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AXA IM buys private equity firm W Capital Management to strengthen private markets

Posted on April 4, 2024 by danielenskat

AXA IM this week announced the acquisition of W Capital Management, a US based private equity firm focusing on GP-led and direct secondary investments. It will sit within AXA IM Prime, the firm‘s fully integrated provider of investment solutions across … Continue reading →

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Manulife IM completes acquisition of multi-sector alt credit manager CQS

Posted on April 3, 2024 by danielenskat

Manulife Investment Management, the wealth and asset manager for Manulife Financial Corporation, today completed the acquisition of CQS with the approval by the UK FCA and is launching Manulife | CQS Investment Management as a wholly owned multi-sector alternative credit … Continue reading →

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Blue Owl buys Kuvare to compete for insurance business

Posted on April 3, 2024 by danielenskat

Private markets firms that do not have insurance parents have been looking to get into third-party insurance assets either through hiring key talent or… via acquisition. Blue Owl has bought Kuvare Insurance Services (dba Kuvare Asset Management) for $750 million … Continue reading →

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How not to lift out: Barings, Corinthia

Posted on April 1, 2024 by danielenskat

We have seen it time and again since pioneering asset management liftouts 55 years ago… and it seems everything you should NOT DO was done in the current Barings/Corinthia private credit debacle. Adhere to contractual stipulations and act ethically and … Continue reading →

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