Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 20, 2025

International hedge funds and private equity firms are increasingly investing in Lloyds of Londons tax-exempt investment vehicle, as the 300-year-old UK institution expands its efforts to attract global investors, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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The Motley Fool

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. If you don't own Nvidia.

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The Motley Fool

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. At first glance, this $1.5 million price target might strike you as outlandish. Let's take a closer look.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Do you really want your pension fund or university endowment dabbling in a volatile, poorly regulated industry with significant risk of loss? Ark Invest, for example, originally filed its first spot Bitcoin ETF application back in 2021. Image source: Getty Images. So it's uncertain how long the approval process could take.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The system works exceptionally well, yet in the past year, we have seen increasing calls to change this model and use pension funds as a policy tool. The system works exceptionally well, yet in the past year, we have seen increasing calls to change this model and use pension funds as a policy tool.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 17, 2023

CrossHarbor Capital Partners, a multi-strategy commercial real estate investor, closed its tenth opportunistic fund – CrossHarbor Institutional Partners Fund 2021 – at $865 million, with an additional co-investment of $55m that has already been put to work. The closed-end fund exceeded its $850m target.

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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., trillion at the end of 2021. trillion at the end of 2021. and now total $20.6

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 26, 2024

At a recent price of $13.20, the actively traded Class B nonvoting shares of Paramount are down more than 85% from their 2021 high of over $100. Read more Canada’s Top Pension Funds Embark on Major Private Credit Expansion with C$1.3 Trillion in Assets Six of Canada's biggest pension funds managing C$1.3

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

The countrys expanding pension fund capital base and increasing corporate restructuring activity are fuelling strong interest from alternative investment firms worldwide. of disclosed deals between 2021 and 2024 more than double the levels seen in the mid-2010s.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The Louisiana Teachers’ Retirement System, which has $26.5bn in assets, has approved new commitments totalling $364m to private markets investment vehicles, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online. As of 30 June, the pension fund’s actual allocation to alternative assets and real estate stood at 48%.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 30, 2024

The commitment to the co-investment fund of funds was confirmed by Troy Brown, managing director at Mariner Institutional, who serves as the fund’s investment consultant. It was approved during a board meeting on 17 May.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

PSG Equity (PSG), a growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies in Europe, North America and Israel to help accelerate their growth, has held the final close of PSG Europe II (PSGE II), the firm’s second Europe-focused fund, with more than €2.6 Source: PrivateEquityWire Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

The pension fund is close to finalizing the sale of some of its Europe-focused investments and is in the middle of negotiations to reduce some of its US positions, one of the people said, who asked not to be identified due to the confidentiality of the matter. The pension fund held C$28.3 from the prior fiscal year.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 14, 2023

Examples include a 19-property portfolio sold to Welltower REIT for around $300m in January 2020 and a 29-property portfolio sold to Nuveen Real Estate for approximately $620m in August 2021. It invests capital for its own account and on behalf of co-investment partners, including pension funds, institutions, and family offices.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Hugo Joncas and Julien Arsenault of La Presse report the Caisse's trusted man at the heart of the corruption plot (translated from French): In September 2021, Azure Power – which received more than $600 million from Quebecers – announced the arrival of Alan Rosling as chairman of its board of directors. Who exactly reported this to the SEC?

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Oliver Haill of Collective Investments also reports BBGI Global Infrastructure agrees takeover by Canadian pension fund: BBGI Global Infrastructure SA (LSE:BBGI) has received a 1.6 billion all-cash offer from Canadian pension fund manager British Columbia Investment Management (BCI).

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The Big Picture

APRIL 3, 2023

The consulting firm Global SWF tracks all the important info about Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and Public Pension Funds (PPFs). trillion (USD) in 2021; that’s down only slightly to $31.4 Its an amazing collection of charts and data. The asset value peak was $33.6 trillion as of the end of 2022.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 14, 2023

GrowthCurve Capital has held the final close of its inaugural private equity fund, GrowthCurve Capital Partners I, with total capital commitments of $1.4bn for the fund and related co-investment vehicles.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

The asset could attract investment funds and pension funds, the people said. In 2021, I Squared invested about $200 million in Singapore-based AG&P City Gas, another city gas distributor in India that has 12 concessions in the country. Source: BNN Bloomberg Can’t stop reading?

