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JANUARY 15, 2024

After all, in its entire 15-year history, Bitcoin has only reached a high of $69,000 -- and that was during the extremely frothy and speculative crypto bull market of 2020-2021. Considering that institutional investors have trillions of dollars in assets under management, it won't take a lot to move the needle.

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Pension Pulse

MARCH 19, 2025

James Bradshaw of the Globe and Mail reports Ontario Teachers Pension Plan closes Hong Kong office: Ontario Teachers Pension Plan is closing its Hong Kong office and shifting some staff to Singapore, as the $256-billion pension fund looks to streamline its operations in Asia.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up HBC said it will establish Saks Global, a combined entity of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and other luxury retail and real estate assets. Read more BlackRock Unveils Climate Policies for $150bn in Funds BlackRock Inc.

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JUNE 28, 2024

If you've been hearing a lot about semiconductor company Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) in recent months and you're not sure why, check out its returns in recent years: Year Return 2023 239% 2022 (50%) 2021 125% 2020 122% 2019 76% 2018 (31%) 2017 81% 2016 224% Source: 1stock1.com.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS) committed $400m (£315.55m) to private debt funds between October and December last year. The pension fund allocated $300m to the OIC Credit Opportunities IV fund, while the remaining $100m was committed to the Peninsula VIII, according to publicly available documents.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

Private equity firm Blackstone is nearing a deal to sell Japanese supplement maker Alinamin Pharmaceutical to North Asian buyout fund MBK Partners for $2.17bn.The deal is expected to be signed soon, said the person, who declined to be identified as the information was private. MBK, Blackstone and Alinamin declined to comment.

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Willis Towers Watson put out a press release stating the world’s top pension funds see the largest assets fall in 20 years: North America now accounts for nearly half of assets in world’s 300 largest pension funds ARLINGTON, Va., increase in the assets of the largest 300 pension funds in the previous year.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 12, 2024

Astorg has closed the Normec Continuation Fund, capitalised with €1.4bn by lead investors CVC Secondary Partners, Pantheon, Lexington Partners and Eurazeo, alongside sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, asset managers and family offices.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Disney's dividend elimination made sense When the pandemic hit in 2020, there was a great deal of uncertainty. Also, some large investors, like pension funds and insurance companies, have requirements that they only invest in dividend-paying companies. So there were bigger issues at play as well.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 26, 2024

abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust PLC – investor in private equity funds and co-investments, mostly with a European focus, managed by abrdn PLC – Will use portion of the EUR34.6 Trust says the buyback is aimed at reducing the discount of its share price to net asset value per share. billion) in assets have.

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Reuters reports that Canadas BCI to buy BBGI infrastructure fund in US$1.32-billion billion deal: Canadas BCI, one of the countrys largest asset managers, will buy BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A. billion all-cash offer from Canadian pension fund manager British Columbia Investment Management (BCI). billion ($1.32-billion),

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Ziply is currently owned by a group of private equity funds led by Searchlight Capital, and to fund its purchase, Montreal-based BCE will use $4.2-billion telecom-focused private equity fund WaveDivision Capital, LLC. Pacific Northwest, with operations and assets in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 14, 2023

IRA Capital, a private equity firm based in Southern California, has recently announced the launch of the IRA Healthcare Real Estate Fund. The closed-end fund, with a total capitalization of $500m, will focus on acquiring medical properties and senior housing assets across the United States. for its investors.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 5, 2025

The Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System (LACERS) has approved significant commitments totalling $367m to private credit and private equity funds, as outlined in the materials presented at its 25 February board meeting, according to a report by Pension & Investment Online.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 22, 2024

Sarah Rundell of Top1000Funds reports UN pension fund slashes equity and pushes into impact and venture: The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) recently reduced the allocation to equity in its $92.5 We are in a strong position compared to peers,” reflects Guazo who has led investment since 2020.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 30, 2024

As the $1.7tn private credit industry faces its most significant fundraising slump since 2020, private lenders including Adams Street Partners, Antares Holdings and Hayfin Capital Management are increasingly turning their attention to Latin America, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the matter as confirming that the $12.2bn firm, which manages over $400m in the Sustainable Solutions Fund, had hoped to raise a comparable amount for a follow-up fund. Approximately $300m of the initial fund’s capital came from New York’s public pension fund, which invested in 2020.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 16, 2024

