Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS), based in Augusta, has approved two alternative investment commitments totalling up to $200m, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online citing James Bennett, the Chief Investment Officer of the $20.2bn pension fund. of its total assets.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 17, 2023

Australia’s third-largest pension fund will officially open its first overseas outpost in London in November, a senior company official said, pushing for more private market investments as the sector outgrows the confines of home. Aware Super, with A$160 billion ($102 billion) in assets, will set up in the district of St.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Swiss Life Asset Managers has launched its first open-ended private infrastructure fund, Swiss Life Funds (LUX) Privado Infrastructure S.A., With a recommended investment horizon of at least seven years, the fund complements existing investments across asset classes like cash, bonds, equities or real estate.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Brookfield Asset Management is targeting at least $7bn for its fourth infrastructure debt fund, expanding one of the largest strategies in the sector. The new fund will invest in both junior and senior infrastructure debt, continuing Brookfields established approach. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Enlightenment Capital Solutions Fund V exceeded its initial target of $600m and its original hard cap of $750m, reflecting strong investor demand from a diverse pool of investors, including pension funds, asset managers, endowments, family offices, and insurance companies.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 24, 2024

New York-based banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co is actively seeking to acquire a private credit firm to strengthen its private capital operations within its $3.6tn asset management division, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

AustralianSuper, Australia’s largest superannuation fund, today announced it has increased the program size of its partnership with Churchill Asset Management, an investment specialist affiliate of Nuveen, to $1.5 The Fund manages more than $300 billion of retirement savings on behalf of its 3.3 million members.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The fund attracted both new and existing investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies, consultants, and multi-family offices. He noted a growing demand for Balbecs asset-based and specialty finance strategies as investors seek diversification. Can`t stop reading?

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Financial Times: Moral Money

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Insurance groups and pension funds threaten to dump those misaligned with retiree objectives

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 24, 2024

According to a recent release, the fund raised in just four months and attracting a diverse range of investors from across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East includes public and private pension funds, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and financial institutions, among its investor base.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has launched its third fund under the Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF) regime with the creation of the Aviva Investors Multi-Sector Private Debt LTAF (MSPD LTAF).

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 23, 2024

The Australian Retirement Trust, a pension fund valued at AUD260bn ($174bn), plans to increase its private credit allocation over the next year, targeting opportunities in Europe and North America. To build its exposure to the asset class, ART plans to blend external managers with its internal team.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 8, 2024

It's a bit more complicated and investors, including large entities like pension funds, prefer the corporate share class. Brookfield Renewable is overseen by Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) , a large Canadian asset manager with a long history of investing in infrastructure assets at a global scale.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Mubadala Investment Company , Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investment arm, has formed a strategic partnership with New York-based alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital as it seeks to co-invest in private credit opportunities amid a tightening monetary environment around the world.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 15, 2023

And that should increase utilization across its existing assets and provide new expansion opportunities. According to a forecast by investment data company Prequin, global private capital assets under management will double by 2027 to $18.3 This year, it's investing $1.5

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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).

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AltAssets

JUNE 19, 2024

Financial advisory and asset management major Lazard has brought in former Citigroup managing director Ali Syed to boost its coverage of sovereign wealth funds and pensions.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 17, 2023

Alternative asset managers are increasingly looking to raise private credit funds to provide lending to borrowers previously served by banks. According to data from Preqin, globally, 34 private credit funds raised $71.2bn in the quarter ended 30 June.

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Private Equity Professional

APRIL 11, 2024

Technology investor Lone View Capital has closed its inaugural fund, Lone View Capital Fund I LP, with $850 million of capital. Limited partners in Fund I include university endowments, sovereign wealth funds, charitable foundations, pension funds, asset managers, insurance companies and family offices.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 31, 2024

The Australian Retirement Trust, a pension fund valued at AUD 260bn ($174bn), plans to increase its private credit allocation over the next year, targeting opportunities in Europe and North America. To build its exposure to the asset class, ART plans to blend external managers with its internal team.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

BlackFin Capital Partners, a leading European financial services sector investment specialist, has held the final close of BlackFin Financial Services Fund IV with €1.8bn, taking the firm’s total assets under management to $4bn. Since raising Fund III, BlackFin has invested substantially into its platform.

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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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Top 1000 Funds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Japan's Noritz Pension Fund combines active management with a large allocation to cash. CIO Kyoshi Iwashina opines on his frustrations with the asset management community, his concerns about ESG and the dangers inherent in comparisons between corporate pension funds.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 31, 2024

trillion of assets under management supporting defined benefit and defined contribution plans, PGIM serves more than half of the world's 300 largest pension funds. We maintain a AA rating, which reflects a healthy capital position, including more than $4 billion in highly liquid assets at the end of the third quarter.

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FinSMEs

AUGUST 27, 2023

Tri Ri Asset Management, a New York-based asset manager, closed a venture capital fund, at $142M. The close of TRAM Venture Fund saw participation from two pension funds, a sovereign wealth fund, and Scandinavian & Swiss based family offices.

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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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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

JANUARY 26, 2024

HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) has launched the sixth vintage of its Vision Private Equity strategy as part of its annual programme offering exposure to a globally diversified portfolio by geography, sector and strategy. Read more Canada’s Top Pension Funds Embark on Major Private Credit Expansion with C$1.3

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Private Equity Professional

MARCH 21, 2024

Equity and debt investor Comvest Partners has closed its sixth flagship private equity fund, Comvest Investment Partners VI LP, with total capital commitments of $881 million. Fund VI received commitments from a range of limited partners including foundations, insurance companies, pension funds, asset managers, consultants and family offices.

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Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 1, 2023

CenterGate Capital has held a final and above target closing of CenterGate Capital Partners II LP (Fund II) with just over $375 million of capital. Limited partners in Fund II include pension funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, asset management firms, and financial institutions.

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Financial Times: Moral Money

MARCH 26, 2025

On green and social issues, pension funds and insurers take a more active approach than money managers, research shows

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 17, 2023

Read more CrossHarbor Exceeds Target with $865M Close of 10th Opportunity Fund CrossHarbor Capital Partners, a multi-strategy commercial real estate investor, closed its tenth. read more The post CrossHarbor Exceeds Target with $865M Close of 10th Opportunity Fund appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The cornerstone investor of BInF II is the European Investment Fund (EIF). Investors contributing to the fund include EIF, Swedbank pension funds, SEB pension funds, LHV Pension funds and pension funds managed by Citadele group. “We

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 13, 2024

The report cites several anonymous asset managers in revealing that pension plans and insurers have been increasingly investing in funds that focus on equity tranches of collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) in recent months.

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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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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

LPs tapped the secondary market both to increase liquidity and to reallocate their private asset portfolios; we expect LP supply to further increase in H2 2024 as pricing continues to improve,” the report said. The rationale for PSP’s sale is for portfolio management purposes, according to a statement the system shared with Buyouts.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 26, 2024

Windjammer has now raised and managed more than $3bn of capital targeting control-oriented equity investments and has completed more than 60 platform investments and 160 strategic add-ons throughout its history. New and returning investors in Fund VI include private and public pensions, family offices, insurance companies and asset managers.

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