Westchester Capital Management (WCM), the investment manager of The Merger Fund, has introduced a new brand identity, designed to reflect its commitment to expanding its line-up of liquid alternative strategies. WCM has delivered alternative event-driven strategies through registered investment companies since 1989. "Alternative investments are playing a more important
There is a strong and growing interest in private equity among family offices and foundations, according to a survey undertaken by Private Equity International (PEI) and Montana Capital Partners. The study found a third (30 per cent) of surveyed institutions currently have at least 20 per cent of their portfolios
Trilantic Capital Partners has held the closing of Trilantic Capital Partners V (North America) LP, a USD2.2bn private equity fund investing in the business services, consumer, energy and financial services sectors. Fund V North America exceeded its initial target of USD2.0bn and the size of its previous fund of USD1.9bn.
Actis, the pan-emerging markets investment firm, has closed its third energy fund Actis Energy 3. The fund was heavily oversubscribed, raising a total of USD1.15bn, exceeding its original target of USD750m by 50 per cent. Actis Energy 3’s investor base includes public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and families
Private equity firm High Road Capital Partners has held the final closing of High Road Capital Partners Fund II, with a hard cap of USD320m in total commitments, well in excess of its USD200m target. “We are very grateful for the tremendous support and trust from existing and new investors.
Luca Paolini (pictured), Chief Strategist at Pictet Asset Management, explains why equities should continue to outperform… An improvement in global economic conditions should eclipse concerns over the looming withdrawal of US monetary stimulus, and lend support to equity markets heading into year end, traditionally a favourable period for stocks. We
Boutique alternative investment specialist Hatteras Funds has launched a daily liquid alternative to private equity, the Hatteras PE Intelligence Fund (HPEIX). The Hatteras PE Intelligence Fund is a daily liquid alternative to private equity. The fund is designed to provide access to returns that are similar to those that
The Allstate Corporation has launched its first emerging manager programme to invest with smaller private equity and private real estate equity asset managers, with a focus on minority- and women-owned firms. "We believe Allstate is leading the insurance industry in establishing this emerging manager investment programme," says Edgar Alvarado (pictured),
Fifty five per cent of private equity (PE) executives cite the growing capital requirements of the oil and gas industry as the foremost driver of their investment activity in the industry, according to a report. Financing the Future Energy Landscape: Private Equity Trends in Oil and Gas, by EY and
Many UK mid-market companies are failing to recognise the benefits of non-bank lending as a source of long-term funding, according to a panel of industry participants at an event hosted by Standard & Poor's Ratings. "Bank deleveraging and tightening regulation are creating a scarcity of finance for many companies in
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