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Put California Pensions On A Ventilator

As California and America look forward to relaxing restrictions, it’s time to look ahead to meeting the onrushing financial crisis.

04.22.20
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CVC Credit Partners U.S. Direct Lending Fund II Secures Total Commitments Of $657 Million

CVC Credit’s latest U.S. focused direct lending fund exceeds its US$500 million target.

04.21.20
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Updata Partners Closes $308 Million Software Growth Equity Fund

The firm’s sixth fund continues strategy of backing high momentum companies outside of Silicon Valley.

04.20.20
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Big Investors Warn Companies Against Backtrack On Climate Change

Big investors have urged companies to maintain their focus on reducing carbon emissions, even as businesses grapple with the economic fallout of coronavirus.

04.20.20
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CalPERS Unwound Hedges Just Before March’s Epic Stock Selloff

Some board members were taken by surprise, but pension’s chief investment officer says ‘we would make the exact same decision’ in hindsight.

04.18.20
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Big Gains In Havens Stoke Worries About Stock-Market Pullback

Stocks and havens have risen in tandem since major indexes hit a low point last month.

04.16.20
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BlackRock’s Profit, Assets Under Management Fall

Plummeting markets from coronavirus pandemic dragged assets under management below $7 trillion.

04.16.20
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U.S. Stocks Plunge Amid Steep Falls In Oil Prices, Bank Earnings And Retail Sales

The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq pull back from even bigger losses on news of Germany easing its virus lockdown and advances against the pandemic in New York.

04.16.20
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Clearlake Capital Collects More Than $7 Billion For Latest Fund

The Santa Monica, Calif.-based firm has begun investing out of the fund and sees opportunities to capitalize on recent market dislocations.

04.14.20
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Private-Equity Firms Scramble to Shore Up Coronavirus-Hit Holdings

Private-equity executives have spent the past five years bemoaning the difficulty of investing profitably with stocks at elevated levels. Now, they’re getting a taste of what they wished for—and a whole new set of headaches.

04.13.20