Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds sit comfortably in the green: hedge fund news, week 38

In the week ending September 18th 2020, Eurekahedge reported that global hedge funds recorded their best five-month performance of 12.85% in August after they suffered from their worst quarterly performance of 8.02% in Q1 2020.

AMB :- Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds sit comfortably in the green: hedge fund news, week 38

In the week ending September 18th 2020, Eurekahedge reported that global hedge funds recorded their best five-month performance of 12.85% in August after they suffered from their worst quarterly performance of 8.02% in ...Article Link

AMW :- Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds sit comfortably in the green: hedge fund news, week 38

In the week ending September 18th 2020, Eurekahedge reported that global hedge funds recorded their best five-month performance of 12.85% in August after they suffered from their worst quarterly performance of 8.02% in Q1 2020.

Calpers moves to enhance control of investment oversight

The public pension fund’s board takes on shared responsibility for hiring and evaluating its investment chief

Ex-OMERS PE head Redman replaces veteran McKellar as Aberdeen Standard Investments’ global head of private markets

The former global PE head of $109bn-managing pension giant OMERS has been hired by Aberdeen Standard Investments to replace long-standing global head of private markets Peter McKellar.

Artemis Sees Future, Forms Optical Tech Platform

Artemis Capital Partners has acquired Omega Optical, a maker of optical filters and coatings. Omega Optical’s products are used to control the passage of light to enable a range of optical applications including flow cytometry

GI Teams with Charlesbank on HVAC Platform

GI Partners has acquired a majority equity interest in American Residential Services. Existing investor Charlesbank Capital Partners and management are also making significant new investments in the business. American Residential Services (ARS), is among the

AMB :- European/UK and U.S. regulatory differences on ESG investing rules widen

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Regulatory approaches to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing by pension funds are increasingly diverging between the U.S. and the European Union and the U.K. and could affect ...Article Link

Luxembourg blazes trail with sustainable first

Following its inaugural sustainability bond on Monday, Luxembourg hopes that other sovereigns will use its framework as a starting point for their own outings in the format. The Grand Duchy’s sustainability framework is the first

Hungary prints first sovereign green Samurai

Hungary returned to the Samurai market after a two year absence on Friday to sell the first ever sovereign green bond in the market, which formed part of its ¥62.7bn (€500m) four tranche deal, which

Dominus Finds Combination for Lockmasters

Dominus Capital has acquired Lockmasters in partnership with the founding Miller family. Lockmasters is a manufacturer and distributor of combination locks, tools, hardware, and educational services to government and security professionals, including automotive locksmiths, general

CPPIB names first ever CIO as it eyes $1tn of assets under management

The $434bn-managing Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has named Edwin Cass as its first dedicated chief investment officer.

Benford Closes First Fund

Benford Capital Partners has held a final closing of its inaugural private equity investment fund, Benford Capital Partners Fund I LP. The new fund closed with total limited partner commitments of $130 million, markedly above

US pension fund predicts quick rebound in its private equity portfolio

The portfolio of Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board fell 8.3% in value on Covid-19 fallout, but the pension system expects it to recover that and more

Black Lives Matter prompts companies to look into ethnic pay gap

Almost a quarter of companies calculate whether they pay Black employees less than white workers

Avedon’s SLF acquires STI Bearings

Avedon Capital portfolio company Spindel- und Lagerungstechnik Fraureuth (SLF) has acquired Germany-based market peer STI Bearings via an asset deal.

Raising an energy fund today can rely on one deep pocketed investor

Ben Navarro’s family office supplied nearly all the $250m raised by Andros Capital Partners for its debut fund, people familiar with the matter say

GI Closes Data Infrastructure Fund

GI Partners has held a final closing of its inaugural Data Infrastructure Fund LP, with $1.8 billion in capital. The new fund was oversubscribed and beat its target of $1.25 billion. Investors in the Data

AMB :- Stong rebound in global top 20 pension fund assets

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Assets under management (AUM) at the world&`s 300 largest pension funds increased in value by 8.0% to a total of $19.5trn in 2019, compared to the 0.4% decline in the previous

H.I.G.’s Circle Graphics Acquires Bay Photo

Circle Graphics, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, has acquired Bay Photo. Bay Photo is a provider of photographic prints and photo finishing services to professional photographers, artists, and other third-party channel partners. The company’s

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