Monthly Macro Update, May 2023
Nearly a year and five percentage points later, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle may have finally run its course. Whether the Fed has the room to cut rates in coming months is less certain, depending on the resilience in employment and inflation pressures, as…
The Rohatyn Group Announces Investment in Kensta Group, East Africa’s Leading Paper Merchandiser and Supplier of Print and Digital Solutions
New York, NY, and Johannesburg, South Africa, April 27th 2023 – The Rohatyn Group (“TRG”) a specialized global asset management firm focused on investment solutions in emerging markets and real assets, today announced an investment in Kensta Group (“Kensta”), an East African group operating in…
Monthly Macro Update, April 2023
Turmoil in the U.S. banking sector in early March upended the prevalent market narrative centered on economic resilience and the need for additional Federal Reserve (“Fed”) tightening. The policy response to bank tensions was decisive and succeeded in preventing systemic contagion. However, expectations for terminal…
Global Markets Macro Monthly, March 2023
Markets globally gave back part of their early-year gains as the macro story turned more challenging. Upside surprises to both inflation and growth in the U.S. and Europe led to a sharply higher repricing in U.S. rates as well as renewed uncertainty around the Federal…
Global Markets Macro Monthly. February 2023
We are two months into the year and market sentiment has improved as investors dissect inflation numbers, economic data, and the path of the Federal Reserve. Levels in both the Cboe Volatility Index and ICE BofAML MOVE index – respectively used to gauge volatility in…
The U.S. Dollar Has Turned. Now What?
Since September 26, the U.S. dollar has lost 13% against the Euro, around 10% against the Japanese yen and nearly 11% against a basket of developed market currencies, as per the Dollar Index. During the same period, the EMFX index – a popular currency measure…
DEBUNKING CHINA’S HOUSING MYTHS
China’s property sector is undergoing a severe contraction. Given property’s large size and interconnectedness, the sector’s woes are raising a series of concerns about local government finances, banks’ balance sheets and even about the risk of a deep recession. We find these concerns overblown and…
Shifting Sands: Opportunities in Emerging Markets
The global economy and markets have been grappling with a series of shocks, which are complex, diverse and often mutually reinforcing. While the high degree of uncertainty that has characterized the prospects for markets throughout the year persists, the sands are starting to shift in…
THE ROHATYN GROUP EXPANDS INTO AFRICA WITH ACQUISITION OF ETHOS PRIVATE EQUITY BUSINESS
New York, NY, and Johannesburg, South Africa, November 21st, 2022 — The Rohatyn Group (“TRG” or the “Firm”), a specialized global asset management firm focused on investment solutions in emerging markets and real assets, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the business of…
THE ROHATYN GROUP COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF E-BIKE PRODUCTION COMPANY, LEADER FROM KJK CAPITAL
New York, July 13, 2022 – The Rohatyn Group (“TRG”), a global asset management firm, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of electric bicycles (“e-bikes”) producer Leader 96 EOOD (“Leader” or the “Company”), from KJK Capital (“KJK”), establishing a partnership with Dimitar Zlatanov,…