B. G., Opalesque Geneva: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are bucking the trend by successfully protecting assets or outperforming the markets in the first months of 2020.
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hedge fund performance bounced back in April 2020, after recording substantial losses in March, said a report. The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returned +5.82% in April, the high...Article Link
Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and HSBC pledged to pause headcount cuts in the height of the pandemic, but now are likely to forge ahead
Yielco has also bolstered its private equity and private debt teams
Appway's key customers include Credit Suisse, HSBC, JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank
KKR has raised $4 billion in new capital to invest in credit opportunities created by the recent market volatility. The new capital includes $2.8 billion through its KKR Dislocation Opportunities Fund LP and just over
Pexco, a specialty plastics extruder and a portfolio company of AEA Investors, has acquired Exlon Extrusion. Exlon is an extruder of plastic tubing with a specialization in high-performance polymer products including custom and proprietary lines
David Gardner joins the alternative asset manager from US firm Global Forest Partners
National policymakers have introduced many regulatory changes in response to the Covid-19 crisis. But, sadly, signs of international cooperation are few
Drawing on lessons from past downturns, what can we expect for the industry?
Opalesque Industry Update - NFA has permanently barred Fintech Investment Group, Inc. (Fintech), a former NFA Member commodity trading advisor and forex firm located in Winter Park, Fla., and its former sole principal and associated
The deal gives the company an enterprise value of nearly €5bn
The private equity firm will help Acolin’s management team grow its client base and service offering both organically and through acquisitions
The S&P 500 has now rallied +41% in ten weeks. This rally is greater in percent terms than the -36% plunge that took place in 5 weeks and has taken place during some of the
The pool includes a $14bn fund and another $5bn available from investors to co-invest in deals alongside the fund
Partnership with KKR delivers immediate deleveraging via $1 billion direct investment and $2.5 billion net cash proceeds from Wella transaction, lowering Coty’s net debt/adjusted EBITDA from ~5.6x to ~4.5x on a pro forma basis Simplified
B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Amid the current market turmoil, this is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are bucking the trend. Sweet spot in property rental The MSS Millennials Prope...Article
The company will acquire all of Forthnet's loan obligations, the convertible debt and an initial 36% of the company's shares
Privately held assets are highly leveraged and vulnerable, which could ripple across financial markets
Citigroup’s chief financial officer Mark Mason wrote on the firm’s website that he reacted with “horror, disgust and anger” after seeing George Floyd’s death
