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30 May. 2023 Talis Capital hits first close on fund III [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Talis today announces the first closing of its third and largest $175m early-stage fund, focused on helping founders build disruptive, category-defining and enduring businesses. Led by equal partners Matus Maar, Thomas Williams and Kirill Tashilov, Talis was established o
30 May. 2023 SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator: May +3.23% [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced that the SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for May 2023 measured 3.23%, up from 1.93% in April. "SS&C GlobeOp's Forward Redemption Indicator increased to 3.23% for May 2023 compared to th
30 May. 2023 Cleary Gottlieb adds to PE practice [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Wei Fang has joined Cleary Gottlieb as counsel in the Beijing office. Wei's return will further strengthen the firm's M&A and private equity practices and expand the breadth and depth of services we provide to our clients. Wei's practice focuses on corporate M&A a
30 May. 2023 Spaulding Ridge expands private equity offering [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Global cloud advisory and implementation firm, Spaulding Ridge , announced today the most significant expansion of its cloud solution services for private equity firms to date. Value Accelerator , a proprietary tool developed by Spaulding Ridge private equity experts, ena
29 May. 2023 Alternative assets manager Kotak sees opportunity in India's private credit market [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: India's biggest alternative manager, Kotak Investment Advisors Limited (KIAL), is pushing into private credit. "The nature of opportunities now is going to be more M&A, growth-oriented financing," Srini Sriniwasan, KIAL's managing director,
28 May. 2023 Baird adds to GP Solutions Group [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Baird, an employee-owned, international financial services firm, announced today that Chad Bounds has joined the firm's Global Investment Banking business as Director in its Global General Partnership (GP) Solutions Group. Bounds will work closely with Jeremy Duksin and A
28 May. 2023 Godspeed Capital's second fund beats target [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Godspeed Capital Management LP, a lower middle-market Defense & Government services, solutions, and technology focused private equity firm, today announced the close of Godspeed Capital Investment Program II with $250 million in capital commitments. Godspeed Capital previ
28 May. 2023 SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index: April performance 0.32% [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced the gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for April 2023 measured 0.32%. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.16% in May. "SS
26 May. 2023 The successful sale of the first tokenized Picasso brings significant ROI for tokenholders [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Fillette au beret (1964), the first Picasso painting tokenized, has been sold. The collaborative effort initiated in 2021 between Artemundi and Sygnum Bank is concluded with the burning of tokens and a payout to all tokenholders. This historic project set a new precedent
26 May. 2023 Family offices see rising interest in alternative asset classes [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: As the world moves further into financial uncertainty, 99% of family offices are showing an increased interest in alternative asset classes is a long-term trend. Included in the list of alternative asset classes are capital financing, commercial developments, tradit
26 May. 2023 BlackRock and Fidelity launch more actively-managed products [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: To meet rising demand from investors and advisors, the two large financial services companies have recently announced the launches of two active ETFs and an interval multi-strategy credit fund. BlackRock launches two active ETFs BlackRock has expanded ac
25 May. 2023 Axa Venture Partners racks up $1.6bn for a new strategy to invest in late-stage tech companies [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Axa Venture Partners (AVP) announced a new €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) late-stage fund targeting companies that expect to go public within three to four years. The strategy will target AVP's existing focus sectors of software, fintech/insurtech, digital health
25 May. 2023 Global fintech VC firm QED Investors raises nearly $1bn for FinTech funding [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global fintech-focused venture capital firm QED Investors has closed two new funds with combined capital commitments of $925 million. The new capital commitments comprise Fund VIII, an oversubscribed $650 million early-stage fund, and Growth II, a $275 million early
24 May. 2023 GTCR amasses $11.5bn in record fundraise [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: GTCR, a Chicago, Illinois-based private equity firm, has raised its largest fund ever, GTCR Fund XIV, at its $11.5 billion hard cap beating an initial target of $9.25 billion. The Fund includes total limited partner commitments of $11.0 billion and a commitment from
24 May. 2023 Hamilton Lane racks up $850m for the sustainable investment platform [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Alternative investment management firm Hamilton Lane has raised more than $850 million across its sustainable investment platform. The private markets investment management firm said in a press release that the fundraise includes the final closing of its social and
23 May. 2023 SFC concludes consultation on regulation of virtual asset trading platforms [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) released the Consultation Conclusions on the Proposed Regulatory Requirements for Virtual Asset Trading Platform Operato
23 May. 2023 SoftBank sells Fortress stake to Abu Dhabi's Mubadala [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company and Fortress Investment Group LLC agreed to buy 90% of the Fortress Investment Group equity held by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group Corporation. Mubadala Capital will increase its stake in Fortress In
23 May. 2023 The rise of geopolitical swing states [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: In the 2020s, everything is geopolitical. It took a global pandemic, Russia's war on Ukraine, and heightened U.S.-China competition for the fact that the old era of globalisation is over to become undeniable,
22 May. 2023 EU hits Meta with $1.3bn fine: Views of tech and investment experts [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - U.S. tech giant Meta has been fined a record-breaking €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) by European Union regulators for violating EU privacy laws by transferring the personal data of Facebook users to servers in the United States. The European Data Protection Board announ
22 May. 2023 Research reveals alternative fund managers are optimistic about fund launches and capital raising [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - New research from Ocorian, a specialist provider of alternative fund services�and leader in entity administration, corporate and fiduciary services, shows alternative fund managers are optimistic about launches and fund raising over the next 18 months. More than eig
22 May. 2023 Bregal Milestone racks up $833m for Fund II [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European technology growth capital firm Bregal Milestone announced the final closing of its second fund, Bregal Milestone Fund II, raising €770 million (up $833m) to partner with founders and management teams of European technology champions. Fund II, which re
22 May. 2023 APAC M&A deal value declines 28% QoQ during Q1 2023 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region witnessed a significant 28% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal value to $105.9 billion during the first quarter of 2023, said a study. According to the latest M&A report from GlobalData, economic un
22 May. 2023 NZ Super Fund makes new investment in systematic global macro hedge fund [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: The NZ Superannuation Fund (NZS), aka the NZ Super Fund, announced in its latest shareholder newsletter last week that it had invested US$100m in the flagship of global invest
19 May. 2023 Hazeltree launches monthly Shortside Crowdedness Report of top shorted securities globally [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hazeltree, a player in active treasury and intelligent operations technology for the alternative asset industry, published its inaugural Shortside Crowdedness Report. The report is a monthly listing of the top 10 shorted securities in the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions i
19 May. 2023 VC firm Insight Partners racks up $1.3bn for sophomore continuation fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: One of the world's largest technology investors, Insight Partners, announced the closing of its Continuation Fund II with HarbourVest Partners and Lexington Partners leading a group of limited partners investing in the fund. The transaction closed with total commit
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