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22 Jul. 2025 Dechert expands private funds team [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Dechert LLP has expanded its leading financial services practice in New York with the arrival of two partners, Arina Lekhel and Megha Kalbag. This strategic move significantly enhances the firm's capabilities in private funds, rated notes, and derivatives transactions
22 Jul. 2025 Pantheon names Florence Dard as Partner, CCO [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Pantheon, a leading global private markets investor, today announced the appointment of Florence Dard as Partner, Chief Client Officer, effective October 7. Based in London, Ms. Dard will develop and lead the firm's capital formation and client relationship strategy, refl
22 Jul. 2025 GAM strengthens European presence [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - GAM Investments (GAM) has appointed Karim Carmoun as Managing Director to lead its activities across France, Benelux and Monaco. Based in Paris, Karim will report directly to GAM's incoming Group Chief Distribution Officer, Tim Rainsford, who will re-join the firm on 1 Oc
22 Jul. 2025 Orrick launches in Miami [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Miami office is positioned to serve Miami's growing tech and innovation ecosystem and the most disruptive verticals such as AI, fintech, cryptocurrency, healthtech and energytech. Orrick venture capital partner Andrew Erskine is also joining the office and members of
22 Jul. 2025 CTA strategies exhale in June [more]
By Opalesque: CTAs posted mixed results in June 2025 following five months of losses. Their performance was supported by equity markets, which surged since the US delayed the implementation of wide-ranging tariffs on most global trading partners until at least mid-July. The
22 Jul. 2025 IQ-EQ acquires Gordian Capital, Asia's leading cross border fund platform and fund solutions provider [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: IQ-EQ, an Astorg portfolio company has announced the strategic acquisition of Gordian Capital Limited, Asia's first and largest institutional cross border fund platform and fund solutions provider. Its client base consists of global and regional asset managers, inter
22 Jul. 2025 Omega Funds closes latest vehicle on $647M [more]
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Boston-based Omega Funds today announced the closing of its eighth fund with $647 million in capital commitments. Omega Fund VIII, was oversubscribed and beat its $600 million target, reaching the hard cap. With Fund VIII, the firm will continue to execute i
22 Jul. 2025 Monarq Asset Management appoints Sam Gaer as CIO to lead directional strategy [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Monarq Asset Management, a leading multi-strategy investment firm formerly known as MNNC Group, appointed of Sam Gaer as Chief Investment Officer to lead its Directional Investment Strategy. With over 25 years of leadership experience across institutional trading, market
21 Jul. 2025 Fidelity attracts $729m for second credit opportunities fund [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Fidelity Investments, a privately held financial services company headquartered in Boston, raised a second opportunistic credit fund as the world's third-largest asset manager expands its push into alternatives. Fidelity Credit Opportunities Fund II closed at approx
20 Jul. 2025 Global hedge fund industry capital hits new record of $4.74tn [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Total global hedge fund capital surged to a record level in 2Q 2025 as hedge funds successfully navigated the violent volatility to begin the quarter, with the risk environment evolving rapidly through quarter-end toward the passage of US budget legislation, improved 2H e
18 Jul. 2025 Origami Capital Partners collaborates with Coromandel Capital [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Origami Capital Partners announces its closing of a strategic partnership with Coromandel Capital, a Los Angeles based lender of senior secured, asset-backed capital. As part of the transaction, Origami will support Coromandel to accelerate the growth of its lending prog
18 Jul. 2025 Asian $17bn fund platform expands to Dubai [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Asia's oldest (est. 2005) and largest (AUM USD 17bn) institutional fund platform, Gordian Capital, announced today expansion plans to Dubai. Subject to
18 Jul. 2025 GENIUS Act to regulate stablecoins [more]
By Opalesque: The GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act) was passed by the U.S. Senate on June 17, 2025, by a vote of 68-30. This legislation aims to establish the first comprehensive federal regulatory framework for stablecoins in the United States.
18 Jul. 2025 Seven crypto ATMs seized and two arrested on suspicion of running illegal cryptoasset exchange [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and running an illegal cryptoasset exchange, according to the UK's Financial Conduct Authority.
17 Jul. 2025 Man Group acquires $3bn US private credit manager [more]
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Man Group, the global alternative investment management firm, today announces it has entered into an agreement to acquire Bardin Hill, a US private credit manager with approximately $3.0 billion in assets under management (AUM'). Based in New York City, Bardin
16 Jul. 2025 Investcorp-Tages launches tail risk AMC issued by UBS [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Investcorp-Tages, a global alternative investment manager, announced the launch of an Actively Managed Certificate (AMC) issued by UBS. The AMC is linked to a reference portfolio strategy which is managed by Investcorp-Tages. The reference portfolio strategy aims t
16 Jul. 2025 Barclays slapped with $56m fine for financial crime failings [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays Bank UK PLC and Barclays Bank PLC a total of GBP42 million ($56m) for separate instances of failings in its financial crime risk management - one relating to WealthTek and one relating to Stunt & Co. Barclays Bank
15 Jul. 2025 Stone Point wraps up 10th flagship fund at $11.5bn [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Stone Point Capital, a specialist investor in financial-services businesses for over 30 years, closed the vehicle, Trident X, at $11.5 billion, well above its original $9 billion target. Trident X is approximately $2.5 billion larger than Trident IX, a $9 billion f
14 Jul. 2025 US PE announced deals amounted to $234.2bn across 1,670 transactions in Q1'25 [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: A study revealed that private equity (PE) investment and deal activity remained relatively steady in the US during Q1'25, with a notable increase from Q4'24. Investment rose from $210 billion across 2113 deals in Q4'24 to $234 billion across 1670 deals this quarter
11 Jul. 2025 FCA closes 1,600 websites as it fights financial crime [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA's) annual report sets out how it has used data and technology to crack down on harm in financial services. Over 1,600 websites suspected of promoting financial services without permission were suspended, removed or blocked i
10 Jul. 2025 Institutional investors, wealth managers and hedge funds are increasingly focusing on crypto as they expect it to outperform [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Major traditional financial institutions are becoming increasingly involved in crypto launching more funds in the sector, with the asset class seen as attractive for risk-adjusted returns, according to new global research by London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management (N
10 Jul. 2025 Levine Leichtman wraps oversubscribed 7th flagship fund with $3.6bn haul [more]
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Los Angeles-based global alternative investment firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) held the final close of its LLCP Fund VII at $3.6 billion, well above its original target amid a tough fundraising environment. The fund was significantly oversubscribed d
10 Jul. 2025 CTAs are positioned to benefit from rotating market [more]
By Opalesque: While gold has dominated commodity performance over the past three years with an 83% gain, Auspice Capital, a Canadian quantitative investment manager, sees signs of rotation beginning, with momentum building in metals such as platinum, silver, and aluminium, as well as agricultural
09 Jul. 2025 Political Tension Index reveals continued fragile global sentiment [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - Permutable, a leader in market sentiment data intelligence, has released a new 12-month analysis from its Political Tension Sentiment Index, showing that global political sentiment has remained overwhelmingly negative - driven by sustained trade conflicts, high-profile le
09 Jul. 2025 UK based private market fund managers target rapid retail expansion [more]
Opalesque Industry Update - UK private market fund managers are focused on rapid retail market expansion with nearly nine out of 10 having launched or planning to launch semi-liquid funds, new research from Wealth Club, the UK's largest non-advisory investment service for tax-efficient and priva
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