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30 Jun. 2023 Equity ETFs attract net inflows while conventional equity funds suffer redemptions [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Investors were net sellers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the second consecutive week, redeeming a net $2.2 billion for the LSEG Lipper fund-flows week ended Wednesday, June 28. Fund investors were net purchasers of equity funds
30 Jun. 2023 Hedge-fund giant Man Group takes majority stake in Intesa's asset manager Asteria [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: British hedge fund manager Man Group agreed to acquire a 51% stake in ESG boutique money manager Asteria, which is based in Geneva as its current owner Intesa Sanpaolo SpA seeks to expand the unit's offering of alternative and long-only investment strategies. Italy'
30 Jun. 2023 Global pension funds fall short of private equity targets in Q2 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global pension funds fell slightly short of meeting their private equity allocation targets in the second quarter of 2023, said a study. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence data, in the aggregate, 362 pension funds worldwide had a $6.4 million median net un
29 Jun. 2023 Cathay Capital Private Equity closes small cap fund on €240M [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Today, Cathay Capital Private Equity announced the final close of its fourth Small Cap fund at €240M, investing in growth companies across Europe, North America and Asia. The new fund brings Cathay Capital's assets under management to over €5B as the team contin
29 Jun. 2023 Juniper Square adds Egbert as GM [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Former SS&C executive Christine Egbert has joined Juniper Square as General Manager, Fund Administration. As General Manager, Christine will be the senior executive responsible for scaling fund administration offerings to meet the needs of the world's most sophisticat
29 Jun. 2023 Oaktree changes leadership, prepares for new landscape [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Global investment manager Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. is shaking things up in the upper management echelon while it expects a different economic environment to come. Oaktree will promote Robert O'Leary, portfolio manager for the Global Opportunities s
29 Jun. 2023 Wales Pension Partnership launches new sustainable global active equity sub-fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The Wales Pension Partnership (WPP), the pooling entity for the eight Welsh LGPS Funds, has launched a sustainable global active equity sub-fund on its existing authorized contractual scheme (ACS) platform. The sub-fund has launched with GBP1.2bn, with all eight We
29 Jun. 2023 Correlation Ventures closes third fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Correlation Ventures, a venture firm focused on artificial intelligence, has closed its third fund on $130 million. Upon formally announcing the closing of Correlation III, the firm also announced the promotion of two members of their team, Wesley Barrow and Moi
29 Jun. 2023 Global M&A activity slumps 21% YoY during the first five months of 2023 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global merger and acquisitions (M&A) activity witnessed a significant year-on-year (YoY) decline from January to May 2023 in comparison to the corresponding period in the previous year, said a study. According to the GlobalData report, the total number of M&A de
28 Jun. 2023 Audax joins iCapital [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Audax Private Debt, a leading provider of financing solutions for middle market private equity sponsors, announced today the firm's participation in the iCapital Marketplace, a platform launched by iCapital in June that connects financial advisors and their clients with a
28 Jun. 2023 EisnerAmper adds two tax partners [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Global business advisory firm EisnerAmper announces that Pamela Dennett and John Clausen have joined the firm as partners with a specialization in taxation. Pamela, a partner in the firm's Private Client Services Group, has 30 years of experience helping ultra-hi
28 Jun. 2023 Global asset managers expect organic growth amid challenges [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Despite a host of challenges facing the industry, asset managers project future organic growth, said a study. While 84% expect to grow, 22% plan to implement changes to their operating models to achieve efficiency and cost savings, said the study by the Northern Tru
28 Jun. 2023 ESG to reach majority of portfolios in next decade [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global asset managers are ramping up ESG investments despite significant economic volatility and political friction, said a survey. According to the Index Industry Association's ESG Global Asset Manager Survey, ESG's future role in global investment portfolios c
28 Jun. 2023 Volpi Capital closes continuation fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Volpi Capital has closed Volpi Capital Investments Conti LP a new continuation vehicle for two assets from Volpi's Fund I - Cyclomedia and Digital Barriers. Volpi first invested in both companies in 2016. Volpi has exited the two other investments from
27 Jun. 2023 River Capital launches new fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Liverpool based River Capital has announced the launch of a new GBP10m Private Equity Fund, supported by a cornerstone investment from parent company MSIF. The Fund provides investment from GBP500k up to GBP2m to support North West SMEs with support for acquisitions,
27 Jun. 2023 Argosy adds to team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Argosy Private Equity, a lower middle market private equity firm, has announced that Barrett Pittman and Parth Sachar have joined our team as Analysts. In their roles, Barrett and Parth will support the Investment Team in conducting research and analysis, including ma
27 Jun. 2023 Investcorp's Strategic Capital Group adds to team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Investcorp, a leading global alternative investment firm, announced an expansion of its Strategic Capital Group with the addition of two new senior hires. Timotheus Osnabrug and Weston Wilkinson will both join ISCG as Investment Partners, where they will be responsible fo
27 Jun. 2023 Ares Alternative Credit acquires $3.5bn specialty finance loan portfolio from PacWest [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global alternative investment manager Ares Management Corporation announced that certain funds managed by its Alternative Credit strategy have completed the acquisition of a $3.5 billion specialty finance loan portfolio from PacWest Bancorp. The Portfolio consists o
27 Jun. 2023 Oaktree raises $2.3bn for debut dedicated life science lending fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Oaktree Capital Management, the American global asset management firm specializing in alternative investment strategies, has raised more than $2.3 billion for its first private credit fund dedicated to life sciences companies. The Fund, which is Oaktree's first ded
27 Jun. 2023 Emerging stock markets projected to overtake the U.S. by 2030 [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Goldman Sachs' economists expect EM (emerging market) growth to continue to outstrip DM (de
26 Jun. 2023 Alternative fund managers expect a rise in inflows from pension funds over 18 months [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Almost nine in ten (87%) alternative fund managers predict inflows into alternatives from pension funds to increase over the next 18 months, said a study. According to the new research by Ocorian, almost two-fifths (36%) of these expect a dramatic increase. This com
26 Jun. 2023 Fidelio Capital racks up over $1.1bn for third flagship fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Fidelio Capital, a Swedish investment company that globally invests, has raised more than €1bn ($1.1bn) for the final close of its third investment fund, which is more than triple the size of its previous investment mandate raised in 2018. A media release fro
25 Jun. 2023 Japanese hedge funds gain as bank risk spikes, yen falls to historic low as Nikkei advances [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Japanese and Emerging Markets hedge funds extended gains to begin 2023, driven by optimism toward peaking U.S. and global inflation, and the near end of the US-led interest rate increasing cycle. Asian currencies, including the Japanese Yen and Chinese Yuan, fell to
23 Jun. 2023 Maximon boosts investment volume for longevity start-ups to $33m and expands its board of directors [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Maximon, a company builder, is injecting additional capital into the development of longevity companies aimed at extending the "healthspan," which refers to the period of time we can live in good health without age-related diseases. Moreover, the Board of Directors ha
23 Jun. 2023 Actively managed ETFs listed globally gathered net inflows of $15.23bn during May [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - ETFGI reported that actively managed ETFs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$15.23 billion during May, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$58.77 billion. Assets invested in actively managed ETFs increased by 1.3%, from US$547 billion at the end of April 20
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