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- Digital Assets
Ether futures take $286 million of $483 million bitcoin, ether total
CoinGlass data cited by CoinDesk show ether's smaller futures book produced the larger share of forced closures.
- Hedge Funds & Liquid Alts
Lingjun Investment raises $300 million offshore after two-year halt
The Beijing quant manager is also in talks for $150 million from a Southeast Asian sovereign fund, Hedgeweek reports, citing Reuters.
- Infrastructure
Ballistic strike disables Datagroup's Kyiv data center
The Ukrainian telecom said restoration is 'impossible' and clients will be served from backup capacity, Data Center Dynamics reports.
- Private Equity
New Private Equity closes minority stake in ONE group solutions
ONE, a Luxembourg-based ManCo and governance provider for asset managers, keeps CEO Steve Bernat and its founders as substantial holders; terms were not disclosed.
- Venture Capital
Inspired Capital closes $450 million fourth venture fund
The New York firm's fourth pool is 36% larger than the $330 million third fund it closed in early 2024.
- Private Equity
Dell-backed $7.7 billion Baldwin buyout draws lawyer probes
At least five firms have announced inquiries into the $32.50-a-share take-private; Kaskela cites analyst targets at or above $36.
- Insurance-Linked & Specialty
777 Partners cofounder Josh Wander pleads guilty to $500m fraud
Sentencing is March 1; Bermuda's regulator had ordered 777 Re to shed affiliated assets.
- Private Credit & BDCs
Meiji Yasuda plans ¥200 billion Man Group commitment
The Japanese insurer intends to deploy the money over three years with a private credit focus, and may buy about 5% of Man Group.
- Evergreen & Interval Funds
Clearlake Private Markets Fund files N-2/A amendment
The Oct. 23 filing lists Delaware incorporation and a March 31 fiscal year end; the entry carries no offering size, fee table or repurchase terms.
- Hedge Funds & Liquid Alts
UK hedge fund managers ask Healey for growth plan, gilt discipline
Hegel Capital's Adrian Vlad and Alphidence's Igor Yelnik want personal tax rates that keep portfolio managers in London.
- Natural Resources
Newmont prices Red Chris underground at up to $4.8B
The $4.2 billion to $4.8 billion estimate excludes open-pit transition costs and assumes a C$500 million federal contribution not yet finalized.
- Evergreen & Interval Funds
Mount Logan to advise $230M AFA lending fund
The asset purchase gives Mount Logan a second evergreen credit interval fund and about $460 million in combined interval fund assets.
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- Infrastructure
USGBC counts 591 million square feet of LEED data center projects
Four states require data-center-specific performance disclosures, USGBC said at Greenbuild.
- Natural Resources
Chinese companies hold 9.2% of RIGI-approved Argentine mining investment
Plusmining's ownership-weighted analysis of $21.2 billion in approved RIGI mining projects puts Chinese-attributable investment near $1.95 billion, Mining.com reports.
- Private Equity
Brown Angel Group 064 reports $263,000 fund sold
Form D filed Oct. 22 shows full offering amount sold; first sale was Oct. 20.
- Private Credit & BDCs
Private credit assets climb 17% to $4.1 trillion
The Alternative Credit Council's Oct. 22 report says one-sixth of surveyed funds report non-accrual rates above 5%.
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- Evergreen & Interval Funds
UBS completes 360 ONE warrant conversion for 4.8% stake
The Swiss bank paid the remaining 75% on 20,502,939 warrants issued in July 2025, Private Banker International reports.
- Private Equity
AP Maverick co-invest fund discloses $13.2 million sold
The Oct. 23 Form D shows an Oct. 21 first sale and no total offering amount.
- Venture Capital
Canada ties C$700 million VC allocation to 3:1 private match
Managers taking federal money must raise at least C$3 of private capital per C$1, with private investors first in line for proceeds.
- Digital Assets
Bitcoin slides below $80,000 as U.S. evacuates Middle East posts
Bitcoin fell 2.2% to $79,700 on Saturday, Oct. 24; CoinDesk tied the move to a Wall Street Journal report on the evacuations.
