Alternative asset manager EnTrustPermal has closed its Special Opportunities Fund IV with capital commitments of over USD1 billion. EnTrustPermal’s Special Opportunities Funds are dedicated exclusively to co-investments, which target high-conviction ideas that are catalyst-driven and/or designed to exploit market dislocations.
JonesTrading Institutional Services has named David O’Shaughnessy as Managing Director in its Derivatives Trading Group. O’Shaughnessy is an industry veteran, bringing over 15 years’ experience and expertise to the team. He will be based in New York and report to
Cboe Global Markets is to migrate the Cboe Options Exchange to the company’s proprietary Bats technology on 7 October 2019. The planned migration of Cboe Options Exchange to Bats technology follows similar migrations for Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) and C2
Heiwa Real Estate Co and Nomura Research Institute (NRI) are partnering to provide a fund hoteling service in the Kabuto-cho, Nihonbashi district in Tokyo providing start-up asset managers and foreign asset managers who want to operate in Japan with business
Castle Hall Diligence has appointed Dimitri Douaire as Director, RiskDiligence. Douaire brings close to 20 years of due diligence experience, with a focus on liquid alternatives. Prior to Castle Hall, Douaire served as Director, External Public Investment & Credit Group
CME Group is to acquire NEX Group in a deal valued at USD5.4 billion. CME Group will pay GBP10 per share – a premium of around 3 per cent to the stock’s closing price on 28 March – consisting of
Alternative investment firm Angelo, Gordon & Co has selected Intapp Terms to track and manage side letters, limited partnership agreements (LPAs) and other investor contracts. Angelo, Gordon’s investor relations and compliance teams will use AI-assisted technology from Intapp to categorise
Fixed income house, FIIG Securities Limited, has opened its first offshore subsidiary in Europe following substantial growth and demand for international fixed income and high yield investments in Australia. The new European hub, FIIG International Limited, is based in Malta
Agio, a provider of managed IT and cybersecurity services, is to launch Agio SkySuite, a fully-hosted public cloud productivity and cybersecurity suite tailored for small and emerging alternative investment firms. SkySuite is the first and only program of its kind,
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has welcomed the agreement reached on the terms of an implementation – or transitional – period that will apply following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. Under the terms of the agreement, the implementation
