PineBridge Investments, a global multi-asset class asset manager, has launched the PineBridge European Secured Credit Fund, co-managed by portfolio managers Julie Bothamley and Evangeline Lim and global head of credit and fixed income Steven Oh. The investment objective of the
Economic uncertainty following the UK vote to leave the EU has created potential opportunities for hedge fund managers and, as a result, many more funds have launched focused on the region, according to Preqin’s Q2 update on the hedge fund
Independent fund and corporate services provider the Aztec Group has established two Jersey Private Funds (JPFs), the first funds to be formed since the regime’s inception on 18 April 2017. Introduced last month by the Jersey Financial Services Commission, the
Cohen & Steers is to launch the Cohen & Steers SICAV Global Preferred Securities Fund as part of its Luxembourg UCITS platform on 15 May 2017. Cohen & Steers has been investing in the preferreds market for more than a
Farallon Capital Management has completed fundraising for Farallon Asia Special Situations III and Farallon Asia Special Situations Master III, an Asia and Latin America focused private investment pool, with aggregate commitments of USD1.12 billion. "We are very excited to begin
HIG Bayside Capital, a credit affiliate of HIG Capital, has held the first close of IDeA CCR (Corporate Credit Recovery) I Fund, an investment platform managed by IDeA Capital Funds SGR (IDeA), at EUR260 million. The fund, which comprises two
HIG Bayside Capital, the distressed debt and special situation affiliate of private equity firm HIG Capital (HIG), has closed the HIG Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund IV with aggregate capital commitments of USD1.1 billion, exceeding its USD1.0 billion target. The fund
GAM is to launch a new merger arbitrage strategy in July, subject to regulatory approval, which will focus on inefficiencies in the market prices of companies that may occur after the announcement of corporate events such as mergers, acquisitions or
Azabu Value Partners (Cayman) has launched the Azabu Value Master Fund, a Japan-focused fundamental equity long/short strategy under the umbrella of Rogers Investment Advisors. The fund is managed by June-Yon Kim and Oleg Zuravljov, former Fidelity Japan colleagues with nearly
BlackRock has launched the UK Strategic Alternative Income Fund, which provides UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes with access to a range of alternative income sources in one portfolio. The fund arrives at a time when pension schemes are increasingly
