Fundraising

Oaktree acquires 17Capital in pref equity and debt play

The firm launches a hybrid funds desk.

Proskauer beefs up reg practice in New York; family offices exploring NAV loans as secondaries alternative; CFOs focusing on tech as investors demand more transparency.

This largely institutional market has seen a spike in enquiries from family offices and high-net-worth individuals, according to speakers at the Fund Finance Association Symposium.

Fund finance 2.0: Increased competition drives bigger, more complex structures.

Investec’s Hansford heads to MassMutual; NAV-crazed in Miami Beach; FFA recognizes industry figures.

The well-known face in fund finance is aiming to start the insurer’s origination business.

Hot topics and goings on at the FFA conference in Miami Beach; StepStone announces new class of partners, managing directors

Private wealth: How technology platforms are bridging the divide; Gen II Fund Services promotes six to principal.

Fundraising platforms-turned-GPs are revolutionizing a traditionally laborious commitment process for wealth managers and their clients.