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02 Aug. 2023 Whitehorse Liquidity Partners wraps up fifth fund at $5.3bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Canadian secondaries firm Whitehorse Liquidity Partners collected $5.3 billion for Whitehorse Liquidity Partners V and related vehicles, exceeding a $5 billion goal. Flagship Fund V represents Whitehorse's largest fund to date, said a media release from the speciali
01 Aug. 2023 Man Group: Record AUM of $151.7bn 1H 2023 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Record assets under management (AUM) of $151.7 billion (31 December 2022: $143.3 billion). Net inflows of $2.6 billion for the six months ended 30 June 2023, 2.5% ahead of the industry. Positive investment performance of $5.1 billion, 0.6% ahead of peers.
01 Aug. 2023 4 in 10 of its HNWI and ultra-HNWI clients allocate more than 20% of their portfolio to alternatives [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: 4 in 10 of its high-net-worth investors (HNWI) and ultra-HNWI clients are allocating more than 20% of their portfolio to alternatives, said a study. According to Connection Capital's 2023 survey, over 3/4 (76%) of HNWIs are now targeting an allocation to alter
01 Aug. 2023 Simpson Thatcher adds lawyer from client Blackstone [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has added a partner in London from its own client Blackstone. Angus Lennox will join the real estate practice later this year. At Blackstone, Lennox worked in the firm's European real estate business, focusing on acquisitions, disp
01 Aug. 2023 Glendower Capital raises $5.8 billion for secondaries fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Glendower Capital, CVC's secondaries platform, has reached a hard close on its fifth global secondaries fund at $5.8 billion. Glendower Capital Secondary Opportunities Fund V is the first fund closed since Glendower completed a strategic merger with CVC in 2022.
31 Jul. 2023 Dan Dickinson to become HCI Equity Partners executive chairman [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - HCI Equity Partners, a leading lower middle market private equity firm that focuses on partnering with founder-owned distribution, manufacturing and service companies, today announced the planned transition of Dan Dickinson from Managing Partner to become Executive Chairm
31 Jul. 2023 Southfield Capital makes Pinderhughes partner [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Southfield Capital, a premier lower middle market private equity firm, announced today that the firm has promoted Brandon Pinderhughes to Partner. Since joining Southfield in July 2014 as a Senior Associate, Brandon has made significant contributions to the firm's su
31 Jul. 2023 Pictet Asset Management expands total return range [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Pictet Asset Management has expanded its USD 9 bn actively managed Total Return franchise with the launch of the Lotus Offshore Fund Ltd., an event driven special situations Asia Long/Short equity fund. The fund is offered as a quarterly-dealing Cayman-domiciled strategy.
31 Jul. 2023 Private equity's second-quarter fundraising total fell 17.4% YOY to $242bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private equity's second-quarter fundraising total fell 17.4% year over year to $241.58 billion, but the number of funds in the market experienced a much steeper decline, dropping 50.3% year over year in the second quarter, said a study. According to S&P Global M
31 Jul. 2023 Bansk Group closes maiden fund on $800M [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: New York-based Bansk Group has closed its debut fund Bansk Fund I LP on $800 million. Following the close, Bansk now manages approximately $1.5 billion in assets, including co-investments. Founded in 2019, Bansk is a New York-based private investment firm f
31 Jul. 2023 Comvest Partners closes latest fund on $2bn [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: West Palm Beach, Florida-based Comvest Partners' direct lending platform has closed its latest fund on $2 billion. Comvest Credit Partners VI beat its target size of $1.7 billion. Comvest Credit Partners provides middle-market private credit solutions t
30 Jul. 2023 Goldman's Salisbury joins Sixth Street [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm, today announced that Julian Salisbury will become a partner of the firm and serve as Co-Chief Investment Officer alongside Chief Executive Officer Alan Waxman and Co-President Joshua Easterly. Salisbury is expected to start
28 Jul. 2023 Third Eye Capital names Steele as President and COO [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Third Eye Capital, Canada's leading provider of asset-based financing solutions to underserved or overlooked companies, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Steele as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective August 15, 2023. Previously, David se
