HPS Investment Partners closes second European asset value fund at $1.5bn

The New York-based firm's vehicle is larger than its predecessor, which amassed $900m in 2017

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 government to invest £250m in high-growth startups

The match funding is part of the government's £1.25bn bailout package for struggling startups

Deal hungry bankers chase Saudi Arabian cash

M&A has largely dried up across Europe, the Middle East and Africa — but Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is still doing deals

Health first: venture capital rushes into medical start-ups

In an analysis of US medical venture funding across 17 areas of the human body, the industry set records in both the blood and immune system categories

AMB :- Real estate investors target larger fund commitments in the year ahead

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private real estate funds investors appear to be making some changes in their approach to real estate investing in the coming year, revealed a study by Preqin. Although the level of

Going Private Transactions

Posted by Warren S. de Wied, Philip Richter, and Robert C. Schwenkel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Saturday, April 18, 2020 Editor's Note: Warren S. de Wied, Philip Richter, and Robert C.

Private equity firms offer cash lifelines to public companies

Private equity firms are turning their attention to public companies to profit from the coronavirus pandemic

UK chancellor expands coronavirus loan scheme to cover large businesses

The chancellor announced the extension ahead of the schemes official UK-wide roll out next week

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

AMB :- 332 natural resources funds seek $172bn from investors as of April 2020

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The unlisted natural resources market remains crowded, though the number of funds on the road and aggregate capital targeted have dipped slightly in the past few months, said a study. Accordin...Article

The Impact of COVID19 on Shareholder Activism

Posted by Keith Gottfried and Sean Donahue, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, on Sunday, April 12, 2020 Editor's Note: Keith Gottfried and Sean Donahue are partners at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. This post is based on a

China pulls plug on Ant Group IPO

The Shanghai bourse stunned the market on Tuesday after halting Ant Group’s $34bn IPO, a deal which was set to be the largest listing in history. The extraordinary move, likely spurred by comments from Ant’s

Fintech investor Index Ventures secures $2bn in new funds

The company has invested in a number of well-known fintechs, including Revolut and Robinhood

It’s time to mobilise development banks to fight Covid-19

Both developed and developing countries urgently need large-scale counter-cyclical funding to help maintain economic activity

AMB :- Private equity & venture capital total capital raised in Q1 2020 was up 12% on Q1 2019

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Amid the global economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, although total capital raised in Q1 2020 was up 12% on Q1 2019, the number of private equity & venture capital

Crescent Capital closes €1.6bn European direct lending fund

The new vehicle, which exceeded its initial €1bn target, is three times larger than its predecessor

Private equity funds warned over quarter-end numbers

The International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines (Ipev) body has warned funds to take special care over quarter-end reporting and valuation of portfolios, so that marks for sponsor-owned companies reflect as well as

Blackstone raises over $10bn for Europe-focused property fund

New fund is almost 26% larger than Blackstone’s predecessor European investment vehicle

Frasers Centrepoint plans $1bn equity fundraising

Singapore-listed Frasers Centrepoint Trust is looking to raise S$1.39bn ($1.02bn) by selling new units equal to over half its existing stock.

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