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Financing the Energy Buildout: The Growing Role of Infrastructure Credit

Infrastructure has traditionally been viewed as one of the more defensive corners of private markets, characterized by essential services, stable cash flows, and hard-asset...

Litigation Finance Emerges as an Uncorrelated Corner of Private Markets

Private markets have expanded far beyond traditional private equity, private credit, and infrastructure investing. Among the more specialized corners of the alternatives universe sits...

A Rebound with a Bottleneck

By Alexandra Voss, CFA at SEB: Private markets are no longer in retreat, but the rebound is selective and unevenly distributed. Returns were positive...

Private Markets Are Not the Problem

Formue is the largest privately owned wealth management firm in the Nordics, overseeing and advising on a total of NOK 250 billion with 425...

CTAs and Alpha Generation: Is Efficient Implementation the Answer?

By Andrew Beer, Co-Founder of DBi: After a decade of studying CTAs, we have drawn three conclusions about the nature of their alpha generation. At the...

Data, AI, and the Quest for Edge in Hedge Funds

When boarding a plane, most passengers instinctively glance into the cockpit. Even though modern aircraft largely operate on autopilot, the presence of a pilot...

A Fireside Discussion Between Stephen Roberts (CWAN) and Serge Houles (Tidan)

The Nordic hedge-fund market has long balanced innovation with prudence. As allocators push for transparency, customization and scale, that balance is being re-drawn. In...

Operational Challenges – A Summary

The Nordic COO Roundtable brought together a diverse group of operational leaders for a candid and wide-ranging discussion about the forces shaping their organisations....

Building the Backbone: The Role of Operations in Boutique Managers

For strong-performing boutique asset managers, the spotlight usually shines on portfolio managers: the stars whose decisions drive returns. And deservedly so. Yet behind every strong...

Service Is Critical In Complex Environments

By Sami Kellali, MAIA Technologies: Whether you’re a new manager launching, an established multi-strat or a single family office, today’s market environment is defined...

A Story of Data in the Age of Data Deluge

Transtrend started as a research project in 1989. We had bought data and computers, hoping something could be done with that. So, that’s what...

Beyond Plain-Vanilla: Ridge Capital Navigates Three Distinct Market Years

In a traditional high-yield bond fund, the yield-to-maturity often serves as a rough indicator of expected returns. Ridge Capital, however, operates with a more...