28 Jul. 2023 iCapital launches portfolio analytics tool [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - iCapital,the global fintech platform driving access to alternative investments for the wealth management industry, today unveiled iCapital Architect, an innovative portfolio construction tool that empowers financial advisors to build robust, personalized client portfolios
28 Jul. 2023 Cerulli: managed account sponsors re-evaluate rep-as-a-portfolio-manager programs [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Managed account sponsors are re-evaluating their rep-as-portfolio-manager (RPM) programs and coaxing advisors toward home-office discretion, according to The Cerulli Report-U.S. Managed Accounts 2023: Decisions About Discretion. Firms considering altering their RPM progra
28 Jul. 2023 Global venture capital investment dropped for the sixth consecutive quarter in Q2'2023 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global venture capital investment dropped for the sixth consecutive quarter in Q2'2023 - falling from $86.2 billion across 10,121 deals in Q1'23 to $77.4 billion across 7,783 deals in Q2'23, said a study. According to KPMG Private Enterprise's Venture Pulse rep
28 Jul. 2023 Global PE funds raised $444.65bn in 1H, 2023, down 20.5% YOY [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Globally, private equity funds raised $444.65 billion in the first half, down 20.5% year over year from $559.02 billion in the first half of 2022, said a report. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence and Preqin data, private equity fundraising appears set to t
27 Jul. 2023 Assets invested in the global ETFs industry increased the lead over assets in the hedge fund industry at the end of Q2 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - ETFGI reported that assets invested in the global ETFs industry increased the lead over the assets invested in the global hedge fund industry to $6.56 trillion at the end of Q2 2023 Source HFR for hedge fund data. Highlights • Assets invested in global
27 Jul. 2023 Neuberger Berman raises $2.5bn for new credit fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: NB Capital Solutions, a unit of Neuberger Berman that finances companies owned by private equity firms raised about $2.5 billion for NB Credit Opportunities Fund II, around $1 billion more than its initial target. According to a media release from the private, indep
26 Jul. 2023 The biggest risk now is complacency, say strategists surveyed by Natixis Investment Managers [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - After a robust start to the year with inflation easing, some stock markets reaching double digit returns, and bond yields reaching 15-year highs, economists and investment strategists are feeling more confident that recession risk is receding in H2 2023, according to a su
26 Jul. 2023 Pension funds, other institutional investors and wealth managers plan to boost crypto investments [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - According to new global research by London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management (Nickel), Europe's award-winning, regulated digital assets hedge fund manager founded by alumni of Bankers Trust, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, institutional investors and wealth managers plan
26 Jul. 2023 Castle Hall launches Due Diligence University with first Due Diligence Primer on Audited Financial Statements [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Castle Hall, the Due Diligence Company, announced the launch of Due Diligence University (DDU). This platform, available on Castle Hall's website, will provide a growing ecosystem of tools and resources to help both investors and asset managers understand and implemen
26 Jul. 2023 Bridgepoint racks up $3.8bn for third Direct Lending Fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global private asset growth investor Bridgepoint announced the successful completion of fundraising for its third direct lending fund, Bridgepoint Direct Lending III (BDL III), with more than €3.4 billion ($3.8bn) of investable capital. The specialist in privat
26 Jul. 2023 Comvest holds final close on $2bn for sixth flagship credit fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Comvest Partners, a private investment firm that provides equity and debt capital to lower middle-market companies, announced that its direct lending platform Comvest Credit Partners has completed the final close of the sixth vintage of its flagship Comvest Credit Part
26 Jul. 2023 Marks on how to take the temperature of the market [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: In his latest memo, Taking the Temperature, Howard Marks, co-chairman at global investment manager Oaktree Capital, reviewed five memos he had written between 2000 and 202
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