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KKR temporarily closes London offices after coronavirus case

KKR joins a number of other financial services firms in the UK to send staff home

LSP raises $600m for latest European life sciences fund

The fund, called LSP 6, will invest in between 15 and 18 private companies that are developing new medications or medical technologies

Private equity proves its worth in crisis years

Deals done in Europe and the US prior to the global financial crisis managed to keep returns in line with transactions that were completed in other years

The role of men on International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is a reminder that we still have a long way to go before achieving gender parity

Norway powers ahead with deals as other Nordics see declining activity

Norway is the only Nordic country that saw increased activity last year

HFRI 500 Relative Value gains in February as global equities plunge on contagion fears

Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds posted mixed performance in February, led by fixed income-based Relative Value Arbitrage strategies, as global equities and commodities suffered steep declines on spreading coronavirus contagion fears. The investable HFRI

Blue Moon targets $1bn Hong Kong listing in September

China’s leading detergent maker Blue Moon Group Holdings is planning to float in Hong Kong for around $1bn, according to a source close to the deal.

Powerlong seals second loan of the year

Powerlong Real Estate Holdings has raised a new offshore borrowing of $120m-equivalent, just two months after closing a $200m loan.

AMW :- Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds navigate coronavirus storm: hedge fund news, week 10

In the week ending March 6th 2020, a report from HFR said that Hedge funds investing in Emerging Markets and developed Asian regions began 2020 with a surge in realized asset volatility driven by the

French firms sign up to diversity charter after study finds companies lacking

So far, 80% of the association's members have signed up to the 30-point diversity charter

Winning the fiscal fight against Covid-19

Japan's recent experience with Typhoon Hagibis shows governments must spend quickly and decisively on disaster relief — and ignore fears about debt

Canary Wharf bankers ‘sleepwalking’ into coronavirus crisis

There is a growing sense of unease over the ability of financial services professionals and their employers to guard against Covid-19

Activist investor renews attack on Colony Capital

Blackwells Capital also criticizes appointment of Marc Ganzi as Colony’s next CEO

SBAI publishes a memo on conflicts of interest between parallel funds

Opalesque Industry Update - The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has published a memo on addressing potential conflicts of interest between parallel funds, which was developed by the Standards Board's Governance Working Group. The

AMB :- Petershill in talks to invest in Permira

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Petershill, an investing unit within Goldman Sachs that makes minority investments in asset managers, is in talks to invest in British private equity house Permira. The Wall Street Jour...Article Link

Alternatives investor appetite holds steady in the face of challenging market conditions

Opalesque Industry Update - Strong performance across most asset classes has kept satisfaction high, according to Preqin: Preqin's Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H1 2020* finds that investors are generally satisfied with performance in 2019. A

LBO France invests €150m in co-living start-up

Colonies raised a total of €180m from LBO France and existing investors

Comment: Investors have a moral duty to stand against slavery

Modern slavery can be hard to uncover, so we have been pressing construction companies to tell us more about their checks

HSBC evacuates London trading floor following coronavirus scare

UK bank clears entire research department and parts of its trading floor in Canary Wharf

HSBC evacuates parts of Canary Wharf office

UK bank clears entire research department in London after analyst contracts Covid-19

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