Invesco

Almost two-thirds of those surveyed by Invesco are shying away from Europe due to Brexit, while more than 80% say the ongoing US-China trade dispute remains a key concern.

Larger distributions from existing fund investments have increased delays, according to research from Invesco.

Two years after Invesco acquired the Asian real estate business of AIG, the firm is raising an $800m opportunity fund and a rare open-ended, core-focused vehicle for which it expects to attract $1bn in five years.

The $153.7bn retirement system has re-upped $250m with its new and next generation private equity programme, which is managed by Invesco Private Capital.

3i Group has agreed its first deal under new chief executive Simon Borrows, with its debt arm adding €2bn to its portfolio through the acquisition of seven CLO contracts from Invesco.

Invesco and Oaktree have secured commitments from the $126bn New York State Common Retirement Fund. The pension also committed $160m to four private equity funds.

The US government has selected nine private investment firms, including Angelo Gordon, GE Real Estate, Oaktree and Invesco to help take real estate loan-backed securities off banks’ balance sheets.

The Chinese sovereign wealth fund has held talks with BlackRock, Invesco and Lone Star as it looks to the US real estate market and distressed mortgage securities, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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