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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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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

US institutional investors are offloading their private equity holdings at slashed prices, reflecting a broader trend of reducing exposure to the illiquid asset class, with pension funds and endowments leading the charge, according to a report by the Financial Times. The trend continued with 95% in 2022 and 73% in 2021.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 30, 2024

One of Australia’s largest pension funds, Rest, is set to significantly increase its private equity investments over the next two years, aiming for a 5% allocation by 2026, according to a report by Pensions & Investments. Other major Australian pension funds are also adjusting their private credit allocations.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 15, 2023

TA Associates, a leading global private equity firm, announced the completion of fundraising for its latest flagship fund, TA XV, with total limited partner commitments at its hard cap of $16.5bn. TA XV is the successor to TA XIV, which closed in June 2021 at its hard cap of $12.5bn.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

Ownership Works was founded in 2021 by Stavros, who is Chairman, alongside Executive Director Anna-Lisa Miller, with the aim of helping organisations to implement employee engagement and ownership programmes. Its consortium comprises foundations, corporations, labour advocates, investors, pension funds and private equity firms.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

KSL Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on travel and leisure businesses, has closed its latest travel and leisure focused private equity fund, KSL Capital Partners VI (KSL VI), with total capital commitments of $2bn.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

billion in 2021 with HarbourVest Partners as lead buyer, Buyouts reported at the time. Jim Pittman, Martin Longchamps and the heads of private equity across Canada's large pension funds have been quietly selling underperfoming stakes at a small discount to free up monies to invest in better opportunities going forward.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

PSGE II, one of the largest growth equity funds raised to invest exclusively in European software companies, exceeded PSG’s initial target, and secured support from both new and existing investors globally including state pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and high net worth individuals.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

net new jobs in 2021, compared to 1.2% growth for all European companies. It also notes that European venture capital dry powder also rose to a record high of €53 bn in 2022.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

Australia’s largest pension fund AustralianSuper has written off over AUD1.1bn in equity and loans linked to US-based online education start-up Pluralsight, marking the fund’s largest single loss in its venture capital investments to date, according to a report by the Australian Financial Review.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 7, 2024

The last major launch period of Bitcoin ETFs occurred in 2021. In 2021, over 14 new ETFs came to market, all designed to tap into investor enthusiasm for Bitcoin. Bitcoin ETFs might be a sign of a market top, not a market bottom. That happened to be the very peak of Bitcoin mania during the previous crypto bull market cycle.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The firm closed its sixth growth equity fund at $7.8bn in 2021. The IPO is anticipated to generate billions of dollars for General Atlantic, and its investors comprise some of the world’s most prominent pension funds and sovereign wealth funds.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

Question is: Can it become a one-stop shop for pension funds, endowments, insurers, and sovereign wealth funds eager for exposure to every major alternative-asset class — without diminishing its private credit franchise? percent higher than during the same period in 2021. Whenever he approaches a U.S.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Pension funds and endowments, which have seen limited cash payouts from their unlisted investments, are driving a surge in these once-niche transactions. The surge in activity reflects the ongoing challenges in the $4tn buyout industry, which has been hit hard by rising interest rates and a significant reduction in dealmaking.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

Australia’s largest pension fund AustralianSuper intends to nearly double its private equity assets over the next four years, a decision that comes as deal activity picks up following a period of reduced activity due to higher borrowing costs, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Verdane has now closed two funds above target in the past six months for a combined €2.2bn. Edda III attracted commitments from private and public pension funds, leading global university endowments, foundations, insurance companies and family offices. Verdane’s Freya XI fund also raised €1.1bn, closing last September.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Fund III will continue Ara’s strategy of investing in the decarbonization of the industrial economy, the greatest source of carbon emissions globally. Ara’s predecessor fund, Ara Fund II, closed in September 2021 at approximately $1.1bn , above its $650m target.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 4, 2024

He was the long-time chair of the Toronto Port Authority and, earlier in his career, advised a committee of Canada’s Senate on issues that included the creation of major public-sector pension funds such as the Public Sector Pension Investment Board. Still, I will wait to read the final report to see what Mr. Poirier has to say.

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