In an extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Real Estate, Q2 2015, we investigate private real estate funds currently seeking investor commitments, featuring the latest data. The number and aggregate target capital of closed-end private real estate funds in market
Alternative investment manager Lexington Partners has renewed a three-year agreement, or "smartnership," with the Happy Hearts Fund to jointly rebuild three schools in Latin American countries. This marks the second three-year pledge that Lexington Partners has made to Happy Hearts
Candriam Investors Group, a European multi-specialist asset manager, has launched a new absolute return Systematic Long Short Equity strategy. Five different quantitative models are used in this strategy with the aim of creating a performance driver suitable for all market
Private equity fundraising is analyzed in this extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Private Equity, Q2 2015, featuring the latest data and breakdowns by fund strategy and geographic focus. Following the typical drop-off in the number of funds closed from
Corporate, private client and funds business, Hawksford, has enhanced its management capabilities with four director promotions. Private client specialist Steve Carr joined Hawksford, formerly Rathbones, in 2000. As director he will be responsible for developing new products and services, growing
Visium Asset Management, a multi-strategy alternative investment firm with USD6.9 billion in assets under management, has launched the Visium US Equity Alpha UCITS Fund, a diversified, US-focused long/short equity fund. Domiciled in Ireland, the Fund employs a long/short equity investment
Paraic Cosgrave (pictured) has joined BNP Paribas Securities Services as head of sales and relationship management for the firm’s alternative fund administration business. Cosgrave brings twenty-five years of experience in international capital markets. Most recently, he was Head of EMEA
Managed futures traders lost 1.71 per cent in June according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index remains up 0.05 per cent year to date. “Trend reversals in equities, energy, and the US Dollar resulted in losses
Matt Eilers is joining UBS as Global Co-Head of the firm’s Financial Sponsor business. Eilers, who will also lead the Americas Financial Sponsors team, will be based in NY and joins us from Morgan Stanley where he was a Senior
Global markets and financial advisory firm StormHarbour Securities is to acquire a 49 per cent stake in Japanese hedge fund manager Asuka Asset Management for an undisclosed fee. StormHarbour, an investment bank founded in March 2009 by Antonio Cacorino and
