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Month: April 2020

UK’s £30bn railways pension manager appoints head of investment strategy

Mads Gosvig joins RPMI Railpen from the Danish pensions giant ATP Group this week

KKR warns of damage from coronavirus pandemic fallout

Private equity giant said asset values and revenue have suffered, and some portfolio companies may wind up insolvent

JPMorgan and Wells Fargo prepare for flood of defaults

Neither bank has yet seen a wave of loans go bad, but they are preparing for it as the economy plunges further

Clearlake closes sixth fund at nearly $7bn

Opalesque Industry Update - Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., a leading investment firm that invests in the technology, industrials, and consumer sectors, today announced it has completed fundraising for its sixth private equity fund, Clearlake Capital

AMB :- 332 natural resources funds seek $172bn from investors as of April 2020

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The unlisted natural resources market remains crowded, though the number of funds on the road and aggregate capital targeted have dipped slightly in the past few months, said a study. Accordin...Article

AMB :- Europe mergers and acquisitions down in Q1 but mega deals push deal value up 45%

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal volume in Europe saw a decrease of 1.78% from 3,484 to 3,422 in the first quarter of 2020, said GlobalData. However, on the back of

LPs stick with asset allocation decisions despite coronavirus disruption

According to a survey by placement agency Eaton Partners, 64% of institutional investors said they won't make any changes to their allocations

Capital Constellation takes stake in private equity firm Pollen Street

The UK-based private equity firm has £2.8bn in assets under management

Private equity-backed companies mobilising for the fight against Covid-19

What are companies owned by buyout groups doing to help?

General Atlantic teams up with Tripp Smith for $5bn distressed fund

The fund will provide financing to companies hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic

Investcorp raises $275m for Asian food sector fund

The firm aims to tap into China’s emerging middle class

Hedge funds down 8.03% in March, but manage to outperform equity markets as coronavirus shakes markets and economies

Opalesque Industry Update - The hedge fund industry tracked the fates of other markets and broader economies roiled by the novel coronavirus pandemic in March, posting an 8.03% loss for the month, according to the

Coronavirus accelerates European efforts to block foreign takeovers

Governments stiffen defenses of domestic businesses vulnerable to bargain hunting during economic downturn

SoftBank expects near-$17bn loss from Vision Fund

Tech conglomerate blames loss on a ‘deteriorating market environment,’ though fund was struggling even before coronavirus outbreak

Silver Lake’s sports and entertainment bets caught in coronavirus crosshairs

The technology-focused private equity firm in recent years has ramped up its investments in sports and entertainment, two sectors hit hard by the pandemic

Private equity firms scramble to shore up coronavirus hit holdings

Any hope of selling investments profitably is out the window for now

AMB :- More mergers and acquisitions deals in Asia-Pacific but volume down 10% in Q1

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Asia-Pacific mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal volume saw a year-on-year increase by 3.43% from 2,711 to 2,804 for the coronavirus-hit first quarter (Q1) of 2020. During the same period...Article Link

Opalesque Exclusive: Corona Fighters Report 7: Asset managers who delivered through the meltdown

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Amid the current market turmoil, this is our regular report on hedge fund managers who are bucking the trend. Prior issues: Report 1; Report 2; Report 3; Report 4; Report

AMB :- 3,620 private equity funds target capital of $933bn as of April 2020

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Although slightly less congested than at the start of the year, the global private equity funds market is still bursting with funds seeking investor capital. According to Preqin, the number of...Article

AMB :- Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund performance in March mirrors 2008 crisis: hedge fund news, week 15

In the week ending April 10th 2020, Eurekahedge reported that hedge fund managers were down 4.40% in March, outperforming the MSCI AC World Index IMI (Local) by 9.59% during the month - a level of

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