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  • 3 weeks ago | citywire.com | John Coumarianos |Ian Wenik |Sam Bojarski |Ashley McConnell

    Private equity firm LLR Partners is pursuing a sale of investment research and data analytics software company YCharts, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. A source told Citywire LLR Partners has retained Raymond James to serve as the investment banker for the sale process. Raymond James served as the sell-side investment banker in 2020 when a consortium of investors — including Morningstar and REV Venture Partners — sold YCharts to LLR Partners.

  • 1 month ago | citywire.com | Tania Mitra |Ashley McConnell |John Coumarianos

    What I’m reading: On the research side, our team takes pride in reading every quarterly commentary that our coverage list managers write, which is a great way to stay informed on what the smartest people in our industry are thinking. On the personal side, I recently read Devil in the White City. As a proud Chicago resident, it’s been on my list for a while and the rumored upcoming Leo DiCaprio movie adaptation was the inspiration I needed to bring it to the top of my list.

  • 1 month ago | citywire.com | Tania Mitra |Ashley McConnell

    Blackstone reported $62bn of new capital raised in Q1, their highest level in three years, raising its AUM to a record $1.16tn. Per the firm’s latest earnings report, nearly half the new inflows ($30.3bn), came from its credit and insurance arm. The firm deployed $36bn in Q1 and committed another $13bn. In a call with analysts, CEO Steve Schwarzman said that tariffs have ‘dramatically’ impacted investor sentiment but that it is still too early to assess their full implication.

  • 1 month ago | citywire.com | Ian Wenik |Tania Mitra |Ashley McConnell

    Alper Daglioglu, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s former head of portfolio and investment manager solutions (PIMS), has joined Brookfield Asset Management to head its newly created investment solutions group (ISG). The division will develop ‘tailored’ multi-asset portfolio solutions using Brookfield’s investment capabilities for a range of clients across institutional, private wealth and family offices.

  • 1 month ago | citywire.com | William Johnson |Ashley McConnell |Eva Thomas

    Mercer is making significant changes to the $1.9bn Mercer Opportunistic Fixed Income fund (MOFIX). According to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mercer is removing BlackRock, Colchester Global Investors, Loomis, Sayles and Western Asset from the fund this month. Ares, Crescent Capital Group and Polen have been picked to replace BlackRock and Colchester, effective April 15. Already have an account?

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