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27 Feb. 2023 Crescent Capital raises $8bn for eighth private credit solutions fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Credit investment major Crescent Capital Group closed its latest private credit solutions fund, Crescent Credit Solutions VIII (CCS Fund VIII), at $8 billion including leverage and capital committed to separately managed accounts. According to a press release from t
27 Feb. 2023 Global fintech market attracts $164bn across 6,006 deals in 2022 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The total global fintech investment across M&A, PE, and VC fell to US$164.1 billion across 6,006 deals in 2022 after reaching a record US$238.9 billion across 7,321 deals in 2021, said a study. According to the study 'Pulse of Fintech' by KPMG, while results
27 Feb. 2023 NextEnergy raises over $700m for newbuild solar fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Solar specialist NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has hit a target-beating GBP595m ($711m) close for its debut fund - and could go as high as a GBP1bn hard cap. "The Fund has exceeded its target of GBP500 million and is working towards its hard cap of GBP1 billion, capturin
24 Feb. 2023 Endowment and foundation expect to increase alternatives allocations [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Among the 169 foundations and endowments with between $10 million and $250 million in assets that were surveyed, 116 said they expected to make some kind of change to their asset allocations, according to a survey. The majority of organizations are looking to increa
23 Feb. 2023 Global venture capital deal value plummets by 68.9% [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global venture capital investment fell 68.9% year over year in January to $18.18 billion from $58.49 billion. The number of funding rounds with venture capital participation was down 52.6% to 1,059 rounds, from 2,238 rounds in January 2022, said a study. The total
23 Feb. 2023 Chicago hedge fund AIR joins hands with Kerberos Capital [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Chicago-based hedge fund management firm AIR Asset Management (AIRAM) announced its strategic partnership with Kerberos Capital Management, a boutique alternative asset manager that specializes in direct lending to law firms. According to a press note from the SEC
23 Feb. 2023 Global M&A deal value plunges by 29% in 2022 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Due to challenging economic conditions, the total value of global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals dropped significantly in 2022 compared to the previous financial year, said a study. According to the latest M&A report from GlobalData, 2022 saw a steep decline
22 Feb. 2023 AIMA report examines how hedge funds achieve alignment with investors to foster long-term strategic partnerships [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), in partnership with RSM International, has published new research into the evolving relationships of fund managers and their investors to investigate to what extent they align interests for mutual benefit. The
22 Feb. 2023 Northleaf Capital wraps up its third secondaries fund at $1.3bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global private markets investment Northleaf Capital Partners has raised $1.3bn for its third flagship secondaries fund. The Canadian private markets investment firm said in a press release that with the support of both new and returning investors, the Fund surpass
22 Feb. 2023 Global pension assets record the largest fall in 2022 since thorny GFC times [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global pension assets recorded their largest fall since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 last year, falling 16.7 percent to USD 47.9trn in 2022, research from the Thinking Ahead Institute (TAI) has revealed. The latest Global Pensions Assets study, which covered
22 Feb. 2023 D.E. Shaw racks up $1.1bn across two new funds [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm, has raised $1.1bn across a pair of new funds. The US manager, a large multi-strategy player with more than $60bn across its investment range, said in a press release that two new funds, D. E
20 Feb. 2023 Poll: Almost all investors plan to increase or maintain allocation to alternatives in 2023 [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Alternative investments FinTech Dynamo Software, in partnership with Alterio Partners, released the results from a new survey, Trends, Challenges, & Insights from Leading General Partners (GPs). During the months of December 2022 and January 2023, Dynamo and Alterio sur
16 Feb. 2023 SEC to shorten securities transactions settlement period [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: In response to the meme stock events of 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has decided the settling of securities transactions should take one business day after the trade date instead of two (from T+2 to T+1), and has just approved rule changes that should
15 Feb. 2023 Welton Investment Partners partners with fintech platform iCapital [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Welton Investment Partners, the alternative investment manager focused on the pursuit of consistent returns across market environments, has started a strategic partnership with iCapital, a global fintech platform driving access and efficiency in alternative investments fo
15 Feb. 2023 Franklin Templeton abandons litigation against Saba Capital [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: The Templeton Global Income Fund has withdrawn litigation that delayed the election of four Saba-nominated trustees to the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Fund's decision to abandon its litigation comes after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of
15 Feb. 2023 Investors expect equity capital markets activity to double this year [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: 2022 proved to be a challenging year for global equity capital markets as ongoing inflationary pressures, geopolitical instability and tighter monetary policies led to significant reductions in capital raising activity,
14 Feb. 2023 AIG to form independent managing general agency to serve HNW markets [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - American International Group (AIG) has entered into a binding memorandum of understanding with Stone Point Capital LLC, a private equity firm focused on investing in businesses within the global financial services industry, to form an independent Managing General A
14 Feb. 2023 Mesa West nabs $1.37bn for value-add real estate debt fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private debt fund manager and portfolio lender Mesa West Capital - the credit arm for Morgan Stanley Investment Management - raised $1.37 billion for a lending platform named Mesa West Real Estate Income Fund V, exceeding its original $1 billion fundraising target for
14 Feb. 2023 Summit Partners raises fourth Europe growth equity fund at $1.5bn hard cap [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global alternative investment firm Summit Partners announced the first and final closing of its newest Europe growth equity fund. Summit Partners Europe Growth Equity Fund IV closed at its hard cap with €1.4 billion ($1.5bn) in total commitments. The over
13 Feb. 2023 Global venture capital investment fell 68.9% YOY [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global venture capital deal value dropped 68.9% year over year (YOY) in January to $18.18 billion from $58.49 billion, said a study. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence data, the number of funding rounds with venture capital participation was down 52.6% to
10 Feb. 2023 Kainos Capital raises over $1bn for Fund III [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Dallas-based private equity firm Kainos Capital has closed its Kainos Capital Partners III with more than $1b billion in capital commitments, the largest investment vehicle in its history. According to a news release, the firm, which is focused on the food and consu
10 Feb. 2023 EQT sets a hard cap for sixth infrastructure fund at $22.5bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Swedish global investment organization EQT AB said it has set the hard cap for investor commitments at EUR 21 billion ($22.5 billion) for its EQT Infrastructure VI fund. The private equity firm, which disclosed in September last year that it expected the target fun
10 Feb. 2023 Inflation-linked strategy expert joins Pine River [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Former Garda and BlackRock portfolio manager Conan Crum has joined Pine River Capital Management L.P., a global relative value alternative asset manager. In his new role as a portfoli
09 Feb. 2023 Sagard collects $555m for its senior lending strategy [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Sagard, a multi-strategy alternative asset management firm with more than $13bn under management, has raised $555 million for its senior lending fund. This figure includes $240 million in a separately managed account with an unidentified strategic partner. The fund&
09 Feb. 2023 Europe's money market fund assets hit $1.55tn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The total asset of money market funds (MMFs) under European manager's control stood at €1.44 trillion ($1.55tn ) in 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) disclosed in its inaugural market report on European Union MMFs 2023. The securities m
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