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25 Jul. 2023 Hedge Fund Association announces results of 2023 global board of directors election [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Hedge Fund Association (HFA), an international nonprofit trade and nonpartisan lobbying organization, announced the results of its 2023 HFA Global Board of Directors election. HFA members re-elected Alexander Reyes and elected Paul Gray, Rob Hartnett and Krista Oldfie
25 Jul. 2023 MFA details how the SEC neglected to consider the aggregate cost of rulemaking on investment advisers, the markets, and investors [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Managed Funds Association (MFA) details how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) neglected to consider the aggregate cost of its rulemaking on investment advisers, investors, and the markets generally in a new letter sent today. The letter urges the Commissio
25 Jul. 2023 PEVC investments in Asia-Pacific nosedive by 34.5% in Q2 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investments in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan, totaled $6.01 billion in the second quarter, down 34.5% from $9.18 billion a year ago, said a study. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence data, the number of
24 Jul. 2023 HighPost Capital adds to investment team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - HighPost Capital, LLC, a leading private investment firm focused on the global consumer sector, today announced that David Weston has joined the firm as Managing Director, HighPost Fund I, effective immediately. In this role, Mr. Weston will be responsible for identifying
24 Jul. 2023 Davidson Kempner raises $3bn for Opportunities Fund VI [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global institutional investment management firm Davidson Kempner Capital Management closed its sixth opportunistic/special situations fund at $3 billion. U.S. investment management firm, which manages roughly $37 billion in assets, said in a statement its DK Opportu
24 Jul. 2023 Private equity dry powder swells to record high at $2.49tn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global private equity dry powder levels rose more than 11% in just six months to a record $2.49 trillion around the middle of 2023, said a study. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence and Preqin data, that cache of uncommitted capital is growing at least in pa
23 Jul. 2023 Hedge fund capital rises for third consecutive quarter as inflation, bank risks ease - technology, AI surge [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Total hedge fund assets increased for the third consecutive quarter in 2Q 2023 as investors allocated new capital to Equity Hedge and Event Driven strategies, and as the Technology sectors surged driven by AI exposures, while banking and inflation risks eased. Hedge funds
21 Jul. 2023 Abrdn sells $4bn private markets biz to alternative asset manager HighVista Strategies [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: HighVista Strategies, an alternative asset manager investing in private and public markets, agreed to acquire abrdn's U.S. private markets business, with about $4 billion in private equity and venture capital assets moving to the alternative asset manager. Accor
21 Jul. 2023 CVC hits $29.2bn close on largest-ever buyout fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Luxembourg-based global private equity firm CVC Capital Partners closed its latest buyout fund, CVC Capital Partners IX, at €26 billion ($29.2 billion), above its target of €25 billion. The European and Americas Fund IX is the largest global private equity
20 Jul. 2023 Nearly two-thirds of professional investors say macro investing now more relevant [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Nearly two thirds of professional investors surveyed (64%) say macro investing has become more relevant, given the significant financial market turmoil of the past few years. The findings come from new research from Fulcrum Asset Management. Of those who believed in
20 Jul. 2023 Crypto ETFs and ETPs gathered net inflows of $425m during June [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - ETFGI reported today that Crypto ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $425 Mn during June, bringing year-to-date net inflows to $242 Mn, which is lower than $567 Mn in net inflows at this point last year. Total assets invested in Crypto ETFs and ETPs
20 Jul. 2023 Global alternative investment allocations reach $740bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global investment allocations in six alternative asset classes across private markets, including private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, private credit, real estate, and infrastructure, approximately $746 billion was either deployed or committed during the 12 mon
20 Jul. 2023 With 391 exits, global private equity exit activity was down 9.7% in Q2 2023 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The total number of global private equity exits in the second quarter was 391, down 9.7% from the same period in 2022, said a study. S&P Global Market Intelligence, quoting the data from Preqin Pro said that the valuation gap between buyers and sellers and the risin
19 Jul. 2023 CAIA and FPA partner to stay ahead of latest trends in alternative investments [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The CAIA and the FPA have started a new partnership designed to provide financial planning professionals with greater access to essential educational materials as they work to stay ahead of the fast-moving and rapidly expanding alternative investment universe. The Char
19 Jul. 2023 Assets invested in actively managed ETFs listed globally reached a record $583bn in June [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - ETFGI reported today assets invested in actively managed ETFs listed globally reached a record US$583 billion at the end of June. Actively managed ETFs gathered net inflows of $10.69 billion during June, bringing year-to-date net inflows to $69.47 billion. Assets inc
19 Jul. 2023 U.S. public pension funds invest a record $1.6tn in alternative assets [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: State and municipal pension funds have more money in alternative investments like private equity, real estate, and hedge funds than at any point in history - both in dollar terms ($1.63 trillion) and share of asset allocations (34.0%), said a study. Markdowns to the
19 Jul. 2023 Ares to acquire Asia-focused private equity firm Crescent Point [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US-based Ares Management Corporation said it has agreed to acquire 100% of Singapore-based private equity firm Crescent Point Capital (CPC) with approximately $3.8bn of assets under management. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The owners of Crescent Poin
19 Jul. 2023 Regulation is biggest challenge to capital raising for alternative fund managers [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: For alternative fund managers, the current regulatory environment is the biggest challenge facing successful fundraising. According
18 Jul. 2023 Pension funds and other institutional investors seek inflation protection through illiquid assets [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Eighty-five percent of institutional investors will increase their allocations to illiquid assets over the next two years driven by escalating inflation and rising interest rates. New global research from Aeon Investments, the London-based credit-focused investment co
18 Jul. 2023 Beneficient launches digitized custody and liquidity platform [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Beneficient (Ben), a technology-enabled platform providing liquidity and related trust and custody services to holders of alternative assets, has publicly launched AltAccess, which is its flagship platform that allows those holders to accelerate the monetization of otherw
18 Jul. 2023 US asset manager Searchlight strikes $615m deal to buy London alts boutique Gresham House [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US private equity firm Searchlight Capital announced it has struck a $615m deal to buy UK alternative asset manager Gresham House. In a market announcement, the boards of Gresham House and Seed Bidco, a newly incorporated entity formed by funds advised by Searchlig
18 Jul. 2023 LGT Capital nabs $930m for fourth global venture capital fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Switzerland-headquartered LGT Capital Partners, a global specialist in alternative investing, has announced the final close of its Crown Growth Opportunities IV fund, having reached $930m, surpassing its target of $750m. The strategy provides investors with global v
17 Jul. 2023 FSB finalises global regulatory framework for crypto-asset activities [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published its global regulatory framework for crypto-asset activities to promote the comprehensiveness and international consistency of regulatory and supervisory approaches. The events of the past year have highlighted the intrinsi
17 Jul. 2023 Venture capital firms continue to sour on the crypto and blockchain startups [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Though the crypto and blockchain startups sector deal count ticked up slightly in Q2 2023, the sum of capital invested by venture capitalists into the sector continued to decline QoQ, said a study. According to the new report released by Galaxy Research, the second
17 Jul. 2023 Private equity buyout funds represent seven of the 10 largest fund launches in H1 2023 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private equity buyout funds represented seven of the 10 largest fund launches in the first half, said a report. The United States and Canada led the way with 160 fund launches in the first six months of the year, just over half the global total. Next came Asia-Pacif
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