Derek Decloet and Christine Dobby of Bloomberg report Canada taps ex-BOC governor to examine how pension funds invest: Canada’s finance minister has asked former central bank governor Stephen Poloz to examine ways to entice its pension funds to invest more in the country.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Orion Resource Partners, a global investment firm specialising in metals and materials, has sold an 8% minority interest in Sweetwater Royalties, a private industrial minerals royalty company, to a Canadian pension fund for $100m.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

According to a press statement, the fund was significantly oversubscribed, and markied a “substantial increase” from its predecessor, VIP IV, which closed at €4bn in 2020. The fund, which is already about 25% invested, focuses on high-growth companies within the middle market.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Triton Debt Opportunities (TDO), the opportunistic credit arm of European investment firm Triton, has held the final close of its third fund (TDO III) in excess of its original €1bn fundraising target, and 40% larger than its predecessor fund, which closed at €744m in October 2020.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 27, 2023

Over the past decade investors increased their allocation to less liquid private market assets, including buyout funds and real estate, in the hunt for higher returns. The trend turbocharged the growth of secondary funds that offer the likes of pension funds the chance to exit such investments early if they need to.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The market for secondary sales of private equity (PE) stakes is experiencing unprecedented activity this year as investors look to exit ageing assets due to a cash crunch and a slowdown in dealmaking, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 3, 2025

The first one you need to know about is a totally different company, Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM). Brookfield Asset Management is a large Canadian asset manager that has a long history of investing in infrastructure assets on a global scale. Then, if a good price can be had, it sells assets.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 2, 2024

New Mountain’s previous flagship fund, Fund VI, was also oversubscribed and closed with approximately $9.6bn of commitments in 2020. That fund is now fully invested in platform companies, with the remaining capital reserved for follow-on growth investments.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Poirier is the chief executive officer of NeuState Advisory, a firm he founded, and a former executive in the pensions division of asset manager State Street Corp. Again, for me it's straightforward, OMERS is a large global pension fund but it doesn't need two boards. billion ($95.2 billion) as of June.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

CDPQ has a Policy on Fraud and Corruption Prevention and Detection which you can view here and it was last updated in October 2020. And to be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if similar bribing schemes are also occurring at other CDPQ subsidiaries in India and at those of other large Canadian pension funds.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This represents a 34% increase in size from its predecessor fund, Rubicon Technology Partners III, which closed in 2020. Rubicon has over $3.8bn in assets under management and is headquartered in Boulder, CO with additional offices in Palo Alto, CA and New Haven, CT. Source: CISION PR Newswire Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

Orion Resource Partners, a global investment firm specialising in metals and materials, has sold an 8% minority interest in Sweetwater Royalties, a private industrial minerals royalty company, to a Canadian pension fund for $100m.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Sinding also highlighted the importance of adding capabilities in secondaries, noting that it would strengthen EQT’s offerings at both the fund and portfolio levels. Other major private equity firms, such as TPG and CVC, have taken similar steps, listing shares to enable growth through diversification, which has bolstered their asset totals.

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Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 21, 2024

In addition, the firm held a final close for its Secondary Overflow Fund V LP with an additional $3.4 Limited partners in the new funds span the globe and consist of corporations, pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, and private wealth investors. billion of capital.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Fundraising weakened from last year’s record level to €33bn from 370 funds, 15% below the average of the last five years. Venture capital fundraising was relatively robust and in line with levels recorded in early 2020.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2023

OHA sourced this transaction through its strategic direct lending partnership with BMO Capital Markets (“BMO”), which includes over $1bn to invest in jointly originated senior secured private credit assets.

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JULY 2, 2024

While some institutional investors are already buying these Bitcoin ETFs, we have yet to see the full-scale arrival of pension funds, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds. According to BlackRock , the largest asset manager in the world, these are coming soon. Image source: Getty Images. Still unconvinced?

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 11, 2024

Astorg has closed the Normec Continuation Fund, capitalised with €1.4bn by lead investors CVC Secondary Partners, Pantheon, Lexington Partners and Eurazeo, alongside sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, asset managers and family offices.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 10, 2025

About Ontario Teachers Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers') is a global investor with net assets of $266.3 Ontario Teachers is a fully funded defined benefit pension plan, and it invests in a broad array of asset classes to deliver retirement security for 343,000 working members and pensioners.

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JUNE 21, 2024

BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) , which has $10 trillion in assets under management, says that there are three distinct types of institutional investors that could be joining the Bitcoin party soon: pension funds, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds.

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