Buyout
New $250m-targeting private equity fund looks to help close US racial equality gap

New $250m-targeting private equity fund looks to help close US racial equality gap

A $250m-targeting private equity fund looking to back minority-owned businesses has been launched by the US-based Minority Wealth Commission.

Appointments
Ex-PIMCO veteran Gross named head of institutional portfolio strategy at JP Morgan Asset Management

Ex-PIMCO veteran Gross named head of institutional portfolio strategy at JP Morgan Asset Management

The $2.2tn-managing JP Morgan Asset Management has hired former PIMCO veteran Jared Gross for its newly created role of head of institutional portfolio strategy.

Buyout
PPE, infection control product business Medicom gets CDPQ capital for Asian expansion

PPE, infection control product business Medicom gets CDPQ capital for Asian expansion

PPE and infection control specialist Medicom has picked up a loan from existing investor CDPQ to help expand the business into Asia.

Amazon.com
Trivest Partners buys into tech-enabled retail agency Fortress Brand

Trivest Partners buys into tech-enabled retail agency Fortress Brand

Miami-based private equity house Trivest Partners has backed technology-enabled retail agency Fortress Brand as its latest investment.

Family Office
Family offices lower their private equity outperformance expectations

Family offices lower their private equity outperformance expectations

Only around half of family offices said they expected private equity to outperform public investments

Europe
Alternatives fund platform launches with former Barings Europe CEO & Kirkbi CIO as advisers

Alternatives fund platform launches with former Barings Europe CEO & Kirkbi CIO as advisers

Titanbay, an online platform, allows small and medium-sized institutional and professional private investors access to private equity

Australia
AMB :- KKR taps $1.3bn Global Impact Fund to invest in Australian carbon offset business Greencollar

AMB :- KKR taps $1.3bn Global Impact Fund to invest in Australian carbon offset business Greencollar

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global private equity giant KKR has backed Australian carbon offsetting specialist GreenCollar through its $1.3bn Global Impact Fund, which is focused on generating risk-adjusted returns by in...Article Link

Software and Hi-Tech
Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 1.38% in June, -1.28% YTD

Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 1.38% in June, -1.28% YTD

Opalesque Industry Update - The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 1.38% in June, supported by the strong performance of the global equity market as represented by the MSCI ACWI IMI (Local), which returned 2.70%

Software and Hi-Tech
KKR & Co. Inc. to Announce Second Quarter 2020 Results

KKR & Co. Inc. to Announce Second Quarter 2020 Results

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As previously announced, KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) plans to release its financial results for the second quarter 2020 on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, before the opening of trading on the

Africa
LLR Sells WorldAware to Rhone’s GardaWorld

LLR Sells WorldAware to Rhone’s GardaWorld

GardaWorld Security has acquired WorldAware from LLR Partners. LLR acquired WorldAware (then iJET International) in December 2013. GardaWorld was acquired by Rhone Capital and members of its senior management team in March 2017 from Apax

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