Tim Facer

@TTFacer

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Joined February 2012

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Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 19

China’s largest venture capital houses are tapping the market for at least $2 billion in new funds, re-engaging with the country’s startups in a signal of renewed global investor interest in areas from AI to toys. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @technology #VC

TTFacer's tweet card. China’s largest venture capital houses are tapping the market for at least $2 billion in new funds, re-engaging with the country’s startups in a signal of renewed global investor interest in areas...

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Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 18

Alternative asset manager Pollen Street Capital has raised €2 billion for its private equity strategy, helped by increased appetite for mid-market deals in Europe bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @Swetha_Gopinath @markets #PrivateEquity

TTFacer's tweet card. Alternative asset manager Pollen Street Capital has raised €2 billion ($2.3 billion) for its private equity strategy, helped by increased appetite for mid-market deals in Europe, particularly from...

Tim Facer@TTFacer · 17 h

Wall Street banks strike capital deals to lend into hedge fund boom Deal between Morgan Stanley and Blackstone shows how the credit risk transfer market is expanding to riskier assets ft.com/content/08f919… via @EricGPlatt @ameliajpollard & Ortenca Aliaj @FT #HedgeFunds

TTFacer's tweet card. Deal between Morgan Stanley and Blackstone shows how the credit risk transfer market is expanding to riskier assets

Tim Facer@TTFacer · 18 h

Investors beware the dangers lurking in private credit via ⁦@gilliantett⁩ @FT #PrivateCredit on.ft.com/44YOLhS

TTFacer's tweet card. For some observers, the rapid rise of this asset class invites unsettling historical comparisons

Tim Facer@TTFacer · 23 h

Midmarket firm Altamont initially backed Accelerant in 2018 through a roughly $1 billion fund. Today, its controlling stake in Accelerant is valued at more than $2 billion. via ⁦@mjarmental⁩ @WSJ #PrivateEquity wsj.com/articles/midma…

TTFacer's tweet card. Todd Boehly’s Eldridge and Barings also sold shares in the initial public offering that valued the insurance technology company at some $6 billion in its first day of trading.

Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 24

Blackstone's profit tops estimate on private equity, credit strength reuters.com/business/finan… via @Reuters #PrivateEquity

TTFacer's tweet card. Blackstone beat second-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, as the world's largest alternative asset manager benefited from robust gains in its credit and private equity arms.

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Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 24

Multistrategy hedge fund giant Millennium Management is backing two more external investment firms with a combined $4.2 billion, adding to a growing roster of trading firms it gives money to manage bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @nishantkumar07 @BeiHu1 @markets #HedgeFunds

TTFacer's tweet card. Multistrategy hedge fund giant Millennium Management is backing two more external investment firms with a combined $4.2 billion, adding to a growing roster of trading firms it gives money to manage.

Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 24

So far this year, private-equity firms have been active both buying and selling natural gas-fired power plants, which increasingly are seen as critical to meet rising electricity demand. via ⁦@LHVGarcia⁩ @WSJ #PrivateEquity wsj.com/articles/priva…

TTFacer's tweet card. Deals involving the assets totaled $49 billion during the first six months of the year.

Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 23

Private equity firms flip assets to themselves in record numbers via ⁦@AntoineGara ⁦@IvanLevingston⁩ @FT #PrivateEquity on.ft.com/4kWYJpL

TTFacer's tweet card. Use of continuation funds to cash out investors comes amid prolonged downturn in dealmaking

Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 23

New buyers helped drive secondary deal volumes above $100 billion in the first six months of 2025, a first-half record via @WSJ #PrivateEquity wsj.com/articles/new-e…

TTFacer's tweet card. California Public Employees’ Retirement System is among the traditional sellers that have become buyers on the market for private-fund stakes.

Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 22

Once a fundraising success, Trilantic is now selling assets at a steep discount as middle-market private equity firms face a cash crunch bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @singps @lauralevfinance @markets #PrivateEquity

TTFacer's tweet card. Once a fundraising success, Trilantic is now selling assets at a steep discount as middle-market private equity firms face a cash crunch.

Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 22

One of Singapore’s longest-running hedge funds, New Silk Road Investment, is shutting down after weak returns and a pullback by US investors in Asia led to a sharp drop in assets bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @markets #HedgeFunds

TTFacer's tweet card. One of Singapore’s longest-running hedge funds, New Silk Road Investment Pte, is shutting down after weak returns and a pullback by US investors in Asia led to a sharp drop in assets.

Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 21

Insurance veteran launches fund to combat asset managers chasing fees at insurers’ expense via ⁦@sindap ⁦@leee_harris⁩ @FT #PrivateEquity on.ft.com/46Ph2de

TTFacer's tweet card. Former American Equity Insurance Life boss Anant Bhalla launches private assets investment fund with different fee model

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Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 21

A group of investors led by L Catterton is investing $800 million in private-aviation company Flexjet via ⁦@LauraKreutzer⁩ @WSJ #PrivateEquity wsj.com/articles/l-cat…

TTFacer's tweet card. KSL Capital Partners and J. Safra Group also backed the equity investment in Flexjet.

Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 18

The market for secondhand private-equity stakes is heading for a record year as institutional investors grapple with a lack of cash returns from their fund investments via @WSJ #PrivateEquity wsj.com/articles/priva…

TTFacer's tweet card. The market for secondhand private-equity stakes is heading for a record year as institutional investors grapple with a lack of cash returns from their fund investments.

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Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 18

Elon Musk backer Vy Capital closes to outside investors after windfall via ⁦@IvanLevingston⁩ @FT #VC on.ft.com/4lBIwrx

TTFacer's tweet card. Secretive tech investment group has racked up gains after backing companies such as SpaceX and xAI

Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 18

University of California fund ditches hedge funds with scathing rebuke via @sunyu1117 ⁦@ameliajpollard⁩ @FT #HedgeFunds on.ft.com/3IBuCqM

TTFacer's tweet card. Chief investment officer says stocks and bonds would have prevented ‘all the drama’

Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 17

The family office of Sandra Ortega, an heir to the Inditex fortune and Spain’s wealthiest woman, posted a 71% profit jump last year bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @markets #FamilyOffice

TTFacer's tweet card. The family office of Sandra Ortega, an heir to the Inditex SA fortune and Spain’s wealthiest woman, posted a 71% profit jump last year, driven largely by its stake in the fashion firm.

Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 17

Big launch, small gains: Bobby Jain struggles to match hedge fund giants Jain Global’s first year showcases the huge barriers to entry of starting a new multi-strategy hedge fund via ⁦@ameliajpollard ⁦@CostasMourselas⁩ @FT #HedgeFunds on.ft.com/44SVWIn

TTFacer's tweet card. Jain Global’s first year showcases the huge barriers to entry of starting a new multi-strategy hedge fund

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Tim Facer@TTFacer · Jul 16

Apollo in talks to buy stake in Atlético Madrid via @FT #PrivateEquity on.ft.com/44VXMbD

TTFacer's tweet card. Investment in Spain’s third-largest football club would extend US alternative asset manager’s buying spree in Europe