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Month: February 2020

Ardian acquires real estate portfolio from Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena

Opalesque Industry Update - Ardian, a world leading private investment house, has signed an agreement with Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena for the acquisition of a portfolio composed of 28 properties, owned by the

Ardian acquires Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s real estate portfolio

Opalesque Industry Update - Ardian, a world leading private investment house, has signed an agreement with Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena for the acquisition of a portfolio composed of 28 properties, owned by the

Coronavirus could herald return of the MAC

Dealmakers are beginning to contact lawyers about finding ways they can walk away from deals

AMW :- Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund AUM hits all-time high, helped by $10.38 bn inflows: hedge fund news, week 09

In the week ending February 28th 2020, hedge fund industry assets under management (AUM) reached an all-time high at the end of 2019, with performance gains helping to offset negative capital flows and push total

UK buyout firm Bregal Freshstream parts ways with its only investor

The firm launched in 2015 and raised all €600m of its debut fund from a single backer

Property of the Week: A penthouse at the BBC’s old HQ for £7.6m

The duplex is set over two floors in a historic Mid-Century Modern building

SuperReturn: A good time for the industry to reflect on its evolution

Simon Tilley from investment bank Stephens highlights some of the key talking points at SuperReturn

UBS slashes bonuses by 14% and top executives face more cuts

CEO and chair face extra cuts linked to a multibillion-euro fine the Swiss bank received for helping clients avoid tax

London Stock Exchange says Refinitiv deal will complete in 2020

Reports earlier this week suggested the $27bn merger could be delayed by anti-trust regulators

Thyssenkrupp to sell lifts unit to Advent & Cinven in €17.2bn deal

Deal marks largest private equity buyout in Europe, is among biggest globally since 2008

iM Global Partner appoints Philippe Uzan as Chief Investment Officer

Opalesque Industry Update - iM Global Partner announces the appointment of Philippe Uzan as Deputy CEO and CIO Asset Management. He will be in charge of managing the iM Global Partner fund platform and in

AMB :- Asia, Europe see a massive high of fintech investment in 2019

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: While Europe saw a banner year of fintech funding in 2019, Asia saw relatively strong funding compared to historical norms, revealed a study. Europe set a new record for fintech funding

Blackstone acquires UK’s IQ Student Accommodation for £4.66bn

Acquisition comes as early signs point to revival in European dealmaking

Roundtable Capital and Barometer Capital to merge

Opalesque Industry Update - Canadian asset managers Roundtable Capital Partners Inc. and Barometer Capital Management Inc. are to merge. The combined entity will operate as Barometer Capital Management Inc. with total assets of approximately $1.5

What private equity executives are planning for their firms in 2020

From succession planning to divestments, private equity leaders share their plans for the year

France’s Apax Partners hires pair in Paris

Raphaël Bazin is appointed as director just a month after the firm closed the Apax Development fund, raising €255m

UK wants greater single-market protections for City companies in Brexit trade talks

Westminster seeks ‘appropriate consultation and structured processes for the withdrawal of equivalence’

Private equity leaders place their presidential bets

Industry executives are supporting Trump and centrist Democrats such as Biden and Buttigieg, while shunning Sanders and Warren

Hand sanitisers awash at PE conference as firms search for silver lining to coronavirus

As the industry tried to come to grips with the full impact of the outbreak for the world economy, there was also some optimism

Pension funds question PE firms’ jurisdiction of choice after Cayman put on EU ‘blacklist’

The €119bn Danish public pension fund ATP said it will not invest in the Cayman Islands going forward

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