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The world’s elite descended to Davos, Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum. Speaking from the sidelines of the event, hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones explained on CNBC why the current stock market environment is similar to what was seen in 1999. First The Bad The end of the 20th century saw a melt-up in stocks, particularly in the tech sector. However, investors were forced to learn quickly that what goes up must come down. The sto…
If future generations are asked to pinpoint a time when the corporate universe took climate change seriously, it would likely be this week. Within the span of a few days, the world’s largest investment firm and one of the world’s most valuable companies each announced new sustainability goals. BlackRock: ‘Fundamental Reshaping Of Finance’ BlackRock, the world’s investment management company with around $7 trillion in assets, said in a public lett…
Far Point Acquisition said Thursday it will acquire Swiss payments company Global Blue in a $2.6 billion deal, including debt. Following the acquisition announcement, Far Point CEO Tom Farley was interviewed on “Bloomberg Markets” to better explain the deal and its advantages. What Is Far Point And Global Blue Far Point Acquisition is a “Special Purpose Acquisition Company” (SPAC) whose sole purpose is to oversee a merger, share exchange, or simi…
According to Corgentum Survey, private equity investors and hedge funds have pledged to expand on the resources directed at ensuring alternative data compliance. Almost 83 private equity investors and hedge funds have partnered to allocate more resources to the meticulous evaluation of compliance procedures. The evaluations are expected to focus on the use of research by the alternative investment managers that are conducted by third-parties incl…
A multi-strategy firm that deals in private equity investments, Siguler Guff, manages assets worth more than $14 billion. On Tuesday, the firm declared that it has successfully raised funds for its Small Buyout Opportunities Fund IV. It was expected that Fund IV would close at $1.25 billion. However, it exceeded expectations and collected funds amounting to $1.575 billion in six months. The re-up rate climbed over 90 percent that represented…
Denham Capital is a leading private equity firm focusing on the energy niche that is now investing $250 million in Ceiba Energy- a Latin American entity that employs power generation assets. The investment is in line with Denham Capital’s investment pattern in renewable and natural-gas power generation assets mainly in the Latin American region. The partnership banks on 80 years of management experience that Ceiba Energy is bringing to the…
As per the recent announcement from Manulife Investment Management (Manulife), it has committed around $1.5 billion to Manulife Private Equity Partners (MPEP). Manulife Investment Management is known to work diligently towards offering specialized solutions for asset management to global investors. MPEP is Manulife’s Private Market’s Group’s first fund of funds product. Manulife Used Its Existing Funds Portfolio To Seed The Fund In order to seed…
A private investment company in the healthcare and life sciences niche, NovaQuest Capital Management, recently announced its sizeable investment in Informed DNA. Informed DNA is a popular name in the league of the genetics services provider. In order to raise sufficient investment that can effectively fuel the growth of Informed DNA, NovaQuest partnered with two other firms, Frist Cressy Ventures, and TripleTree Capital Partners. The announcement…
SlayBack Pharmaceuticals has a wide and diverse variety of pharmaceutical products- both generic and specialized solutions. In order to accelerate growth and continue diversification, the company has successfully raised $50 million in funding from the Everstone Group. Private Equity’s managing directors Arjun Oberoi and Puncham Mukim will also be a part of SlayBack Pharma’s Board of Directors following the deal. Initially, KKR invested $60…
BGF seems to be on an investment spree with its North West team having invested a total of £311 million in the region. The investment is spread through 34 different businesses. As per the recent news, a massive £59 million of the total investment has been made in a short period of past 12 months. An Insight Into BGF’s Recent Investments BGF’s recent investments include Orbital Education (international schools group), Planixs (FinTech company), an…