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Origami Closes Oversubscribed Fund IV At $520M

Private equity firm focused on opportunistic special situations announces the final closing of Origami Opportunities Fund IV, LP with $520 million in capital commitments.

03.26.20
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The Great Recession Was Bad for Higher Education. Coronavirus Could Be Worse.

There is no doubt we are in one of the most turbulent and challenging times in American, and world, history. The coronavirus is dramatically changing everything: Our personal lives, economic markets, and, of course, higher-education institutions are being transformed before our eyes.

03.25.20
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Bond Downgrades Begin Amid Coronavirus Slowdown

Credit-ratings firms have issued a wave of downgrades for corporate and government bonds as they reassess the ability of borrowers to repay their obligations amid the coronavirus slowdown.

03.24.20
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Churchill Asset Management Completes Fundraising For Middle Market Senior Loan Fund II (and Related Vehicles) With $2 Billion In Limited Partner Commitments

Churchill Asset Management today announced that it has completed fundraising for Churchill Middle Market Senior Loan Fund II (and related investment vehicles) with $2 billion in limited partner commitments, exceeding its original target of $1 billion.

03.24.20
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Barclays Adds ESG Assessment And Indicators To Fundamental Research

Fundamental environmental, social, governance research will offer clients multi-dimensional analysis of ESG performance for companies under coverage, and assess how ESG attributes impact security pricing.

03.24.20
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Vanguard Is Combining Two Slumping Value Funds

The Vanguard Capital Value Fund, a longtime laggard that struggled as value investing fell out of favor over the last decade, is being rolled into a larger fund.

03.23.20
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CalPERS Loses $69 Billion In Biggest Market Losses Since Great Recession

The pot of invested money used to pay for hundreds of thousands of California public employee pensions has shrunk by $69 billion as coronavirus has squeezed global markets.

03.23.20
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Ohio Pension Funds Hunker Down In Coronavirus Siege

The three things the operators of Ohio’s public pensions want their 650,000-plus active members to know.

03.23.20
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MiddleGround Capital To Pay Leave For COVID-19-Positive Employees Until Cleared

MiddleGround, which launched in 2018, joins Leonard Green & Partners as another firm setting up assistance for portfolio company employees who are adversely affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

03.20.20
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Emergency Funds Are Multiplying. Will They Last As Long As The Outbreak?

As Inside Philanthropy wrote just a few days ago, community foundations and local funders around the country have been scrambling to respond as COVID-19 shuts down one aspect of society after another.

03.19.20