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03 Feb. 2023 Morgan Stanley raises $2.5bn for secondaries fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), the asset management subsidiary of global investment bank Morgan Stanley, has raised $2.5 billion for Ashbridge Transformational Secondaries Fund II. Fund II, providing yet more evidence of investor appetite for vehicles
03 Feb. 2023 Shamrock Capital raises $600m for content strategy fund III [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Shamrock Capital Advisors, a Los Angeles-based investment firm that grew out of the family office of the late Roy Disney, a longtime Walt Disney Co. executive, has raised more than $600 million in commitments for its third equity fund for content strategy, exceeding it
03 Feb. 2023 Alts manager FS Investments doubling size with merging Portfolio Advisors [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Alternative money managers FS Investments and Portfolio Advisors signed a definitive agreement to merge, creating a combined firm with $73 billion in assets under management. Philadelphia-based FS Investments, which sells alternative investments to individual invest
02 Feb. 2023 Ariel Alternatives raises $1.45bn for a debut private equity fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Ariel Alternatives, a subsidiary of Chicago fund manager Ariel Investments, has raised $1.45 billion for Project Black, its inaugural commingled investment vehicle. Project Black is the first private equity initiative of Ariel Investments, which celebrates its 40t
02 Feb. 2023 Patient Square clinches record $3.9bn fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Patient Square Capital, founded by former KKR & Co. dealmaker Jim Momtazee, raised $3.9 billion for its debut fund, surpassing a $3 billion target. The California-based healthcare-focused firm said in a press release that the fund, Patient Square Equity Partners (PS
01 Feb. 2023 Value Partners appoints Sean Chang as co-CIO, fixed income [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Value Partners Group Limited announced the appointment of Sean Chang as the Co-Chief Investment Officers, Fixed Income, effective 30th January 2023, alongside Co-Chief Investment Officers, Fixed Income, Gordon IP. Chang and IP will both be responsible for leading the
01 Feb. 2023 Generali rolls out $1.1bn second European real estate debt fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Generali Real Estate, the property asset management arm of Italian insurer Generali, has launched a second commercial real estate debt fund to invest across Europe. The manager said the Generali Real Estate Debt Investment Fund II (GREDIF II) has a target size of &
01 Feb. 2023 APAC PE dealmaking in 2022 hit its lowest level in five years [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private equity (PE) dealmaking in 2022 hit its lowest level in five years in Asia-Pacific (APAC), following six consecutive quarters of progressive decline, said a study. According to a recent research report by S&P Global, the region, excluding Japan, saw just 42 t
01 Feb. 2023 Convergence Partners raises $296M for latest Africa fund [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Convergence Partners a private equity firm focused on technology investing across sub-Saharan Africa, has closed its latest digital infrastructure fund on $296 million. The fund beat its hard target and was oversubscribed. Convergence Partners Digital Infras
01 Feb. 2023 Adenia Partners reaches first close on Fund V [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Adenia Partners, a private markets investment firm focused on Africa has reached the first close of its fifth flagship fund Adenia Capital (V) L.P. at $300 million. The fund exceeded its first close minimum threshold, achieving 75% of its target size, and a
31 Jan. 2023 Save launches hedge fund driven savings program [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Save, a fintech company that helps people earn higher yields on their spending and savings, today announced a new savings account portfolio built on an 'absolute return' strategy favored by hedge fund managers, that seeks to generate steady, positive returns in al
31 Jan. 2023 Ardian expands in the Middle East [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, has today announced that it is opening an office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This extension signals Ardian's strong commitment to the region and strengthens its crucial role as a gateway for investment between Euro
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
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