Lightyear Capital buys into PE-backed digital insurance broker Health Plan One

Financial services-focused private equity house Lightyear Capital has agreed to buy an indirect controlling stake in digital insurance broker Health Plan One.

Companies race to swallow poison pills to thwart hostile bids

‘As stock prices dropped precipitously in March, many companies were quick to either put poison pills in place or put them on the proverbial “shelf,” says Frank Aquila, global head of M&A at international law

Has Checkout.com just become Europe’s most valuable FinTech startup, after tripling valuation to $5.5bn?

London-headquartered Checkout.com has just raised a $150m Series B funding round that saw it triple its valuation to $5.5bn, making it one of Europe’s most valuable FinTech startups.

Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 51: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020. Market neutral leads

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 51: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020. Market ...Article Link

AMB :- L/S Credit and Special Situations strategies outperform in June

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Lyxor Peer Groups suggest hedge fund performance was flat mid-June. Equity-related strategies underperformed and CTA/ Market Neutral L/S outperformed due to the brief risk-off episode on June ...Article Link

AMB :- Ares Management closes special opportunities fund at $3.5bn

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global alternative investment manager Ares Management closed its Ares Special Opportunities Fund (ASOF) at $3.5 billion. The private debt fund well exceeded its $2 billion fundraising targ...Article Link

Ares continues powerful fundraising amid coronavirus with $3.5bn special opportunities fund close

Ares Management has surged past its target to reach a $3.5bn final close for a new special opportunities fund.

Private equity professionals brace for fund term extensions amid coronavirus fallout

Private equity professionals are bracing themselves for a swathe of term extensions for existing funds amid the fallout from the ongoing coronavirus crisis, new research shows.

Epidarex strikes £102m for final close of new European life sciences VC fund

Life sciences-focused venture capital firm Epidarex Capital has hit a £102m final close for its third fund.

Michael Dell’s MSD Partners beats target with $1.1bn-plus real estate credit fund close

MSD Partners, a subsidiary of Michael Dell's family private investment firm, has pulled in more than $1.1bn for the target-busting final close of its Real Estate Credit Opportunities Fund.

High-wire act: the risks and rewards of fundraising during the pandemic

The coronavirus crisis is causing difficulties for buyout groups, but those that can attract fresh capital are set for bumper returns

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 50: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020. Multi-...Article Link

Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 50: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020. Multi-asset rebounds Stockholm-base...Article

AMB :- Opalesque Roundup: One-fourth of hedge funds post big performance gains (averaging 20% YTD) : hedge fund news, week 25

In the week ending June 19th 2020, eVestment hedge fund performance data revealed that roughly one-fourth of funds are in the green for the year, with those funds putting up strong average returns of +20.25%.

Opalesque Roundup: One-fourth of hedge funds post big performance gains (averaging 20% YTD) : hedge fund news, week 25

In the week ending June 19th 2020, eVestment hedge fund performance data revealed that roughly one-fourth of funds are in the green for the year, with those funds putting up strong average returns of +20.25%.

AMW :- Opalesque Roundup: One-fourth of hedge funds post big performance gains (averaging 20% YTD) : hedge fund news, week 25

In the week ending June 19th 2020, eVestment hedge fund performance data revealed that roughly one-fourth of funds are in the green for the year, with those funds putting up strong average returns of +20.25%.

Trive Takes Seven Aces Private

Trive Capital has agreed to acquire publicly traded Seven Aces, a gaming company and route operator. Seven Aces (TSXV: ACES), through its subsidiary Lucky Bucks, is a coin-operated amusement machine route operator. Lucky Bucks’ machines

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