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Tiger Global, the hedge fund firm founded by Chase Coleman in 2001, has built a big stake in private equity group Apollo Global as the firm pivots from the technology investments that have been its stock-in-trade in recent years, according to a report by The Financial Times. The report cites a mid-year investor letter seen by the FT as revealing the stake in Apollo, which Tiger Gobal describes as a “leading global alternative investment manager”. While the size of the stake has not been disclosed, according to the FT, the fact that it has been mentioned indicates that it is
A golden age of private equity buyouts has come to a end and returns in the $4tn industry will no longer be driven by rising valuations, according to a report by the Financial Times quoting Apollo Global Management Chief Executive Marc Rowan. His warning comes as the private equity sector faces new challenges presented by a period of lower economic growth and higher interest rates, which makes the cost of borrowing to take companies private, more expensive.   “In the [private] equity business, this year has really marked the end of an era,” said Rowan on Thursday, adding that PE
Business Development Companies (BDCs), investment vehicles originally aimed at retail buyers, are increasingly being used by institutional investors to access the $1.5tn private credit market, according to a report by Bloomberg. A number of managers including Oak Hill Advisors, Fidelity Investments, Jefferies Financial Group, and Churchill Asset Management, have all launched their first non-traded BDCs this year in an effort to cater to growing institutional investor demand.  Originally intended as way to allow small companies to raise capital from retail investors, BDCs are now finding favour with pensions schemes, insurers and family offices, as well as some international institutions, according
Gen II Fund Services, an independent private capital fund administrator, has appointed Marlene Pelage as the firm’s  new Chief Financial Officer, effective 31 July. Pelage joins Gen II from IPG Mediabrands where she served as Global CFO.
London-headquartered restructuring firm Cork Gully has opened new offices in Luxembourg City and expanded its operations to the Grand Duchy to advise and manage challenged and tail-end investment funds, as either sub-advisors or replacement fund managers.
The focus on meeting the UN SDGs is growing but the lack of progress towards closing the gender gap remains. There is a lot more businesses can do to promote gender equality and Lorraine Spradley Wilson (pictured), Chief Sustainability Officer, Novata, gives practical examples…
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Kimmeridge, an alternative asset manager focused on investments in the energy sector, has held the final closing of Kimmeridge Fund VI and related vehicles, with more than $1bn in new capital commitments.
Private markets returns stabilised above zero at 1.1% in the first quarter of 2023 after three consecutive quarters of negative performance beginning in Q1 2022, according to the latest eFront Insight Quarterly Performance Benchmark report. 
SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on the speciality materials, ingredients, and life sciences sectors, has held the final close of the SKCP Catalyst Fund II with total committed capital of $800 million. 
Alternative asset manager Golding Capital Partners has held the first closing of the Golding Secondaries 2022 Fund  with capital commitments of €172m. The fund, which is targeting a total fundraise of €500m, attracted commitments from both existing and new clients.  The predecessor fund, Golding Secondaries 2019, closed above its target volume at around €280m at the end of 2021. The latest fund offers investments in a broadly diversified portfolio consisting of more than 100 small- and mid-cap companies mainly from Europe. Target sectors include business services, IT, and communications, with the fund having deployed seed capital earlier this year to

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