Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has closed a USD415m collateralised loan obligation (CLO) fund, the firm's sixth new-issue CLO this year with four in the US and two in Europe. Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2013-4 will invest in corporate leveraged loans and high yield bonds. Wells Fargo arranged
Fitch Ratings has released an industry report on alternative asset managers – US Alternative Asset Managers: An Industry Update. The publication follows the completion of a peer review of six rated alternative asset managers and their related entities, where all ratings were affirmed at existing levels. The industry report
Neuberger Berman Group has held the final close of NB Secondary Opportunities Fund III (SOF III), its third global private equity secondary fund, which closed at USD2bn, surpassing its target of USD1.6bn. SOF III is the successor to NB Secondary Opportunities Fund II, which had commitments of USD1.7bn. SOF
When it comes to the effects of ‘one-size-fits-all’-regulation for boutique asset managers, off the peg doesn’t suit everyone. The very nature of regulation has changed. It’s grown, become global, and moved from being a check box exercise to being the rigid harness that restricts the movements of financial firms, says
Silverton Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm, is launching a USD75m early stage follow-on fund, Silverton Partners IV. The fund will include the backing of prominent Austin entrepreneurs as well as several university endowments and the general partners personally. SP IV fund includes a USD10m oversubscribed entrepreneurs fund backed
Azad Zangana (pictured), European Economist, Schroders, comments on the ECB’s surprise cut in interest rates… The European Central Bank has surprised the market by cutting the main interest rate from 0.50% to 0.25%. The cut appears to be in reaction to the early estimate of annual inflation for October, which
TVM Capital is to sharpen its investment focus and exclusively invest in healthcare private equity investments in the MENA region and life science venture capital investments in Western Europe and North America. Investments will be made through TVM’s private equity team TVM Capital MENA, based in Dubai, and through its
Exhilway, a US-based private equity fund which recently launched Link, an alternative trading platform for emerging businesses worldwide, has seen registrations from over 20,000 accredited investors around the world. Link will connect accredited investors with emerging businesses looking out for small- to mid-sized funding. The transaction size will typically range
A number of the UK early stage investors have come together to back a new online platform that aims to transform venture investing in the UK. Launching today, JustInvesting is the UK’s first private equity exchange focusing on early-stage ventures. The management team have announced GBP750,000 (USD1.2m) in seed
Leading figures in European private equity (PE) are predicting a significant shift in industry dynamics in the coming years as buyout firms seek to attract new investment, according to a study by Investec Fund Finance. Investec Private Equity Insights 2013 explores the issues that PE firms face as the industry
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