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Aflac gets into private credit with 40% stake in Tree Line Capital

The WSJ reported that Aflac is paying about $100 million for a 40% stake in Tree Line Capital Partners, bought from Tree Line management and its PE backer, Stone Point Capital, alongside a multi-year commitment to help the firm with … Continue reading

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Ex-Citadel trio partners with CC&L to launch FortWood Capital

The former Citadel EM Credit PM team including Michael Mormile, Jonathan Hartofilis and Richard Li have teamed up with Canadian multi-boutique asset manager Connor, Clark & Lunn to create FortWood Capital as a new boutique. FortWood will offer absolute return … Continue reading

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The Impact of US Growth and a Strong US Dollar on Emerging Markets

#thanksobama US unemployment has dropped from 10% in late 2009 to 5.5% in February 2015, and the US Dollar is on a record growth streak. While that is good news for US firms and US investors looking to acquire ex-US, … Continue reading

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Colombia grew by 4.6% in 2014, driven by construction and consumption – LatAm Trends

Colombia’s DANE (el departamento administrativo national de estadistica) confirmed GDP (producto interno bruto) growth of 4.6% in 2014, despite the price decline for oil. Mining and energy was the drag, shrinking by 0.2%. Brazil on the other hand has to … Continue reading

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Monaco Fund Forum 2013: Lights, Camera, Action…

Where to begin… the Monaco Fund Forum International 2013, the largest asset management conference in the world, was another milestone. Featuring Sir Bob Geldof along with hundreds of CEOs worldwide, conference director Jenny Adams went out on a limb and … Continue reading

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