Ironshield Capital, a London-based European credit hedge fund manager, has launched the Ironshield Credit Opportunities Fund, a closed-end vehicle which look to take advantage of opportunities materialising in private credit and illiquid public credit.
Nomura Private Capital has launched its first investment product, the Nomura Alternative Income Fund, which it says marks a significant milestone in the firm’s global push into private markets. Nomura has provided an initial $100 million to seed the fund.
The University of California’s investment fund is to stop making hedge fund allocations and will instead commit more of its capital to private credit investments, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apex Group Ltd has appointed Anthony Alfonso as global head of valuation. Alfonso will be responsible for the group’s valuation advisory services for a wide range of investor types, including hedge funds, private equity and debt funds, venture capital, mutual
Alternative asset management firm Hayfin Capital Management has expanded its client coverage capabilities in German-speaking Europe with the appointment of Marco Sedlmayr as head of DACH within the partner solutions team based in Munich.
AIR Asset Management, a Chicago-based hedge fund management firm focused on investing in life settlements, private credit, and annuities, has partnered with Kerberos Capital Management, a private credit asset management firm that specialises in direct lending to law firms.Â
Struggling money manager Janus Henderson is looking to hedge fund and private credit investments as part of a strategy to revive its fortunes having seen investors withdraw in the region of $130 billion of funds since 2017, according to a
Paradigm Governance Partners, a governance and financial services firm with a presence in the Cayman Islands and New York, has added two experienced independent directors to its growing governance team.
Atalaya Capital Management, an investment management firm focused on asset-based private debt and special opportunities, has closed its oversubscribed eighth Special Opportunities Fund with $1.8 billion of commitments from both new and existing partnerships with investors.Â
Trade finance industry leaders and leading asset managers have joined forces to create a global trade finance working group dedicated to boosting the role of alternative lenders in the sector. The working group will consolidate initiatives within the Alternative Credit
