Alternative Investments

Hedge Funds: London-Based Hedge Fund to Retreat Following Losses

Sloane Robinson, a London-based Hedge Fund co-founded by George Robinson, is set to close by the end of this year.  This decision was based primarily on a decline in the firm’s assets under management.  The firm was also lacking in performance which was mainly due to volatile markets resulting from Covid-19.  Sloane Robinson’s Global Frontier …

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Real Estate: Angelo Gordon Raises Over $1.5 Billion for Europe Fund

Angelo Gordon, a global alternative investment firm, raised more than $1.5 billion for a real estate fund.  After surpassing the $1.2 billion target, the real estate fund will focus on undervalued assets to add to its portfolio.  Angelo Gordon currently manages $35 billion reaching across credit and real estate markets.  Since 2009, Angelo Gordon has …

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Private Equity: Global Alternertives Giant Apollo Moves Deeper Into Direct Lending

Apollo Global Management is planning a $12 billion direct lending and alternative credit fund.  The firm will utilize these funds to provide $1 billion in loans to various companies.  Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala backs this Investment along with other investors involved in the project.  Direct lending will allow investors to invest in high-quality businesses and …

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Real Estate: Blackstone Eyes a New Approach to Real Estate Investment

Real estate investors at Blackstone Group are getting into show business. As one of the world’s leading investment management firms, Blackstone is looking to expand its portfolio in the real estate sector.  Specifically, the company is keeping a close eye on production sites and warehouses used by companies like Netflix and Disney for production.  One of …

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Private Equity: BlackRock Reports Earnings for Q1 2020

BlackRock Q1 earnings dropped today.

The world’s largest asset manager reported revenue s growth 11% compared to a year ago. However, profits fell slightly compared to the first quarter of 2019. The asset manager also said that they continue to reward shareholders as they bought back $400 million of share repurchases in the current quarter and increased the quarterly cash dividend to $3.63 per share, or 10%. Earnings of $5.15 a share fell short of the analyst consensus estimates of $6.61 per share.