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21 Mar. 2023 JMI Equity wraps up 11th growth fund at $2.4bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Software-focused investment veteran JMI Equity has surged past its target for its eleventh flagship fundraise to reach a $2.4bn final close. The Baltimore-based growth investment firm said it had a $2 billion target for the new vehicle, JMI Equity Fund XI, when it f
21 Mar. 2023 Deerpath Capital secures $1.5bn for sixth flagship fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: New York-based private debt manager Deerpath Capital Management closed sixth private credit fund with $1.5 billion of equity capital commitments from investors. The provider of customized, cash-flow-based senior debt financing to lower-middle market companies acros
21 Mar. 2023 Mitsubishi's FSI enters European credit with the private lender AlbaCore purchase [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: First Sentier Investors (FSI), an Australian asset manager owned by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has acquired a majority stake in European credit manager AlbaCore Capital Group. According to a press release from the trust banking arm, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Ban
21 Mar. 2023 Quantitative crypto hedge fund opens latest fund to investors [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Strix Leviathan is opening a new market-neutral fund to investors after gathering a seven-month track record during ext
20 Mar. 2023 Private credit share doubled to about 40% in PE-backed take-private transactions [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: A report by S&P Global Market Intelligence said that the rise of private credit is powering a surge of private equity-backed take-private transactions that began when public market valuations dipped in 2022. Its report quoted research and consulting firm EY saying t
17 Mar. 2023 Eolas Capital to take a stake in impact boutique Harmony Capital [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Eolas Capital, a Boston-based incubator and strategic investment adviser for asset and wealth managers, will take an equity stake in Harmony Capital Advisors, an impact investment boutique. Harmony Capital Advisors manages a global all-cap equity strategy investing
16 Mar. 2023 Chris Longworth appointed Head of GAM Systematic; Danny Dhingra to join GAM Systematic team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Chris Longworth, who joined the firm in 2010, has been appointed Head of GAM Systematic and Danny Dhingra will join the Systematic Core Macro team, reporting to Chris. Danny, who joined GAM in 2016, will provide the team with additional systematic experience and will
16 Mar. 2023 Returns for private markets dropped to below zero in first three quarters of 2022 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - eFront, the leading financial software and solutions provider dedicated to private markets, and a part of BlackRock, has released its latest eFront Insight Quarterly Performance Benchmark report, covering the period to the end of Q3 2022. The report shows that in the
16 Mar. 2023 Aubrey Capital partners with German asset manager Aramea [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Aubrey Capital Management, the Edinburgh and London-based specialist global equity manager, is partnering with Aramea Asset Management, one of Germany's largest i
16 Mar. 2023 Barings buys $1.7bn credit specialist Gryphon Capital [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The $347+bn global investment manager Barings announced that it will purchase Australian-based Gryphon Capital Partners (GCP), a specialist asset manager that focuses on investments in the structured finance and less liquid credit markets in Europe and Australia. C
16 Mar. 2023 VC funding value suffers a 12.9% YOY decline [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global venture capital (VC) funding activity took a hit in 2022 and consequently deals volume with disclosed funding value suffered a 12.9% year-on-year decline, said a study. According to the GlobalData report, VC investors have shown a reluctance towards high-va
15 Mar. 2023 Global investors' allocations to alternatives jump by over 10% [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Notwithstanding general public market headwinds, new capital alternative allocations in 2022 jumped to $144 billion, an increase of over 10%, across more than 1,000 individual mandates, said a study. The third annual Alternatives Watch (AW) Research Investor Compen
15 Mar. 2023 Global macro and tech Investor rolls out new hedge fund DVN Capital [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Tech veteran Apjit Walia, who had worked with global macro hedge funds including Caxton Associates and Moore Capital, is launching DVN Capital, a global macro and technology hedge fund. According to a press release, Apjit brings over 20 years of experience researc
14 Mar. 2023 Hedge funds give back 1.16% to a capricious 'Mr. Market' [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The hedge fund industry lost ground in February, slipping -1.16% for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by Backstop BarclayHedge. Despite the loss, the hedge fund industry outperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index which lost -2.44% in February
14 Mar. 2023 Study reveals difficulties hedge funds/fund managers face in their use of alternative data [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - According to a new study from fintech Exabel with portfolio managers and investment analysts who focus on fundamental investing on their use of alternative data just 23% describe their organisation's process for using it as 'excellent'. Some 63% describe it as good, but a
14 Mar. 2023 CalPERS names Daniel Booth DCIO for private markets [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - CalPERS has appointed Daniel Booth as Deputy Chief Investment Officer (DCIO) for Private Markets. The newly created position is responsible for all private market investment strategies, including asset allocation. Booth will work closely with Chief Investment Officer
14 Mar. 2023 AI startups raised over $50bn in VC funding in 2022 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Artificial intelligence (AI) startups have raised over $50 billion in venture capital (VC) funding in 2022 globally, reveals a study. The GlobalData report said 3,198 AI startups received $52.1 billion in funding across 3,396 VC funding deals during 2022. VC funding
13 Mar. 2023 SWF-backed private equity deals plunge by nearly half in 2022 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The value of global private equity deals with sovereign wealth fund (SWF) investment fell by nearly half in 2022, said a report. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence data transactions with sovereign wealth fund investment totaled $39.03 billion across 11 deal
10 Mar. 2023 Global private equity buyout value drops steeply by 35% to $654bn in 2022 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: After marking new record highs in 2021, with completed deals worth $1 trillion, capping a stunning 12-year long upcycle for the global private equity industry, 2022's sudden mid-year break in PE activity saw global buyout value (excluding add-ons) drop steeply, by 35%
09 Mar. 2023 One in five global corporates faces climate-driven downgrades [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Climate risks may lead to credit rating downgrades for one-fifth of global companies by 2035, said a new report. According to the climate vulnerability scores (Climate.VS) released by Fitch Ratings, nearly 20% of global companies could see ratings downgrades by 2035
09 Mar. 2023 Permira amasses $17.7bn for Fund VIII, Europe's 2nd largest buyout fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private equity major Permira has beaten its €15bn target for its latest flagship fundraise to close Europe's second biggest-ever buyout fund. UK-headquartered firm Permira has held a final close for its eighth buyout fund, Permira VIII (P8), on EUR 16.7bn ($17.
09 Mar. 2023 New female-led financial services company participates in seeding program [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Banrion Capital Management was
08 Mar. 2023 Women occupy 13.6% of senior positions in private markets, a 0.7% increase from 2022 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The annual Women in Alternatives 2023 report by Preqin found that the representation of women in senior positions such as C-suite, Chairs, Directors, and Founders across the alternative assets industry has increased by 0.7% over the past 12 months-from 12.9% in January 20
08 Mar. 2023 Evolution Credit Partners racks up over $1bn for opportunistic credit strategy [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Alternative credit firm Evolution Credit Partners Management announced the final close of its opportunistic credit strategy, Evolution Credit Opportunity Fund II (ECO II). A media release from the Boston-headquartered manager of leveraged finance and trade finance
08 Mar. 2023 Riverside raises $1.87bn for the latest investment fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global private equity firm The Riverside Company said it has marked a final close of its largest investment fund yet - Riverside Micro-Cap Fund (RMCF) VI - at $1.872 billion in investable capital. According to a press release from the global private investor f
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