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Asia’s hedge fund winners are showing how the artificial intelligence trade has moved beyond the obvious US chip names and into a wider regional supply chain, where local managers have turned early bets on memory, optics and China’s model makers into outsized gains. Several Asia-focused funds more than doubled investor money in the first five… Continue reading AI trade turns Asia hedge funds into year’s biggest winners with 136% gains

Switzerland-based Partners Group said on Thursday that it expects fundraising activity to slow in the second half of 2026, with the trend likely to continue into 2027, as uncertainty surrounding redemptions from its open-ended evergreen funds weighs on growth prospects. The company disclosed that it had capped withdrawals from an $8.6 billion private equity fund,… Continue reading Partners Group flags slower asset growth as redemption risks rise

Switzerland-based Partners Group said on Wednesday that it is capping withdrawals from an $8.6 billion private equity fund after redemption requests exceeded a specified threshold, a development that triggered a sharp sell-off in its shares and weighed on other private equity firms across Europe. The announcement sent Partners Group shares down a record 17% in… Continue reading Partners group shares tumble after withdrawal limits triggered at private equity fund

Blackstone has raised $13.1 billion for its largest Asia private equity fund, a result that runs counter to the mood in global buyouts. The New York-based alternative asset manager said Blackstone Capital Partners Asia III exceeded its $10 billion target, reached its hard cap and more than doubled the capital raised for its predecessor vehicle.… Continue reading Why world’s top PE firm is doubling down on Asia with $13 billion

Hedge funds bought technology stocks last week at the fastest pace in nearly three months, driven by renewed demand for companies exposed to artificial intelligence, according to a Goldman Sachs note. The buying was broad-based, with technology shares purchased in every major region except Europe. The largest inflows in dollar terms were recorded in North… Continue reading Goldman Sachs says hedge funds are piling back into AI stocks

Canadian pension fund OMERS has agreed to sell its 25% stake in Spanish energy logistics company Exolum to European real assets investment firm Stoneshield Capital and another investor, according to a joint statement released on Friday. Under the agreement, Stoneshield will acquire a 15% stake in Exolum. The firm had already purchased close to 5%… Continue reading Canada’s OMERS to sell 25% stake in Spanish energy firm Exolum

Kuark Capital, a Hong Kong-based investment firm led by Taiwanese investor Kyle Su, has raised at least $400 million ahead of the launch of a new hedge fund focused on artificial intelligence-related investments in Asia. The fund will target opportunities in Taiwan and Japan and adopt a low-net equity long-short strategy designed to limit overall… Continue reading Kuark bets big on Asia AI boom with $400 million hedge fund

Two of the most consequential American startups – Anthropic and Anduril – are leading the new era in unicorns as the artificial intelligence boom accelerates. Anthropic is matching towards $1 trillion valuation  A key news this week came from Anthropic, which is reportedly raising between $30 billion and $50 billion in funding at a $900… Continue reading Anthropic and Anduril raise billions as a new era in unicorns starts

An investor in one of Blue Owl Capital’s private credit funds has filed a lawsuit in New York, accusing the firm’s investment adviser of breaching fiduciary duties by inflating asset values to extract excessive fees. The complaint, filed Monday in the US District Court in Manhattan, was brought by Richard Delman, a shareholder in Blue… Continue reading Investor sues Blue Owl adviser over fund valuations, fees