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06 Jan. 2023 Abu Dhabi SWF, Alpha Dhabi to enter global credit markets via $2.5bn new venture [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co and Alpha Dhabi Holding, a unit of Abu Dhabi's International Holding Company are forming a joint venture to co-invest in private credit opportunities amid a tightening monetary environment globally. Alpha Dh
06 Jan. 2023 Andros hits hard cap close by hauling in $750m for its sophomore investment fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The private investment firm Andros Capital Partners has closed its second investment fund Andros Energy Capital II at its $750 million hard cap. Phillip A. Gayle, Jr., Founder and Managing Partner of Andros, said: "We are extremely grateful for the continued support
06 Jan. 2023 Tiedemann, TIG, Alvarium, Cartesian complete business combination and form AITi [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Tiedemann Group, Alvarium Investments Limited and Cartesian Growth Corporation have just
05 Jan. 2023 The confidence of hedge fund managers drops sharply [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: After an optimistic quarter, the confidence of hedge fund managers has dropped sharply. North American managers had the lowest confidence score, said a report. According to AIMA's fourth quarter hedge fund confidence index, the overall confidence score has fallen to
05 Jan. 2023 State-Owned Investors' AUM reaches $32.4tn in 2022, the most difficult year [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: 2022 was one of the most difficult years for State-Owned Investors (SOIs) in recent history. The total asset under management has reached $32.4 trillion as on December 31, 2022. According to Global SWF's 2023 annual report, 2022 was the first year ever that Sov
05 Jan. 2023 Hamilton Lane closes its largest direct equity fund to date at $2.1bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private markets fund manager Hamilton Lane announced that it closed a direct equity fund with nearly $2.1 billion in total commitments, making it the fifth dedicated vehicle of its kind and the largest to date. According to a press release from the Pennsylvania-base
05 Jan. 2023 Alera acquires The Ascent Group and its $3bn in assets [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Illinois-based financial services conglomerate Alera Group has acquired financial advisory firm The Ascent Group and its affiliated companies. Term of the deal was not disclosed. According to a press release from the insurance, wealth, and retirement plan services f
05 Jan. 2023 Catalio launches long/short public equities strategy focused on global healthcare and life science [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Catalio Capital Management, LP, a multi-strategy life sciences investment firm with more than $1bn in AuM,
04 Jan. 2023 Wealth manager Titan Wealth acquires Northamptonshire IFA Telford Mann [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Titan Wealth Holdings has kicked off 2023 with the acquisition of a Kettering-based Independent Financial Advisor (IFA) Telford Mann. The discretionary fund manager (DFM) and wealth manager Titan Wealth secured the first acquisition of the year that will see will se
04 Jan. 2023 Huge amount of opportunities on both sides of the book in 2023 [more]
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Absolute return strategies will be a useful diversifier for investors this year following a challenging period in financial markets for both equities and bonds, according to Luke Newman, portfolio manager at Janus Henderson. From the perspective of absolute retu
03 Jan. 2023 Private debt AUM to reach $1.8tn in 2025 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Last year Preqin predicted that private debt assets under management (AUM) will pass $2.0tn by 2025. Its new forecast suggests that AUM in 2025 will in fact reach $1.8tn, slightly lower than its previous estimate. "Our revised estimate reflects enhancements t
02 Jan. 2023 Global venture capital dry powder hits $530.8bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: As of September 2022, venture capital managers have $530.8bn of dry powder to deploy into the market, said a study. According to Preqin Global Report 2023: Venture Capital, there are currently 5,048 venture capital funds in the market globally that are targeting $4
02 Jan. 2023 Seaside Equity closes second fund on $325 million [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: California-based Seaside Equity Partners has closed its second lower middle market fund on $325 million the fund beat its target by $100 million. The Wall Street Journal first
30 Dec. 2022 3,185 global private equity funds in the market, targeting $1.2tn in capital [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: There are 3,185 global private equity funds in the market as of September 202 targeting $1.2tn in capital, said a study. According to Preqin Global Report 2023: Private Equity, the last 12 months have been turbulent for risk assets across the board. The global priva
30 Dec. 2022 The family office market expands by 5% to hit $30bn by 2035 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global family office market is expected to reach an estimated value of USD 30 billion by 2035, by expanding at a CAGR of 5% from 2023 to 2035, said a study. According to the study by Kenneth Research, the market further generated a revenue of USD 19 billion in t
29 Dec. 2022 Hedge funds experienced a tough year, but AUM hits $4.1tn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hedge funds AUM stands at $4.1tn as of September 2022, which represents a 4.8% reduction since the end of 2021, said a study. According to Preqin Global Report 2023: Hedge Funds, hedge funds experienced a tough year, but managed to bring value to portfolios. Hedge
28 Dec. 2022 Hedge fund and CTA assets continued to shrink in October [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - October redemptions from hedge funds outpaced subscriptions by -$52.97 billion, resulting in a -1.12% contraction of industry assets, according to the BarclayHedge Fund Flow Indicator. This followed September's net redemption figure of -$48.59 billion wh
28 Dec. 2022 Crypto AUM nosedives by 55.2% in 2022 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: In December, the total assets under management (AUM) for digital asset investment products saw a slight increase of 0.35% to $19.7bn (as of December 20th), however, AUM is currently down 55.2% from its peak in January 2022, said a study. This marks the second consec
28 Dec. 2022 Catalio Capital Management acquires hedge fund HealthCor [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Catalio Capital Management is acquiring HealthCor, a healthcare-focused equities hedge fund firm founded by veteran healthcare investors Art Chen and Joe Healey. According to STAT News
27 Dec. 2022 Vista Equity Partners adds to leadership [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Vista Equity Partners, a leading global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, today announced senior leadership promotions. "At Vista, our people are our greatest asset," said Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chai
27 Dec. 2022 GoldenTree closes $487M CLO in GLM Strategy [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - GoldenTree Loan Management II and its affiliated investment manager GoldenTree Asset Management LP, announced the closing of a $487 million collateralized loan obligation to be managed by GLM II. With the closing of this CLO, GoldenTree Loan Management US CLO 16, GoldenTr
27 Dec. 2022 Natural resources funds become the top-performing alternatives asset class [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The natural resources funds were the top performing asset class across alternatives, posting a one-year rolling internal rate of return (IRR) of 34.6% through Q1 2022, off the back of a strong commodities rally, said a study. This is ahead of an IRR of 33% for real
22 Dec. 2022 Real estate funds raise 249 funds with $101.9bn in aggregate capital in Q3 2022 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Real estate fundraising numbers dropped this year compared to 2021. 249 funds had closed at the end of Q3 2022, equal to 46% of the 546 funds closed throughout the whole of 2021, said a study. What is more, the $101.9bn of aggregate capital raised by end of Q3 2022
22 Dec. 2022 Global deal activity down by 11.4% YoY over 58,601 deals [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global deal activity was down by 11.4% YoY during January-November 2022 as a total of 58,601 deals (comprising M&A, private equity, and venture financing deals) were announced globally during January to November 2022, which is a decline of 11.4% over the 66,140 deals a
22 Dec. 2022 85% of the next generation of UHNWI ready for succession [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: 85% of the next generation of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI) who took part in a study believe that they are ready for succession, while only 39% of family offices are of the view that the next generation is sufficiently prepared for their future roles. Th
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