Opalesque Roundup: Equity strategies were the top performing hedge funds category in November: hedge fund news ...

Nordic Capital, a sector-specialist private equity investor, has closed its second mid-market fund at a hard cap of €2 billion ($2.09bn), beating its target of €1.4 billion.

Infrastructure dry powder, as a proportion of assets under management (AUM), hit a new historical low in 2024, said a study. According to Preqin 2025 Global Report: Infrastructure, this AUM figure ...

Global venture capital investment in Generative AI continues to grow and is expected to reach $45 billion in 2024, said a study. This is almost double the figure for 2023 ($24 billion) and more than ...

First-time managers raised $4.6bn across 106 funds (at final close) by Q3 2024, with their aggregate fundraising value down 77% year-on-year from $20.1bn in 2023. The share of venture capital being ...

Global private debt fundraising reached $118bn in Q3 2024, with Preqin analysts believing a full-year figure will be below 2023's $214bn. It is likely to align with the 10-year average annual ...

Over the past year, Akin has added numerous partners serving private capital in their investment strategies, including private credit partners Bill Brady and Scott Colton, real estate partner Avi ...

The findings are based on a survey of 160 crypto hedge fund firms and control groups of 20 traditional alternative investment managers and 40 crypto technology firms. While none of the traditional ...

Germany's key challenges are: Political: • Fragmented political landscape complicating coalition formation • Lack of clear majorities causing policy paralysis ...

Roy Niederhoffer, founder of R.G. Niederhoffer Capital Management, a 30-year-old New York-based quantitative trading advisor, takes a wide look at U.S. equities, the U.S. economy and how the next ...

Hedge funds posted mixed performance for the month with the HFRX Absolute Return Index gaining +0.08% for the month and +4.86% YTD, while the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index gained +0.01% in December and ...

By Alexander Ineichen, founder of Ineichen Research and Management AG and author. o "I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself." -Ronald Reagan ...