Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Allianz Global Investors and Dutch development bank FMO have agreed one of the largest “blended finance” funds on record, raising $1.1bn to invest in loans that help emerging and frontier countries meet sustainable development targets.

Finance 130

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

You may remember Amor Towles, his book A Gentleman in Moscow who joined me for authors in August in 2018. Within about 90 days, it became apparent to me that we had not done sufficient reversed due diligence on our acquirer. It's not actually created by the private equity firms, it's created upstream by the pension funds.

Due Diligence 130

Due Diligence Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Public Companies 130

Pension Pulse

MAY 2, 2024

Last year, APFC’s staff decreased its private asset allocation from 19 percent to 15 percent, hypothesizing that there were better risk-adjusted returns to be had in asset classes like fixed income and hedge funds. This strategy has also given Frampton’s team the flexibility to get into some incredibly competitive investment funds.

Pension Funds 59

Pension Funds Hedge Funds Buyout Due Diligence 59

Pension Pulse

MAY 8, 2023

Blackstone told us "extensive pre-investment due diligence showed PSSI had industry-leading hiring compliance." But it seems, that diligence failed to find what was obvious to investigators watching a shift change in a parking lot. No pension fund wants to invest in private companies that abuse immigrant children.

Due Diligence 52

Due Diligence Pension Funds Education Funds 52

Pension Pulse

JANUARY 25, 2024

James Bradshaw of the Globe and Mail reports Teachers' invests in portable battery company aiming to replace gas-powered generators: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is leading a US$95-million funding round for Instagrid GmbH, a German maker of portable battery systems designed to replace gas-powered generators.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

When I came up in the industry, when a company would come up for sale, we would have four or five months to research that business, and to do due diligence, and to meet the management team, to build our models. Look, our parents all had pension funds. It’s been primarily pension, historically. LAYTON: Yeah.

Assets 57

Assets Due Diligence Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 57

Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Over the last eight years, the firm has undergone accelerated international growth with the acquisition of SHIFT Communications (2016, United States), Padilla (2018, United States), Cherry (2018, United Kingdom), Hanover (2019, Europe and Middle East), and more recently, Time & Space (2023, Canada). Read his full comment here.

Investing 59

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