Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: U.S. institutional investors representing more than $12 trillion in AUM in a recent survey said they anticipate downward pressure on their ability to outperform against their return targets an...Article Link
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These secretive investment companies have pumped billions of dollars into fossil fuel projects, buying up offshore platforms, building new pipelines and extending lifelines to coal power plants.
Waterland Private Equity has invested in Germany-based consultancy Horn & Company, establishing a growth and consolidation platform for mid-sized consultancy businesses.
Angular Ventures has hit an $80m final close for its second fund targeting European and Israeli deeptech deals. The post Deeptech early backer Angular Ventures hits $80m Fund II close first appeared on AltAssets Private
Opalesque Industry Update - The top alternative investment management (Alts) firms competed with the Global 100 (the 100 largest asset managers in the world) for brand awareness, but the majority of alts managers experienced declining
Opalesque Industry Update, for New Managers - Ambienta SGR, one of Europe 's largest asset managers entirely focused on environmental sustainability, has expanded its London-based Public Markets division, Ambienta X, with the addition of two
Opalesque Industry Update - The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was down 0.33% in September 2021, outperforming the global equity market as represented by the MSCI ACWI (Local) which returned -3.55% over the same period. Concerns
Opalesque Industry Update - Apex Group Ltd., a global financial services provider, announces the close of the acquisition of ARM Swiss Representatives SA (ASR), following regulatory approval from FINMA. ASR, a leading provider of Swiss
Opalesque Industry Update - 2020 recorded the highest share of capital raised for European non- listed real estate debt products since 2015, a sharp increase to 19% from just 5% in 2019. Traditional equity real
Opalesque Industry Update - Aggregate performance for the global hedge fund business dipped into negative territory in September, at -0.55%, according to the just-released eVestment September 2021 hedge fund performance figures. This is only the
The Riverside Company has agreed to sell policy management, training and wellness software provider Lexipol to fellow private equity house GTCR. The post Riverside sells 2014 investment Lexipol to fellow private equity house GTCR first appeared
Distressed investment specialist Cerberus Capital Management has bought cybersecurity, enterprise information technology, and telecommunications specialist NetCentrics. The post Federal cybersecurity, IT and telecoms provider NetCentrics gets Cerberus Capital backing first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Insurance broking group Howden has agreed to acquire UK-based peer Aston Lark from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Bowmark Capital.
Private equity major Permira has exited medical device maker Lyophilization Services of New England (LSNE) to PCI Pharma Services. The post Permira exits medical device maker LSNE after European market debut first appeared on AltAssets
Vendis Capital has hired Rothschild to advise on the sale of Sylphar, a Belgium-based over-the-counter (OTC) health products and cosmetics specialist, two sources familiar with the situation said.
Tech investment firm Francisco Partners has held a $2.2bn hard cap final close for its second opportunistic credit fund, beating its original $1.25bn target. It almost tripled the size of its $750m inaugural credit fund
Munich Re Ventures, the venture capital arm of German insurance major Munich Re Group, has hit a $500m final close for its second early-stage and growth investment fund. The post Munich RE venture arm doubles
Four Houston-based finance leaders have launched a new $275m private equity fund, GP Capital Partners, to extend their existing Genesis Park PE investing platform. The post Genesis Park PE team launch new $275m fund first
Miami private equity house Black Dragon Capital has struck a $386m final close for a new private equity fund targeting mid-market tech businesses disrupted by accelerated digitization. The post Black Dragon Capital brings in $386m
