Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

BlackFin’s global base of LPs is well diversified and includes Public Pension Funds, Sovereigns, Fund of Funds, Insurance & Asset Managers, Endowments and Family Offices. Fund IV will continue BlackFin’s highly successful strategy of investing across asset-light financial services subsegments.

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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.

Pension Funds 75

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The private equity consortium led by buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, alongside Nordic Capital and Platinum Ivy, poised to acquire Hargreaves Lansdown has expanded its roster of lenders backing the £5.4bn deal, accordong tome report by the Business Desk.

Pension Funds 97

Pension Funds Buyout Bidding Asset Management 97

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 12, 2024

Lazard has recruited Courtney Haydon from Guggenheim Securities as Managing Director to enhance its private equity and alternative asset management dealmaking capabilities, according to a report by Reuters. The move is part of a broader recruitment strategy by Lazard aimed at increasing its business with buyout firms.

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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.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Keensight Capital, a private equity manager dedicated to making European growth buyout investments with offices in Paris, London and Boston, has raised €2.8bn in funds to invest in companies operating in the technology and healthcare sectors.

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Companies Capital Private Equity Managers Pension Funds 105

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Bank of England (BoE) is intensifying its efforts to closely monitor risks in the non-bank financial sector, which includes private equity firms, hedge funds, and asset managers, according to a report by Institutional Investor.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Singapore-based firm has received initial interest from North American pension funds totaling $500m ahead of the fund launch in January, according to a fund document seen by Bloomberg News. The firm is seeking at least $1.25bn and may raise another $750m, capping the fund size at $2bn, the document shows.

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Capital Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Initial Public Offering 130

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Middle-market private equity and credit investment firm Comvest Partners has closed its sixth flagship private equity fund, Comvest Investment Partners VI (CIP VI), with total capital commitments of $881m. CIP VI attracted commitments from foundations, insurance companies, pension funds, asset managers, consultants and family offices.

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Pension Funds Funds Buyout Consulting 98

Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Layan Odeh of Bloomberg reports CPPIB plows at least $5 billion into private equity in three months: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board poured at least $5 billion into private equity in the last three months of 2024 as the asset class regained appeal. billion as at Q3 FY2025: Highlights: Net assets increase by $24.5

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Hassana Investment Company, the investment manager of Saudi Arabia’s $320bn General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) pension fund, is to allocate up to $500m in Brookfield Asset Management’s new Middle East-focused private equity fund.

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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. Pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other institutions remain under-invested in private capital,” he added.

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Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Pension Funds Buyout 95

Pension Pulse

JULY 16, 2024

A higher cost of debt and slower economic growth have created a tough investing environment, pushing down the value of some private assets that pension funds own. Private credit has been one of the best-performing asset classes for some large pension funds in recent years, often earning double-digit percentage gains.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 1, 2024

pension fund manager sells $1-billion of private equity holdings to French buyout firm Ardian: British Columbia Investment Management Corp. BCI is the latest large Canadian pension fund to sell private equity fund stakes in the secondaries market. Aren't leveraged buyouts in the doldrums?

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Leveraged Buyouts Pension Funds Buyout Stakes 59

Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Gillian Tan, Swetha Gopinath and Layan Odeh of Bloomberg report OMERS to stop making direct private equity investments in Europe: The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System will stop making direct private equity investments in Europe as the pension fund overhauls its operations there, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Buyout Pension Funds Investing Mergers and Acquisitions 59

Pension Pulse

JULY 24, 2024

In late 2022, the system explored a sale of its PE fund stakes that was reported to be worth more than $1 billion, before ultimately deciding to hold off as markets deteriorated and pricing outlook appeared bleak, as affiliate title Buyouts reported at the time. billion to an investor group led by Goldman Sachs in 2018.

Pension Funds 59

Pension Funds Buyout Stakes Finance 59

Pension Pulse

JULY 11, 2024

executive’s words were slightly less headline grabbing than those of Apollo Global Management’s co-president Scott Kleinman. Whereas Kleinman went in hard with his warning that “everything is not going to be okay” for buyout firms, Stavros joined in with the concession that his industry may have gotten “too creative” lately.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Fundraising will now continue up to the fund’s hard cap of 400m. The INVL Private Equity Fund II is sector-agnostic and will invest in companies with the potential to become regional leaders in their respective industries, focusing on acquiring majority or significant minority stakes.

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Pension Funds Funds Buyout Asset Management 45

Pension Pulse

JULY 2, 2024

In late 2022, the system explored a sale of its PE fund stakes that was reported to be worth more than $1 billion, before ultimately deciding to hold off as markets deteriorated and pricing outlook appeared bleak, as affiliate title Buyouts reported at the time. We have to bring velocity to the asset class,” Longchamps says.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This means you can engage with the GPs in your portfolio as well as have dialogue with the ultimate asset owners to create meaningful change and offer clients additional benefits to their investments. We service the institutional end of the market so most of our clients are pension funds.

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Capital Best Practices Pension Funds Buyout 98

Pension Pulse

MAY 11, 2023

Paulina Pielichata of Pensions & Investments reports CDPQ works to pump $11.2 billion into European private markets: Canadian pension fund Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec has recently moved into its new London headquarters as it is working to deploy C$15 billion ($11.2 billion) in private markets across Europe.

