U.S. Venture Exits Surpass $500 Billion For First Time, Doubling Previous Annual Record
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
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 - 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
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
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
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
Axcel is exploring exit options for portfolio company Aidian, a Finnish diagnostics business, according to three sources familiar with the situation.
212, a venture capital firm focusing on Turkey, eastern Europe, the Middle East and north Africa, is looking to conduct five to eight further investments, with EUR 32m left in its latest fund to deploy.
Opalesque Industry Update - Private equity has been performing well since the pandemic, but some signs of market softness may be appearing in Q3, according to the Q3 2021?amp;euro;?Private Equity Quarterly Report published?amp;euro;?by?amp;euro;?Preqin,?amp;euro;?the global leader
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: As infrastructure outperforms nearly all other alternative asset classes, the value of aggregate capital targeted by funds in the market in Q3 2021 is up 15% from the start of the
Urban sustainability technology-focused venture capital firm 2150 has hit a €268m final close for its oversubscribed flagship fundraise. The post Urban sustainability investor 2150 scores €268m final close for debut fundraise first appeared on AltAssets
As ESG increasingly factors into European consumer firms' M&A decisions, social concerns are gaining prominence, according to a number of sector advisers. Divya Grover and Barbara Pianese report
US private equity house American Securities has picked up technology consultation and services provider Trace 3 from fellow buyout investor HIG Capital. The post HIG exits ‘one of best-performing portfolio companies’ to American Securities first appeared
