B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Trend followers, who buy an asset when its price trend goes up and sell when its trend goes down, expecting price movements to continue, have experienced fluctuating fortunes since 2009 partly
Opalesque Roundup: Global hedge funds generated $160bn in industry AuM in Q3 2020: hedge fund news, week 42 In the week ending October 16th 2020, Opalesque has revealead the four speakers of their next DIVERSIFICATION
Opalesque Roundup: Global hedge funds generated $160bn in industry AuM in Q3 2020: hedge fund news, week 42 In the week ending October 16th 2020, Opalesque has revealead the four speakers of their next DIVERSIFICATION
Robert Brockman's case is the largest tax case ever against an individual
Arbor Investments has closed its fifth fund, Arbor Investments V LP (Arbor V), with $1.5 billion of outside capital commitments. The firm has also closed its second captive subordinated debt fund, Arbor Debt Opportunities Fund
Cascadia Capital has formed a new investment banking practice dedicated to the robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (RAAI) sectors. Cascadia’s RAAI practice has been formed in response to the Fourth Industrial Revolution – commonly referred
HarbourVest Partners has held an oversubscribed and hard cap close of its latest secondaries fund, Dover Street X LP (Dover X), with $8.1 billion of capital commitments. The hard cap close of Dover X follows
Wind Point Partners has acquired Handgards, a manufacturer of disposable products used in the foodservice sector. Handgards’ branded and private label products – sold through an independent sales representative network – include more than 200
The billionaire founder of private equity major Vista Equity Partners, Robert Smith, has avoided indictment for tax fraud by the US Department of Justice after agreeing to pay $139m and to co-operate with a government
Portal United is to acquire online home renovation booking platform Homebell, a portfolio company of VCs including Lakestar and Index Ventures, according to local newswire Deutsche Startups, citing Portal United's CEO, Alexander Oberst.
Ardian has sold Austria-based Gantner to Salto Systems, a Spanish electronic locking company backed by Alantra Private Equity.
Opalesque Industry Update - Pangolin Investment Management has recruited Mohshin Aziz, who has spent the past decade as transport analyst with Maybank-Kim Eng in Kuala Lumpur. Before that, he spent six years as head of
Argos Wityu-backed Dutch company Cohedron has acquired social medical consultancy firm Argonaut Advies and care services administrator Zorg-Lokaal.
Tech-focused private equity house Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has made a strategic investment in GovernmentCIO, a provider of high-end tech and digital solutions to the US federal health IT services market.
Investors including Omnes and BPI France have sold their stakes in Somos Semiconductor to Switzerland-based trade buyer ST Microelectronics.
Alternative real asset manager Harrison Street has made a trio of hires to strengthen its European investment and research teams.
Vam Investments and Adon Capital have acquired Sicurezza e Ambiente, an Italian company specialising in road maintenance and safety.
Blackstone has scored a hefty return by agreeing the $14.6bn sale of US life science office buildings major BioMed Realty.
Patrimonium Private Equity has acquired Switzerland-based fire protection and construction company Roth Group in an SBO from Equistone.
