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31 Jan. 2023 DWS transfers private equity business to Brookfield [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - DWS today announced it has agreed the transfer of its Private Equity Solutions (PES) business to Brookfield Asset Management. Stefan Hoops, CEO at DWS said: "We are pleased to have delivered a strong outcome for the clients and employees of our Private Equity Solution
31 Jan. 2023 Gemspring Capital raises $2.1 billion across two funds [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Gemspring Capital Management, LLC, a middle market private equity firm, is pleased to announce the formation of Gemspring Capital Fund III at $1.7 billion, and Gemspring Growth Solutions Fund I at $400 million, totaling $2.1 billion in aggregate capital commitments. Fund
31 Jan. 2023 Opportunities emerging across the alternative asset classes in 2023 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Macroeconomic headwinds are buffeting private equity (PE), venture capital (VC), and real estate in the near term, but opportunities are still emerging across the alternative asset classes, said a study. According to Preqin Global Report 2023: Alternative Assets, f
31 Jan. 2023 Majority of PE professionals in US expect M&A activity to remain at same level or increase [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The middle-market private equity professionals in the United States generally split on their outlook for the 2023 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market - with 40 percent expecting deal activity to remain steady, 33 percent anticipating an increase, and 26 percent pred
30 Jan. 2023 Theta Capital Management launches Theta Blockchain Ventures III to capitalise on crypto bear-market [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Theta Capital Management, the Amsterdam based specialist in hedge funds and crypto-native venture capital, has launched its third Theta Blockchain Ventures vehicle to invest in the core blockchain infrastructure at the earliest stages. Theta Blockchain Ventures III is
30 Jan. 2023 Tritium Partners secures $684 million for third fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Tritium Partners, a private equity firm investing in growth companies in the lower middle market, announced it held a final closing on its third fund, Tritium III, with $684 million of committed capital. The fund exceeded its target and represents a nearly 50% increase ov
30 Jan. 2023 Global VC investment dropped from $102bn across 9,767 deals in Q3 2022 to $76 bn across 7641 deals in Q4 2022 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global venture capital investment dropped for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q4'2022 - falling from $102.2 billion on 9,767 deals to $75.6 billion on 7,641 deals. Global investment has fallen to its lowest levels since Q2'2019, said a study. According to the
30 Jan. 2023 90% of private equity firm's portfolio companies are unsure of how to report ESG data: Survey [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The majority of private equity firm's portfolio companies are unsure about how to report their ESG metrics to investors as general partners experience significant data collection delays. According to a survey of 100 general partners and portfolio companies in Eu
30 Jan. 2023 Global macro hedge fund Asia Genesis gets listed on ADDX [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: A global macro hedge fund has taken the tokenised road to minimise its subscription size. ADDX has just listed
30 Jan. 2023 Warburg Pincus raises $15.4 billion for latest flagship fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Private equity firm Warburg Pincus announced on Friday that it has raised $15.4 billion for its latest flagship fund. Reuters was first to r
27 Jan. 2023 Proskauer's Q4 2022 Private Credit Default Index increases [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Proskauer's Q4 2022 Private Credit Default Index a quarterly report that tracks defaults among loans revealed a default rate of 2.06%, an increase from the previous quarter's rate of 1.56%, and the second straight quarter for which the rate increased. The data s
27 Jan. 2023 VC firm NEA closes two tech and health funds totaling $6.2bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA) closed on approximately $6.2 billion across two funds, bringing the firm's assets under management to over $25 billion. One fund is dedicated to early-stage. The other is focused on venture growth-stage opp
27 Jan. 2023 Top ESG global investors continue to move towards Net Zero in 2023 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: As many investors continue to move towards Net Zero, obtaining transparent, reliable, and standardized data on portfolio companies' emissions, targets, and reduction strategies will be in sharp focus in 2023, said a study. ISS ESG, in its annual global outlook repor
27 Jan. 2023 Prime Storage raises $2.5bn for the largest ever dedicated self-storage fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Prime Group Holdings, one of the largest private owners of self-storage assets in North America, has closed its third flagship fund at the hard cap of $2.5 billion, exceeding its target of $1.5 billion. According to a press release from the vertically-integrated pri
27 Jan. 2023 60% of financial advisors are long-term bullish on crypto despite volatile market [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: A survey on financial advisors' attitudes towards crypto assets found that, despite the sharp market correction of 2022, financial advisors remain highly engaged in crypto markets, with 15% allocating in client accounts and 90% receiving inbound questions from clients
26 Jan. 2023 QIM hires Shaun Jordan as new director of business development [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Quantitative Investment Management (QIM) announced that Shaun Jordan, long-time QIM investor and seasoned investor relations and marketing professional, joined the firm as Director of Business Development on January 1, 2023. In this role, Mr. Jordan, who is based in
26 Jan. 2023 New Stifel & Eaton Partners survey finds that secondary investors have robust appetite in 1H 2023 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - A new survey from Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) and Eaton Partners, a Stifel Company, finds an overwhelming majority of secondary investors (82%) have no plans to change their investment dollar allocation to GP-led secondary transactions in the first half of 2023, com
26 Jan. 2023 SKY Leasing raises $770m as aviation industry recovers [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: San Francisco, CA-based alternative asset manager, Sky Leasing raised $770m for Sky Fund V (SFV). The aircraft leasing asset manager with extensive experience investing institutional capital in aviation said in a press release that SFV closed oversubscribed with ap
26 Jan. 2023 Q4 2022 global pension fund investment plunges a whopping 83.5% compared to Q4 2021 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global pension fund involvement in deal activity continued its declining trend in the fourth quarter of 2022, said a study. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence data, pension fund sponsors were involved in $5.01 billion worth of disclosed transactions in the
25 Jan. 2023 Northleaf brings on Hay [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Northleaf Capital Partners today announced that Stewart Hay has joined the firm as Vice Chair, Global Investor Solutions. In this new role, Hay will support the continued expansion of Northleaf's global private markets investor coverage, partnering with investors and
25 Jan. 2023 Pantheon adds four partners [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Pantheon, a leading provider of specialized global private markets investment solutions, is pleased to welcome four new members to the firm's partnership, including three colleagues elevated through our annual promotions, which recognize the contribution of professionals
25 Jan. 2023 SLR Capital raises $2.2bn for private credit strategy [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: SLR Capital Partners, a boutique asset manager focused on direct lending with expertise, has raised $2.2 billion in equity commitments to its direct cash flow lending and specialty finance strategies. The private credit investment manager said in a press release tha
25 Jan. 2023 93% of real assets investors consider sustainability a key factor [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: More than nine-out-of-ten (93 percent) global institutional investors consider ESG and sustainability in their real asset investment decisions, with 17 percent considering it a critical factor, said a study. According to research from global asset manager Aviva Inve
24 Jan. 2023 Highland Europe raises $1.09bn for fifth growth fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Venture capital firm Highland Europe has closed a new €1bn ($1.09bn) fund to back start-ups, growing its capital pool for investments in digital startups. The London headquartered fund that focuses on investments in high-growth European internet, mobile, and
24 Jan. 2023 BTIG snaps up former Panmure Gordon MDs to establish new specialized hedge fund division [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: BTIG, a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading, investment banking, research, and related brokerage services, has snapped up two former Panmure Gordon managing directors to join its newly launched hedge fund group based in London. The N
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