H.I.G. Invests in Specialty Chemical Maker

H.I.G. Capital has made an investment in USALCO, a provider of specialty chemicals. The investment in USALCO is H.I.G.’s tenth current platform in the chemical sector. USALCO (United States Aluminate Company) is a manufacturer of

AEA Closes Seventh Pexco Add-On

Pexco, a specialty plastics extruder and a portfolio company of AEA Investors, has acquired Exlon Extrusion. Exlon is an extruder of plastic tubing with a specialization in high-performance polymer products including custom and proprietary lines

Sovereign Capital backs management buyout of fund services provider

The private equity firm will help Acolin’s management team grow its client base and service offering both organically and through acquisitions

ROUNDTABLE :- Opalesque Roundtable Series – 2020 Investor Roundtable

The S&P 500 has now rallied +41% in ten weeks. This rally is greater in percent terms than the -36% plunge that took place in 5 weeks and has taken place during some of the

UK’s largest pension fund to abandon coal, tobacco and weapons

The Universities Superannuation Scheme, which manages £68bn in retirement savings for 400,000 academics, announced its first-ever “exclusions” in a statement on 1 June

Sovereign Capital hires investment director with focus on business services

The appointment follows the hires of Emma Flinn as investment director in March and Peter Eckersley as investment manager in January

KKR Commits $1 Billion to Form Data Center Platform Global Technical Realty

New platform to build and operate data centers for large technology clients across Europe as demand for data continues to grow NEW YORK & LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2020-- KKR, a leading global investment firm,

AMB :- SFERS and RPDU top the investors list in US venture capital

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The five most active investors in US venture capital are pension funds. US venture capital attracts a range of investors, and almost a quarter are located outside of North America, said

Midlands pension fund with £45bn names new investment chief

LGPS Central promotes a veteran of several City fund management houses into its top investment job

Saudi sovereign wealth fund takes stakes in Facebook, Boeing, Cisco Systems

In the coronavirus pandemic’s financial fallout, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund has emerged as one of the world’s biggest bargain hunters, taking minority stakes worth billions of dollars in America corporations

Sweden preps two year dollars

Sweden is preparing to issue a two year dollar bond in what is likely one of the final syndicated deals from eurozone sovereigns this year.

Citi moves MTN banker to SSA syndicate

Charles-Antoine Roche has joined Citi’s sovereign, supranational and agency syndicate desk after spending over a decade in the bank’s medium term notes business.

Direct lenders on top for slim buyout pipeline

Direct lending funds are likely to be the best choice for sponsors looking to fund buyouts this summer, with investment banks still sitting on substantial bridge books, and simplicity and certainty of execution being the

Sponsors set to turn to direct lenders to fund buyouts

Direct lending funds are likely to be the best choice for sponsors looking to fund buyouts this summer, with investment banks still sitting on substantial bridge books, and simplicity and certainty of execution being the

Private equity pledges spark liquidity questions at Pennsylvania pension meeting

Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System will pay almost $500 million in capital calls this quarter

BC Partners hires healthcare specialist from Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund

Pascal Heberling led Adia's investment in Nestlé Skin Health last year

Trends in US, UK public pension allocations could be upended due to COVID-19 pandemic

Opalesque Industry Update - United States and United Kingdom public pensions' over- and under-allocations to various asset classes could mean billions of dollars flowing into or out of asset classes in the near future, according

UK pensions set to up private markets allocations as poor public equity performance bites

The shift away from public markets is likely to be a reaction to the reported 20% decline in the plans’ performance in the first quarter this year

UK’s £30bn railways pension manager appoints head of investment strategy

Mads Gosvig joins RPMI Railpen from the Danish pensions giant ATP Group this week

Germany underwhelms with second green bond amid US election volatility

Germany received lacklustre demand for its second ever green bond on Wednesday. The sovereign had to contend with a big drop in Bund yields following uncertainty over the US election result.

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