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07 Mar. 2023 Private hedge funds open to U.S. taxable investors post a narrow decline in February [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - HFR launched the HFRI 400 (US) Indices, a first of its kind Index comprised of private hedge funds open to U.S. taxable investors, making the HFRI 400 a suitable benchmark for U.S.-based, taxable, high net worth and ultra-high net worth investors. The HFRI 400 (US) Fu
07 Mar. 2023 Ben Melkman joins Schonfeld as a Macro Senior Portfolio Manager [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Schonfeld Strategic Advisors announced that Ben Melkman will join the firm as a portfolio manager in the firm's Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income (DMFI) strategy. Ben will report to co-Heads of DMFI Colin Lancaster and Mitesh Parikh, and he will build out a team of
07 Mar. 2023 General Atlantic joins Abu Dhabi's ADQ, IHC to create alternative investment power house [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: General Atlantic is partnering with Abu Dhabi wealth fund ADQ and International Holding Co. (IHC), the biggest listed company in the emirate, to create a multi-asset class investment manager. The new entity, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, will invest in alternative as
07 Mar. 2023 Angelo Gordon raises $1.3bn for special situations strategy [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Angelo Gordon, the $53 billion alternative investment firm focused on credit and real estate investing, has raised another $1.3bn to boost the capital available to its credit solutions strategy. According to a media release from the New York-based alternative invest
07 Mar. 2023 Swiss fund manager GAM transfers three funds to alternative boutique Bainbridge [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The alternative investments specialist firm Bainbridge Partners has agreed to take over the management of three strategies that previously sat on GAM's Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS) platform. According to a joint press release, Bainbridge is to assume resp
07 Mar. 2023 Metlife buys private credit manager Raven Capital [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: MetLife Investment Management (MIM), the institutional asset management business of MetLife, Inc., has completed its acquisition of alternative investment firm
06 Mar. 2023 Ex-JPMorgan bankers start women-led investment advisory firm to target sustainable infrastructure projects in emerging markets [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Two former JP Morgan credit bankers launched a new impact investment advisory firm ImpactA Global focused on emerging market infrastructure. Legal & General Capital has taken a significant minority stake in the women-led firm, which will provide debt financing for
03 Mar. 2023 8VC raises $880m fund to back disruptive tech startups [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Austin-based venture capital firm 8VC, led by Palantir founder Joe Lonsdale, has raised $880 million in its fifth fund. "8VC Fund V will continue our work supporting and partnering with entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey, and building companies ourse
03 Mar. 2023 Institutional Investors to increase their allocation in actively managed funds [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Institutional investors expect to increase allocations to active investment strategies. Actively managed funds are poised to scoop up market share as institutional asset owners hunt for returns in gyrating markets, said a study. According to the Cerulli Edge-U.S. Mo
02 Mar. 2023 Gramercy Funds Management names Tom Humphrey as its first president [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Gramercy Funds Management, a $5 billion dedicated, global emerging markets investment manager, announced that Tom Humphrey has joined the firm in a newly created role, President of Gramercy. Humphrey will be responsible for the implementation of the firm's commerc
02 Mar. 2023 Wout Kalis joins Broadridge as Asia Pacific head of asset management solutions [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) announces the appointment of Wout Kalis as Head of Asia Pacific for Broadridge Asset Management Solutions. Wout will be responsible for advancing Broadridge's strategic asset management priorities in Asi
02 Mar. 2023 Wealthy millennial investors show more interest in alternative investments [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The next-gen is expected to inherit $73 trillion in the coming years, and they could be poised to make very different decisions with their money than previous generations. 73% of younger people believe that it is not possible to achieve above-average returns solely
02 Mar. 2023 Franklin Templeton hires alternative investments author and consultant [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Franklin Templeton, a global investment firm in New York City, has just hired an expert to foster its educational reach. Tony Davidow has joined the Franklin Templeton Institute, the firm's research centre, as
02 Mar. 2023 Institutional investors expect private markets to outperform public markets [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global institutional investors believe private markets are more resilient than their public market counterparts, especially in times of heightened short-term uncertainty and risk, revealed a study. According to the annual Global Investor Survey for 2023 by Adams Str
01 Mar. 2023 Bain Capital Ventures raises $1.9bn for two tech-focused funds [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Bain Capital Ventures (BCV), the venture arm of the namesake private equity giant, is debuting $1.9 billion in two new funds to invest in startups from seed to growth rounds within fintech, infrastructure, apps, and commerce. San Francisco-based multi-stage VC firm - k
01 Mar. 2023 Investcorp racks up more than $1.2bn for debut North American PE fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Global alternative investment firm Investcorp Holdings has closed on more than $1.2 billion in commitments for its debut North America private-equity fund to make control investments in middle-market services businesses. Fund I received capital commitments from blue-c
01 Mar. 2023 Oaktree gets into private credit [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Asset management firm Oaktree has launched a private credit arm - Oaktree Lending Partners. Oaktree Lending Partners is targeting $10 billion in equity commitments from institutional investors for the group which will make senior secured loans of $500 milli
01 Mar. 2023 Ares Management buys a minority stake in BlueCove with the option to get control later [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global alternative investment manager Ares Management Corp announced its agreement to acquire a minority equity stake in BlueCove Limited, the London-based institutional scientific fixed income manager. According to a joint press release, Ares holds the option
01 Mar. 2023 Abrdn sells $7.3bn discretionary fund management to LGT for $168m [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: LGT, originally known as The Liechtenstein Global Trust, is set to buy Abrdn Capital, the discretionary fund management (DFM) arm of the global investment company and asset manager Abrdn, for GBP140m ($168m). The DFM business, which has GBP6.1bn ($7.3bn) in assets
01 Mar. 2023 Barings picks up direct private investments and asset finance teams from MassMutual [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: MassMutual's Direct Private Investments, a fund finance provider, and MassMutual Asset Finance, an equipment finance company, will transition to Barings. The move will occur in the second quarter of 2023. In a statement, MassMutual said the transition wi
01 Mar. 2023 Why US equities lower are lower in February [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Recent economic data have been strong across the world boosted by China reopening from covid, falling gas prices in Europe and strong numbers for employment and consumer spending in the US, says
28 Feb. 2023 SixThirty Ventures closes fund III with $66M [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Today, SixThirty Ventures announced the final close of SixThirty Fund III, anchored by category-leading corporate LPs including Edward Jones and Reinsurance Group of America (RGA). With the new fund, assets committed to SixThirty tripled, allowing the firm to make larger
28 Feb. 2023 Lyric Capital Group closes second music royalties fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Lyric Capital Group, a New York-based private equity firm that specializes in investing in music copyrights and the owner of global music publishing operation Spirit Music Group, announced today that it has successfully closed its second fund, with total commitments of ap
28 Feb. 2023 NAV facilities gain momentum [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Growth in Net Asset Value (NAV) credit facilities has increased exponentially in importance among private equity and other alternative investment funds since the pandemic relative to the secondary trading of assets as a means of creating liquidity, according to the Citco
28 Feb. 2023 SBAI appoints new North American chair [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) today announced that Derek Drummond, Fund Alpha Manager at State of Wisconsin Investment Board, has been appointed as the new Chair of the SBAI North American Committee. Derek will work closely with Sapna Vir, Managin
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