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24 Jan. 2023 Kudu invests in alternative credit manager Variant [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Kudu Investment Management, LLC has made a minority investment in Variant Investments,
23 Jan. 2023 Waterland amasses $4.4bn across two funds [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European private equity house Waterland has hauled in €4bn ($4.4bn) of new capital across its ninth institutional flagship fund, Waterland Private Equity Fund IX (WPEF IX) at € 3.5 billion, alongside Waterland Partnership Fund I (WPF I) at € 500 million.
23 Jan. 2023 Garnett Station Partners wraps oversubscribed Fund 4.0 at $850m [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: New York-based principal investment firm Garnett Station Partners (GSP) wrapped up Fund 4.0 at its $850 million hard cap, ahead of a $750 million target. According to a press release from the private equity firm, the Fund was oversubscribed with commitments from le
23 Jan. 2023 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank partners with US PE firm Energy Capital Partners [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank has agreed to start a business alliance with Energy Capital Partners (ECP), a US-based private equity infrastructure manager. The Bank will also make a non-voting investment in an affiliate of Energy Capital Partners, and invest in a flagsh
22 Jan. 2023 Hedge fund capital rises to conclude volatile 2022 as managers position for risk [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds gained in the fourth quarter to conclude a volatile year, with managers navigating a complicated dynamic of macroeconomic and geopolitical risks driven by generational inflation, sharp increases in interest rates, falling equity markets, a weakening global eco
20 Jan. 2023 Audax Private Debt wraps up sophomore direct lending fund at $3bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Audax Private Debt has closed its second direct lending fund at $3 billion, beating its $2.25 billion target, to finance private-equity buyouts of middle-market companies. Audax Direct Lending Solutions Fund II (DLS Fund II) provides New York-based Audax Private Deb
20 Jan. 2023 WestView Capital raises $1bn for fifth growth equity fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Growth equity firm WestView Capital Partners has secured $1 billion after announcing the close of its fifth fund, WestView Capital Partners V, bringing total capital raised since its founding in 2004 to $2.7 billion. The vehicle makes growth equity investments for
20 Jan. 2023 Gapstow reports on credit interval funds [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Gapstow, a New York-based investment adviser that focuses on alternative credit, has published an annual review of alternative credit interval funds (ACIFs), a growing universe that includes 40 products with $29bn in AuM.
19 Jan. 2023 Blackstone raises $22.2bn for the world's largest secondaries-specific fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: American alternative investment management company Blackstone raised a record $25 billion for two funds that dabble in secondaries and co-investments. According to a press release from the asset manager Strategic Partners IX raised $22.2 billion, the world's lar
19 Jan. 2023 North America M&A activity slumped 41.4% to $1.5tn in 2022 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The total value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the U.S. and Canada dropped to $1.477 trillion in 2022, down 41.4% from 2021, said a study. The number of transactions in 2022 fell 21.2% year over year to 20,965. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence data,
18 Jan. 2023 The Artprice100 index of Blue-chip artists up 3% over 2022 Vs S&P 500 -19% [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - As a sales-based indicator, our Artprice100 index reflects a purely financial approach to art that in no way replaces the non-financial relationships between art collectors and artists. In essence, our index reveals the hypothetical financial result you would obtain if yo
18 Jan. 2023 The top 50 hedge fund traders are off to a great start in 2023 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The top 50 hedge fund traders are off to a great start in 2023 and their portfolios are set to surpass benchmark returns once again, said a survey. The new analysis of the top 50 hedge funds conducted by Market Makers revealed that in 2023, nine out of ten hedge fun
18 Jan. 2023 Headstart Fund of Funds up 20.7% in 2022 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Headstart Advisers' Headstart Fund of Funds 2022 posted its third positive, consecutive double-digit annual return. According to a press release from the investment advisor to the Headstart family of hedge funds, now in its 23rd year, the Fund's outperforman
18 Jan. 2023 Early Ethereum-backer HashKey Capital raises $500m for third crypto fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Crypto-focused global asset manager HashKey Capital has raised another $500 million for investments in the Web3 ecosystem. The fund will invest in crypto and blockchain initiatives around the world with a focus on emerging markets. HashKey FinTech Investment Fund II
17 Jan. 2023 Hedge funds outperform S&P500 in both December and calendar year 2022 [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - As recession fears continued to pull equity markets down in December, the hedge fund industry posted its own - if smaller - monthly loss, down -1.68% for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By co
17 Jan. 2023 The world's 500 largest family businesses generate $8.02tn, up 10% [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The 500 largest family businesses in the world collectively generated US$8.02 trillion in revenues, up 10% amidst the ongoing global economic slowdown said a study. According to the 2023 EY and University of St.Gallen Family Business Index, the 500 largest family bu
16 Jan. 2023 HAYVN to launch cryptocurrency index fund [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - HAYVN, a globally regulated digital asset focused financial institution, called the bottom of the cryptocurrency market and launched its HAYVN 20 Cryptocurrency Index fund. The Cayman Islands based fund offers clients a diversified, low-cost, and regulated strategy to inv
16 Jan. 2023 Global IPO market nosedives in 2022, studies reveal [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: After a record-breaking 2021, the global IPO market took a sharp turn in the opposite direction in 2022. With only 1,333 IPOs raising US$179.5b, IPO activity dipped 45% and 61% by number of deals and proceeds, respectively, year-over-year (YOY), said a study by EY.
16 Jan. 2023 Massive 40.8% decline in the value of VC funding in the US in 2022 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: A total of 10,428 venture capital (VC) funding deals were announced in the US in 2022, with a disclosed funding value of $193.9 billion. This represents a massive 40.8% decline in the value of VC funding compared to 2021. Deals volume also fell by 24.9%, said a study.
13 Jan. 2023 H.I.G. completes sale of Medusind [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - H.I.G. Capital, a global alternative investment firm based in Miami with $53bn of equity capital under management, has sold its portfolio company Medusind to Alpine Investors. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2002 and based in Miami, Florida, Me
13 Jan. 2023 Family Office study reveals demand for illiquid assets surges in response to ongoing volatility [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Professional investors and family offices are increasingly turning to illiquid assets, including private debt, in response to the combination of ongoing volatility and rising interest rates and inflation, new research shows. The study from Aeon Investments with fami
13 Jan. 2023 With 853 M&A deals, volume in 2022 is down by 19% globally compared to 1,047 deals the previous year [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: According to research on completed deals from WTW's Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM), Global M&A deal volume in 2022 was also significantly down by 19%, with 853 deals completed globally, compared with 1,047 deals in 2021, driven by a marked slowdown in M&A ac
13 Jan. 2023 Europe needs $327bn annual infrastructure investments to reach net zero [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The amount of investments in infrastructure in Europe has to increase to €302bn ($327bn) annually until 2025 for net-zero targets to be reached, said a study. The study by ETH Zurich researchers revealed that both the European Union and Switzerland have set th
13 Jan. 2023 Credit spreads to widen in coming months, credit PMs predict [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Credit portfolio managers expect rising corporate defaults globally over the next 12 months, lagging factors such as rate increases, according to the fourth-quarter survey from the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers (IACPM). Of the IACPM member i
12 Jan. 2023 TSG wraps up the substantially oversubscribed ninth fund with $6bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US-based private equity company TSG Consumer Partners announced the successful final closing of its ninth fund, TSG9, with $6 billion of capital commitments. As with its predecessor fund, TSG9 was substantially oversubscribed, with demand well exceeding its initial
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