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Month: August 2020

AMB :- APAC-focused PE/VC AUM at $1.29tn a record high and up 34% from the previous year

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: APAC-focused private equity & venture capital (PEVC) assets under management (AUM) have surged in recent years to a record-high $1.29tn as of December 2019, marking a staggering 34% increa...Article Link

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: The pandemic comes for mid-market private equity

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The pandemic is finally coming for private equity. New data from Capstone Headwaters shows that mid-market deal activity dropped by 21.6% in the second quarter. Overall deal volume in t...Article

Opalesque Exclusive: The pandemic comes for mid-market private equity

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The pandemic is finally coming for private equity. New data from Capstone Headwaters shows that mid-market deal activity dropped by 21.6% in the second quarter...Article Link

AMB :- Directional hedge fund strategies outperformed in August

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Lyxor Peer Groups suggest hedge fund performance was up +0.5% in August, with CTAs underperforming (-1%) and Special Situations, Directional L/S Equity, Global Macro, and L/S Credit strategies...Article Link

AMB :- Opalesque Roundup: Investors return to hedge funds as emerging markets and Asian funds post strong Q2 returns: hedge fund news, week 35

In the week ending August 28th 2020, HFR said that emerging Markets and Asian hedge funds surged in 2Q 2020, recovering from steep losses experienced in late 1Q, with many indices posting gains for YTD

Opalesque Exclusive: Otus Capital Management finds new opportunity in European small and mid-caps

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: European stocks have underperformed this year compared to the US, but some managers are looking for and finding new opportunities. London-based Otus Capital Management's Maga Smaller Companies Fund is up

Opalesque Roundup: Investors return to hedge funds as emerging markets and Asian funds post strong Q2 returns: hedge fund news, week 35

In the week ending August 28th 2020, HFR said that emerging Markets and Asian hedge funds surged in 2Q 2020, recovering from steep losses experienced in late 1Q, with many indices posting gains for YTD

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: Otus Capital Management finds new opportunity in European small and mid-caps

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: European stocks have underperformed this year compared to the US, but some managers are looking for and finding new opportunities. London-based Otus Capital Management&`s Maga Smal...Article Link

AMB :- Hedge funds total redemptions reduced from $47.7bn in Q1 to $15.6bn in Q2

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hedge fund assets under management (AUM) have risen in the second quarter of 2020, said Preqin. In a Q1 2020 rocked by poor performance and significant investor redemptions, industry AUM dippe...Article

AMB :- H20 AM freezes funds over valuation uncertainties

B. G., Opalesque Geneva: The AMF, the French financial regulator, has asked H2O Asset Management LLP to suspend subscriptions and redemptions of units of the UCITS funds H20 ALLEGRO, H20 MULTIBONDS and H20 MULTISTRATEGIE...Article Link

AMW :- Opalesque Roundup: Investors return to hedge funds as emerging markets and Asian funds post strong Q2 returns: hedge fund news, week 35

In the week ending August 28th 2020, HFR said that emerging Markets and Asian hedge funds surged in 2Q 2020, recovering from steep losses experienced in late 1Q, with many indices posting gains for YTD

Incline’s AFC Buys Master Distribution

AFC Industries, a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, has acquired Master Distribution. The buy of Master Distribution is the eleventh add-on for AFC since being acquired by Incline’s third fund in March 2015 from

Longshore Closes Debut Fund, Stocks BPO Portfolio

Longshore Capital Partners has closed its debut private equity fund, Longshore Capital Fund I LP, with total and oversubscribed capital commitments of $203 million. The new firm was formed earlier in 2020 by LaSalle Capital

Lauren Smyers Joins Validor

Validor Capital has added Lauren Smyers to its investment team as Principal, Business Development. As her title implies, Ms. Smyers will be active sourcing new transactions for Validor with a specific focus on family-owned manufacturing

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