Tagged: asset management

June 15, 2025 @ 4:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) has unveiled a bold strategy to significantly expand its presence in private markets, targeting $400 billion in fundraising by 2030. This plan, announced during the firm’s recent investor day, reflects BlackRock’s intent to capitalize on the growth of alternative investments, including private… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DunPort Capital Management, a private credit manager, and Vertis Capital Partners, a UK-based alternative investment firm focused on asset-backed finance and private credit, announced a partnership. As part of the transaction Vertis will take an initial minority stake in DunPort which is expected to “increase… Read More

May 25, 2025 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arena Investors, LP , a global institutional asset manager, announced the final close of Arena Special Opportunities Partners Fund III and associated vehicles, inclusive of co-investments and programmatic capital, with $1.091 billion of commitments. Arena’s flagship reportedly strategy has a “track record of generating alpha… Read More

May 23, 2025 @ 6:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PNC Bank announced entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Aqueduct Capital Group, a placement agent focused on raising capital for private equity, private credit, and real asset managers, through its broad access to sophisticated, global pools of capital.” Founded in 2003, Aqueduct has reportedly built a… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 5:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FNZ, the global end-to-end technology platform serving wealth and asset management businesses, announces it secured $500 million in new equity funding. The company has secured the equity funding from its “long-term institutional investors who remain closely aligned with FNZ’s strategy and ambitions.” The new capital… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 11:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Allfunds (AMS: ALLFG), the WealthTech partner for the wealth and asset management industries with more than €1.5 trillion assets under administration across Mutual Funds, Alternative Assets and ETPs, announces the launch of Nextportfolio 4, the latest version of its flagship portfolio management tool, “strengthening Allfunds’… Read More

March 30, 2025 @ 6:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The TCW Group, a global asset manager, announced the close of TCW CLO 2025-1, a $400 million collateralized loan obligation (CLO) fund secured primarily by broadly syndicated first-lien loans. This close reportedly marks TCW’s 14th CLO and underscores TCW’s “continued growth across the alternative credit… Read More

March 23, 2025 @ 3:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ICG, the global alternative asset manager, announced the final close of its second European Mid-Market fund program. ICG Europe Mid-Market Fund II, together with its related vehicles, received €3.0bn of commitments, representing a “300% increase compared to the prior fund vintage, ICG Europe Mid-Market Fund… Read More

March 14, 2025 @ 6:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arch, a digital alternatives management platform modernizing workflows, data standardization, and portfolio insights across private equity, hedge funds, venture capital, real estate, and other alternative investments, announced a partnership with RSM US LLP, the provider of assurance, tax and consulting services for middle-market companies. This… Read More

March 7, 2025 @ 11:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Allfunds (AMS:ALLFG), the B2B WealthTech platform for the funds industry, announces that JP Morgan Asset Management has joined the Allfunds Private Partners (APP) program. The APP program was reportedly launched back in 2023 in response to rising demand from asset managers to be able to “support… Read More

March 5, 2025 @ 9:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

400 Capital Management LLC, an alternative credit asset manager specializing in asset-based credit strategies with over $7.4 billion of assets under management, announced the closing of its latest private credit fund, Asset Based Term Fund IV (ABTF IV). The fund, which launched in December 2023,… Read More

March 2, 2025 @ 7:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

State Street Global Advisors, the asset management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), announced the launch of the SPDR SSGA Apollo IG Public & Private Credit ETF (PRIV). Managed by the State Street Global Advisors Active Fixed Income Team, PRIV reportedly allows all investors… Read More

February 5, 2025 @ 5:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aviva Investors, the asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it  launched a Venture and Growth Capital fund which aims to give investors better access to “early-stage” companies and technologies. The Fund reportedly receives an initial c £150 million commitment from Aviva, as it looks… Read More

January 5, 2025 @ 7:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The CaixaBank Group, alongside its asset management subsidiaries—VidaCaixa, CaixaBank AM, and BPI Gestão de Ativos—has reinforced its commitment to “responsible investment,” as reflected in the review conducted by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), supported by the United Nations. The ratings achieved in the 2024… Read More

December 24, 2024 @ 5:26 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Brooklyn Artificial Intelligence Research (Brooklyn) has finalized a strategic funding round led by Atypical Ventures, with backing from S&P Global Ventures, the CEO of the Hantz Group, and several asset and wealth management executives, according to an announcement. The company plans to use this new… Read More

December 18, 2024 @ 12:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed daily NAV REIT (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX) with appr. $6.6 billion in portfolio equity and debt investments, announced a partnership with iCapital, the fintech platform enabling the alternative investment marketplace for the wealth and asset management sectors. The partnership results… Read More

December 3, 2024 @ 4:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Forum Partners, a global real estate investment and asset management firm, and its portfolio company TSCG, announced the launch of TSCG Credit Opportunities I, LLC, a private credit fund seeking to raise up to $25 million from accredited investors, with the option to “increase the… Read More

November 21, 2024 @ 9:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, a Fintech platform driving the alternative investment marketplace for the wealth and asset management industries, announced the launch of a iCapital Growth Model Portfolio, which enables advisors to integrate exposure to private equity investments with public market investments. The Growth Model complements the firm’s… Read More

November 20, 2024 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockstream, the global enabler of Bitcoin infrastructure technology, has announced a newly-established Asset Management Division at Blockstream aimed at bridging the gap between Bitcoin and mainstream finance. Hedge fund professional Sean Bill has been appointed as Chief Investment Officer to lead this initiative. An investor… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Amundi, the European asset manager, announces the launch of Amundi Private Markets ELTIF, an evergreen solution enabling savers to access investment opportunities in European private markets while supporting transitions. Interest in private market investment products is reportedly continuing to “grow in all markets.” Institutional investors,… Read More