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Month: May 2020

EQT invests in Spanish stock images site Freepik

As part of the deal the founders will retain a minority stake and will continue to lead the company

Silver Lake buys stake in Daniel Loeb’s blank check company to push through Global Blue deal

Silver Lake and Loeb’s hedge fund Third Point are now the largest shareholders of Far Point

Deutsche Bank’s latest perk: A sneaker staff have to pay €80 for

‘The idea was to come up with something people can use every day — not just a gizmo,’ said a Deutsche spokesman

How the Coronavirus pandemic influenced hedge fund flows in April

Opalesque Industry Update - Investors redeemed an estimated $18.1 billion from hedge funds in April. Outflows follow March's large redemptions further pushing YTD flows negative, now estimated at $31.1 billion YTD. Performance lifted overall AUM

KKR Appoints Nicholas Hyde as Managing Director to Lead Client Partner Group in Australia & New Zealand

SYDNEY --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2020-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the appointment of Nicholas Hyde as a Managing Director to lead KKR’s Client Partner Group in Australia and New Zealand . Mr.

AMB :- 80% of asset owners adopted sustainable investment practices

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The percentage of asset owners that have adopted sustainable investment practices rose to 80% in 2019 from 70% in 2017, said a survey. According to a new survey by the Morgan

The Corona Fighters Report 35: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Amid the current market turmoil, this is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are bucking the trend. Short currencies outperform Systematic Alpha Management's flagship Sys...Article

AMB :- The Corona Fighters Report 35: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Amid the current market turmoil, this is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are bucking the trend. Short currencies outperform Systematic Alpha Man...Article Link

Carlyle Africa team to set up standalone private equity business

The launch of Alterra Capital comes after the buyout group decided not to raise follow-on fund

Caledonia’s private capital arm posts negative returns due to impact from Covid-19

Overall, the London-based investment trust recorded a £207.5m capital loss over the period

KKR to invest $1bn to build data centres in Europe

The platform will work together with engineering contractor Mercury Engineering to design and construct data centres

Investcorp closes €340m fund to invest in Italian distressed debt market

The second NPL fund aims to invest in non-performing loans secured by residential and commercial real estate in the country

Lagarde warns that eurozone downturn may be deeper than forecast

The scale of the region’s downturn will be relative to how quickly European nations lift national lockdowns and allow economic activity to return to something more normal, Lagarde said

OakNorth looks to sell $400m stake

The SoftBank-backed UK fintech lender has raised $1bn in funding since it was set up in 2015

UK asset managers plan shift to off-market strategies including private equity

Consultants have urged asset managers to up their game in private equity, debt and infrastructure for years — and now they are doing so, a survey by asset management consultancy Alpha FMC has shown

SEC fines Ares Management $1m over compliance failures

The SEC’s order alleges that in 2016, Ares invested several hundred million dollars of debt and equity in a publicly traded US company, which the SEC didn’t name

KKR Commits $1 Billion to Form Data Center Platform Global Technical Realty

New platform to build and operate data centers for large technology clients across Europe as demand for data continues to grow NEW YORK & LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2020-- KKR, a leading global investment firm,

Aquiline closes fourth fund beating $1.5bn target

Opalesque Industry Update - Aquiline Capital Partners, a global private investment firm specializing in financial services and technology, today announced the final close of its fourth private equity fund, the Aquiline Financial Services Fund IV.

How do you select a long/short equity hedge fund manager?

Opalesque Industry Update - By Donald A. Steinbrugge, founder and CEO, Agecroft Partners, LLC. There has recently been increased interest in long/short equity strategies after a strong relative performance in the 1st quarter of 2020

Nordic Capital acquires Swedish insurer Max Matthiessen

The bid aims to scale up the company’s operations and target future investment opportunities

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