging the new rule adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulating private fund advisers. This was done on b
03 Nov. 2023 Law firm files opening brief in lawsuit against the SEC to vacate the Private Fund Adviser Rule [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, an international law firm, filed an opening brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit challenging the new rule adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulating private fund advisers. This was done on b
03 Nov. 2023 Brookfield amasses $6bn for the third infrastructure debt fund, the world's largest [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Global alternative investment firm Brookfield Asset Management closed its third global infrastructure debt fund after receiving more than $6 billion in investor commitments. Brookfield Infrastructure Debt Fund III (BID III) is more than double the size of its predeces
03 Nov. 2023 Institutional investor's real estate targets stagnate for the first time in ten years [more]
Institutional target allocations to real estate did not increase and have remained flat for the first time in 10 years, at 10.8 percent, revealed a study. According to the annual Institutional Real Estate Allocations Monitor, published by Hodes Weill & Associates and Cornell University's Baker Pr
02 Nov. 2023 Deer Park Road launches Deer Park Mortgage Opportunity Fund I [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Deer Park Road Management Company, a portfolio management company with dedicated expertise in structured credit markets, today announced the launch of a closed-end fund focused on legacy, non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), Deer Park Mortgage Opport
02 Nov. 2023 Half of systematic investors are AI-ready, says study [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Half of systematic investors have already integrated artificial intelligence (AI) into their investment process, revealed a study. According to a new study by Invesco, the majority of respondents (62%) anticipate that, within a decade, AI will be as important as tr
02 Nov. 2023 Majority endowment and foundation investment executives to boost alternative investments [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: More than half of endowment and foundation investment executives plan to increase allocations to alternatives in the next year, according to a study. According to a survey from investment consultant Graystone Consulting, 52% of executives plan to increase their all
01 Nov. 2023 Institutional investors focus more on structured credit and private debt markets [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Nearly three-quarters of institutional investors will increase their allocations to private debt and structured credit in the next 12 months as they respond to challenging economic conditions. New global research from Aeon Investments, the London-based credit-focused
01 Nov. 2023 Trivest wraps up recognition fund at $1.3bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Miami-based buyout firm Trivest Partners has closed its recognition fund at a hard cap of $1.3 billion. Trivest Recognition Fund will focus exclusively on founder-led and family-owned businesses with EBITDA greater than $15 million, according to a press note from th
01 Nov. 2023 Investments in major technologies more than tripled from 10% in the last year [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The appetite for leadership to embrace emerging tech has more than tripled from 10 percent to 38 percent in the last year as investments in major technologies such as AI and Cloud can increase performance and profitability, a study pointed out. According to the KPMG
31 Oct. 2023 American Industrial Partners closes latest fund at $5bn hard cap [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - American Industrial Partners, a New York-based industrial-focused private equity firm, closed its eighth fund, American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VIII, L.P. at its hard cap of $5 billion in Limited Partner commitments and was oversubscribed. Fund VIII achieved i
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