After years of explosive growth and strong returns, private credit is facing its first meaningful stress test, particularly within direct lending, which has become...
While parts of the private equity industry have faced a challenging dealmaking environment in recent years, Nordic mid-market buyout manager Summa Equity has navigated...
As businesses stay private for longer, an increasing share of value creation now happens away from public exchanges, forcing investors to rethink where they...
By Alexandra Voss, CFA at SEB: Private markets are no longer in retreat, but the rebound is selective and unevenly distributed. Returns were positive...
Every day, households borrow money to buy homes, finance cars, pay for education, or fund everyday consumption. These mortgages, auto loans, consumer loans, and...
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...
Private credit managers with exposure to software companies recently faced investor withdrawals as concerns mounted over how artificial intelligence could disrupt parts of the...
Stockholm-based boutique manager Ridge Capital has strengthened its investment team with the appointments of Oliver Eliassen as Senior Portfolio Analyst and Olivia Berg Wadsten...
Danish fixed-income boutique SRV Capital has strengthened its investment team following another year of strong growth, promoting analyst Peter Dam Skjærbæk to Portfolio Manager...
Not every hedge fund conversation has to center solely on strategy, returns, or market moves. In HedgeNordic’s Quirky Questions series, we step beyond the...
Soon after Kari Vatanen joined Finnish pension insurer Elo as Head of Asset Allocation and Alternatives, he praised the team behind the firm’s hedge...
Gustav Karner, Chief Investment Officer of Apoteket’s Pension Fund since 2017, has delivered one of the highest Sharpe ratios among Sweden’s largest institutional investors,...
As Chief Investment Officer of the Nobel Foundation, Ulrika Bergman is responsible for overseeing the foundation’s investment strategy to ensure the long-term financial sustainability...
Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Fund boutique Origo Fonder has appointed Per Johansson as Co-Chief Investment Officer and Oscar Severinsson as Chief Operating Officer. Johansson, a well-known...
Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Stockholm-based fund boutique Tidan Capital has announced the appointment of Stuart Abel as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Abel, a...
Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – The founding duo of the newly-launched Swedish hedge fund Protean Select has appointed Daniel Mackey as the Chief Operating Officer of...
Global hedge funds posted one of their strongest monthly performances in more than a decade in April 2026, rebounding sharply from the March selloff...
A Scandinavian-based wealth manager is seeking to allocate €50-75 million to a liquid alternative strategy. According to a request for proposal (RFP) via Global...
In April, the NHX CTA Index delivered a positive return despite multiple trend reversals following the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. Performance...
Longevity is not a defining feature of the hedge fund industry. Wide performance dispersion, impatient capital, and a high fixed-cost base create a fragile...
Soon after Kari Vatanen joined Finnish pension insurer Elo as Head of Asset Allocation and Alternatives, he praised the team behind the firm’s hedge...
The notion that a traditional 60/40 portfolio offers meaningful diversification has long been questioned by practitioners. When implementing the Total Portfolio Approach at Danish...
Tidan Capital’s evolution into a multi-strategy platform reflects a broader effort to deliver complementary sources of alpha, with its NOVA strategy serving as a...
There are multiple ways to approach equity investing and, ultimately, the pursuit of alpha. While many strategies rely on market direction or discretionary stock...
