The convertible bond market is “quietly thriving” in the aftermath of the market shock brought about by the coronavirus crisis, says Man GLG, the long-running discretionary hedge fund management unit of Man Group. Convertibles’ primary market has seen record levels
Perilune Group has restructured into two separate entities, Perilune Capital, LLC and Perilune Private Family Services (PFS). The former will focus exclusively on investments, including real estate, hedge fund seeding, commercial and business aviation and private equity on behalf of
Options, a provider of cloud-enabled managed services to the global capital markets, has secured a significant investment from Bregal Sagemount, a New York-based private equity firm focused on growth-oriented investments. The transaction, which sees Bregal Sagemount invest nearly USD100 million
AQMetrics, a provider of regulatory compliance and risk solutions, has secured two new clients, Appian Asset Management Limited (Appian) and Macrosynergy Partners (Macrosynergy), to its growing client portfolio. Appian, an Ireland-based asset management firm managing a range of funds that
Orchard Street Investment Management has launched its third special situations fund, which will invest in commercial property opportunities across the UK. Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC Private (GIC) is a principal investor of the fund. The fund will have
Artisan Partners has launched the Artisan Global Discovery Fund, which is managed by the Artisan Partners Growth Team, with Jason L White (pictured), as lead portfolio manager and James D Hamel, Matthew H Kamm and Craigh A Cepukenas also serving
Funds affiliated with Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing, have made a significant equity investment in eSentire. The investment will be used to accelerate the company’s growth by expanding its technology services to existing clients and
Law firm Stroock’s FinTech group, led by partner Ian DiBernardo and special counsel Jeffrey Mann, has advised Instinet Holdings Incorporated in its acquisition of State Street’s BlockCross ATS, an alternative trading system (ATS). The Stroock team also included associates Binni
Following steady gains in July and August, CTAs faced difficult conditions in September as all the indices moved into negative territory, according to data released by Societe Generale Prime Services. September proved to be a particularly challenging month for trend-followers
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.67 per cent in July, underperforming the 0.93 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