- Venture Capital
Robinhood Ventures Fund I files N-2 with SEC
The Oct. 23 filing index entry lists SEC file numbers under the 1933 and 1940 acts but no offering size, fee or liquidity terms.
- Infrastructure
Poland's 140 data centers hold 200MW, about 1% of global capacity
Beyond.pl CEO Wojciech Stramski said Polish power still costs more than some competing markets; DCD heard the coal-heavy grid deterring carbon-conscious customers.
- Evergreen & Interval Funds
Madara AI & Frontier Technologies Fund files N-2 registration with SEC
The index entry carries file numbers and an EIN but no fee or repurchase terms.
- Secondaries
AI Continuation Vehicle I reports $4.5M sold of $10.1M offering
The Oct. 21 Form D puts the first sale at Dec. 22, 2025 and names William Clark as a related person.
- Manager Selection
PwC projects 9.1% further fall in profit per AUM
Nearly half of surveyed managers spend at least half their technology budget on legacy systems, PwC reports, leaving less for AI and private markets.
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- Private Equity
EQT agrees to take QIAGEN private in €10.8 billion deal
The €46.50-a-share cash offer is 40.3% above QIAGEN's July 8 close, with ADIA and CPPIB co-investing alongside EQT XI.
- Private Equity
CVC weighs take-private bid for Verisure, market value €9.7 billion
No offer has been made, and the person Reuters cited said CVC may not pursue a deal.
- Hedge Funds & Liquid Alts
Barclays shifts balance sheet to Asia hedge fund financing
An internal auction moved capacity from rates trading after summer limits, Bloomberg reported.
- Venture Capital
Seaya raises €600 million for growth fund Seaya Nova
The EIF-backed vehicle will write €20 million to €50 million checks into Series B to D European technology rounds.
- The Allocation
J.P. Morgan lifts long-run hedge fund forecast to 6.7%
The 140-basis-point upgrade rests on higher alpha and interest rates, and the report's assumptions exclude fees and implementation costs.
- Hedge Funds & Liquid Alts
Starboard builds Solstice stake and seeks $100 million in cost cuts
The FT reports Starboard is among Solstice's top 10 holders, with stock worth several hundred million dollars.
- Hedge Funds & Liquid Alts
Multistrategy headcount growth slows to 7% as SMAs reach $47 billion
Goldman research cited by Business Insider puts the average external allocation at nearly $190 million, up 19% year on year.
- Hedge Funds & Liquid Alts
Hedge fund assets reach record $5.64 trillion on $34.5 billion inflows
Managers over $5 billion took in $36.6 billion, more than the $34.5 billion industry net total.
- Raises & Launches
Jeff Wang raises $1 billion for tech hedge fund Augnition
About 45% of the initial capital came from internal sources, leaving roughly $310 million of outside money at launch.
- Hedge Funds & Liquid Alts
BGC, Nanhua and ADM build compute futures desks before CFTC approval
Four exchanges await CFTC approval to list contracts; the instruments would track AI computing costs.
- Hedge Funds & Liquid Alts
CalPERS weighs hedge fund return through SMAs, 12 years after exit
The $653.8 billion pension fund discussed SMA hedge fund exposure with Goldman Sachs and Dockside Platforms; no decision, Pensions & Investments reports.
- Hedge Funds & Liquid Alts
London hedge funds shed nearly 100 rates traders after bond losses
Losses hit leveraged French government bond carry trades, and some exits were voluntary, eFinancialCareers reported.
- Natural Resources
Benchmark forecasts 134 new lithium mines, $100 billion by 2050
Demand reaches nearly 7 million tonnes by mid-century; at 36,000 tonnes of capacity each, that is one new mine every two months for 24 years.
- The Allocation
79% of family offices with prospective next-gen principals expect larger alts share
Bank of America's study of 355 US family office decision makers also finds 92% use credit, but only 27% use leverage consistently.
- Private Equity
FFL Partners closes sixth fund above $1.35 billion
The vehicle beat its $1 billion target, PE Professional reports.