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Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout Pension Funds 52

Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This transaction, approved by the Competition Commission of India, comprises the buyout of approximately 76,000 communications sites in India for an enterprise value of INR 182 billion (~$2.2 About Brookfield Asset Management Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. billion ). You can read that comment here.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board , for example, which invests on behalf of the Canada Pension Plan , sold a diversified portfolio of limited partnership fund interests in mostly North American and European buyout funds to French private investment house Ardian for around $2 billion on Nov.

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Stakes Pension Funds Assets Buyout 59

Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When you own an asset manager you need two staff full-time to manage that organisation strategically. Reading the interview with Scott Chan above, you'd think CalSTRS was a Canadian pension fund, part of the Maple 8. You should earn a premium for locking your money into non-traded assets.”

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Returns Pension Funds Investing Leveraging 69

Pension Pulse

MAY 22, 2024

Ian Bickis of The Canadian Press reports CPP Investments earned 8 per cent in latest fiscal year, net assets rose to $632 billion: Canada's biggest pension fund earned an eight per cent return last year, but significantly underperformed the 19.9 per cent return of its reference portfolio. Based in the U.S., Based in the U.S.,

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Investing Pension Funds Stakes Assets 59

Pension Pulse

MAY 25, 2023

The firm’s experienced teams enable high net worth individuals and families as well as, medium to large sized companies, pension funds and trustees, asset managers, and their investors to focus on their core activities by choosing ZEDRA as their trusted partner. billion in capital across buyouts and $4.4

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

They’re the largest listed buyout firm in Europe. He is the chief executive officer of the Partners Group, which is Europe’s biggest listed private equity and buyout firm, with a market cap of about $25 billion. They run over $135 billion in assets. You have a fund that requires a minimum investment of only $50,000.

Assets 59

Assets Due Diligence Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 59

Pension Pulse

APRIL 25, 2024

Paula Sambo of Bloomberg reports Canada pension fund's credit head wants to take advantage of leveraged buyout boom: Canada’s largest pension fund plans to nearly double the size of its credit holdings over the next five years, and it’s counting on an upturn in leveraged buyouts to generate some of that growth.

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Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Pension Funds Mergers and Acquisitions 59

Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) announced it has agreed to a restructure and sale of a 21% partial interest in the Kendall Square Development Venture (KDV I) in South Korea. Committed US$175 million to MBK Partners Fund VI, which focuses on control buyouts investments in South Korea, Japan and Greater China.

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Stakes Pension Funds Investing Mergers and Acquisitions 59

Pension Pulse

AUGUST 15, 2024

James Bradshaw of the Globe and Mail reports OMERS reports steady gains at mid-year mark in shift to bonds, credit: Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System relied on steady returns from private assets, tailwinds from strong stock markets and a resilient U.S. dollar to earn a 4.4-per-cent per cent on their investments.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 4, 2023

 The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Ken Kencel, Churchill Asset Management , is below. BARRY RITHOLTZ, HOST, MASTERS IN BUSINESS: This week on the podcast, I have an extra special guest, Ken Kencel of Churchill Asset Management, CEO, Founder, President. This is really a fascinating story. It’s fantastic.

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Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Finance Financing 59

Pension Pulse

MAY 24, 2023

In private credit, tightening credit conditions resulting from a handful of bank failures and rescues in the United States have opened up opportunities for non-bank players like pension funds, he said. Management fees increased by $165 million, due to an increase in average assets managed by external fund managers.

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Investing Stakes Pension Funds Assets 52

Pension Pulse

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Silas Brown and Kat Hidalgo of Bloomberg report Florida pension to offload up to $4 billion of private credit: The Florida State Board of Administration is looking to sell a bundle of private credit stakes worth as much as $4 billion in what would be one of the largest deals of its kind, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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Funds Stakes Due Diligence Assets 59

The Big Picture

JUNE 13, 2023

Mathieu Chabran is the co-founder of TIKEHAU Capital, a Paris-based alternative asset manager. They run over $40 billion worth of assets. I don’t know how relevant that is to asset management, but let’s talk a little bit about you were doing before you were being lauded by the French president.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 13, 2025

Morgan Asset Management and T. Rowe Price Group to manage $383m each in active domestic large-cap equities. In addition, the board approved a $75m commitment to the American Rivers Fund, an open-end fund managed by Maritime Partners. At its March 10 meeting, the board also hired J.P.

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Pension Funds Funds Buyout Asset Management 147

Pension Pulse

JUNE 5, 2024

IMCO CEO Bert Clark posted a comment on LinkedIn going over the Canadian model and other thoughts from the Fiduciary Investors Symposium: I recently had the pleasure of speaking at Top1000 Funds’ Fiduciary Investors Symposium Toronto 2024. The solution isn’t having pension funds invest more in the existing opportunity set.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

Pension funds are calling for more transparency from private equity firms, seeking clearer and standardised reporting on fees and returns, in new guidelines published by the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

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Pension Funds Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Returns 93