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Month: May 2020

AMB :- Investcorp and Tages merged their absolute return businesses in a 50-50 deal

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Alternative investments firm Investcorp and European asset manager Tages Group created a 50%-50% joint venture by combining the absolute-return businesses of each company earlier this month. T...Article Link

Private Equity, Lobbying the U.S. for Help, Is Mostly Hearing ‘No’

As the government rolls out trillions of dollars in emergency stimulus funds, a push by the industry has met with only modest success.

Sponsors set to turn to direct lenders to fund buyouts

Direct lending funds are likely to be the best choice for sponsors looking to fund buyouts this summer, with investment banks still sitting on substantial bridge books, and simplicity and certainty of execution being the

Direct lenders on top for slim buyout pipeline

Direct lending funds are likely to be the best choice for sponsors looking to fund buyouts this summer, with investment banks still sitting on substantial bridge books, and simplicity and certainty of execution being the

Morgan Stanley IM raises $110m for global climate impact fund

The strategy will fund investments that focus on critical climate change issues

Some listed private equity funds are trading on over 30% discounts but now is the time to buy, analysts say

Numis analysts have said listed private equity's balance sheets are in a much better position now than they were at the time of the global financial crisis

Private equity numbers are not as ugly as they appear

Distressed markets create opportunities for private equity firms sitting on cash piles

L Brands and Sycamore agree to scrap Victoria’s Secret deal

The retailer says it still plans to split in two and CEO Les Wexner will step down on 14 May

Levine Leichtman acquires Belgian e-learning company SiPM

Founded in 2011, SiPM offers e-learning solutions for blue-chip corporations in over 100 countries

No evidence of outperformance by hedge fund ‘best ideas’, says study

Opalesque Industry Update - Epsilon Asset Management, a quantitative asset management firm that pursues bottom-up stock-selection alpha through a data science investment approach, announced the findings of its new report, amp;quot;Hedge Fund Alpha and their

WeWork co-founder and former CEO sues SoftBank over failed $3bn deal

The civil complaint is the latest legal tussle over SoftBank’s multibillion-dollar rescue of We Co., the parent of the office sharing company

Old Mutual Alternative Investments aims to turn hype about Africa into reality

Paul Boynton, CEO of Old Mutual Alternative Investments, talks about the opportunities that can be found for investors looking to diversify their portfolios

Get ready for the Greater Depression of the 2020s

While there is never a good time for a pandemic, the Covid-19 crisis has arrived at a bad moment for the global economy

Investing in emerging markets is still the pragmatic option for institutional investors

Despite the coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having on economies, opportunities in developing markets remain good

Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 22: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn

B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Amid the current market turmoil, this is our regular report on hedge fund and alternative asset managers who are bucking the trend. The edge is in gold "We have entered a

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 22: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn

B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Amid the current market turmoil, this is our regular report on hedge fund and alternative asset managers who are bucking the trend. The edge is in gold "We have entered a

AMB :- UK occupies top spot 610 M&A deals in Europe during Q1 2020

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Amid declining Q1 M&A volumes in Europe following uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, UK scores highest number of deals with 610, said a study. According to GlobalData, the Euro...Article Link

GPs delay exits and fundraising as Covid-19 hits return expectations

A third of GPs have had to postpone fundraising

Ardian takes minority stake in French consultancy Argon

The transaction was made via Ardian's second growth fund, which closed in 2018 at €230m

Apollo plans to raise $20bn as it shifts focus to distressed strategies

The money will be raised across 'many, many credit strategies', says a senior managing director at the private equity firm

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