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Month: May 2020

Performance gains in April nearly push hedge fund AUM back above $3tn, but redemptions persist

Opalesque Industry Update - Investors continued to pull money out of hedge funds in April, withdrawing $18.1 billion from hedge funds around the world last month, according to the just-released April 2020 eVestment Hedge Fund

KKR to invest $1.5bn in Jio Platforms joining Facebook and three other PE firms

With this investment, Jio Platforms has raised INR785.62bn from leading technology investors, including Facebook, Silver Lake, Vista Equity Partners and General Atlantic

KKR to Invest ₹ 11,367 Crore in Jio Platforms

Investment to Further Propel Jio’s Vision of Enabling a Digital Society for India J io Platforms Has Now Announced Investments of ₹ 78,562 Crore by Leading Global Technology Investors in the Last Month MUMBAI --(BUSINESS

Horizon Capital sells fleet management business Connexas

Martin Squier, partner at Horizon, said the firm is likely to focus on add-on acquisitions in the near future due to Covid-19

Actis exits bank in Ghana a year after taking over stake from collapsed Abraaj

The transaction is the third exit from Abraaj's Africa funds since Actis took over

COVID-19 will put North American private debt to the test

Opalesque Industry Update - The 2008-9 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) was in many ways the making of the private debt industry. Funds were able to take advantage of opportunities presented by the contracting economy, and

Advent sued over stalled $1.9bn cybersecurity deal

The lawsuit is the latest to arise from deals disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic

Ares targets €9bn for latest European debt fund

Ares Capital Europe V could be the largest commingled fund in the company’s history, according to Ares CEO and president Michael Arougheti

AMB :- U.S. venture capital funds: Strong performance, but slowing capital distributions

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US-based venture capital funds have posted strong performance over the past decade, said a study. According to Preqin and the First Republic update of Q1 2020, the US-based venture capital fu...Article

AMB :- Canadian venture capital disbursements reach historical high in 2019

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Canadian venture capital (VC) disbursements reached a historical high in 2019, completing 642 financings totaled $7.263 billion, up 28% and 48% respectively, said a study. According to CPE An...Article Link

Benson Oak sells online brokerage to TA Associates-backed Netrisk

Klikpojisteni.cz operates in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and offers clients the ability to compare prices for non-life and life insurance products

GPs increase focus on growth equity as Covid-19 reduces buyout deal flow

These deal types are attractive to GPs because there is less competition, lower multiples and a differentiated target base, according to PitchBook

Advent looks to sell off Cobham’s wireless business

The formal sales process has been started after Advent was approached by interested parties

Buyout firms seek capital recycling as coronavirus bites

Providence Equity is among buyout firms seeking changes in limited partner investment contracts to obtain capital for portfolio companies

Citigroup shuffles 100 bankers for new ESG team as virus ‘drastically’ shifts priorities

The US bank's overhaul will kick-start a new push toward corporate environmental transactions

Employees who don’t want to return to the office could face bonus cuts

But any employers who insist staff return, without making allowances for vulnerable workers, may also face the risk of legal action, lawyers say

Dyal Capital is looking to raise $2bn to buy up stakes in NBA teams

Dyal has begun reaching out to investors and plans to hold a first close, when it expects to receive its first investment commitments, over the summer

Is the UK government bailing out start-ups – or venture capitalists?

The government's new guidance on the Future Fund says investors must apply for funding through the scheme, rather than start-ups

In these times of economic stress, firms must be vigilant in detecting fraud

Private equity firms should be on their guard against the risks of financial mismanagement or wrongdoing in their portfolio companies

AMB :- 10.5% of hedge funds with double-digit returns over first four months of 2020

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 4.03% in April - registering its best month since May 2009, supported by the robust performance of the underlying global equity market as represented

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