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. Launched in late November 2022, TA XV was oversubscribed and exceeded its initial target size.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

New York-based private equity firm Harvest Partners (Harvest), has closed it latest buyout fund, Harvest Partners IX and its parallel funds (HP IX) with $5.34bn in capital commitments, ahead of its $5.25bn target. Harvest and its affiliates have over $20 billion of assets under management.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Ares Asia Direct Lending fund, the company’s first leveraged buyout vehicle for the region, has deployed over A$1.04 as it was delisted by private equity firm TPG Inc.; Allegro Funds as it acquired fuel retailer Gull New Zealand; and BGH Capital’s payments platform Pushpay, the firm said. has raised A$2.6

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

Lone View Capital, an LA-based private equity firm investing in the technology sector, has held final close of its inaugural fund, Lone View Capital Fund I with total committed capital of $850m, bringing the firm’s AUM to approximately $1.1bn. Kirkland & Ellis served as legal counsel for Fund I.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2023

RRJ Capital, the private equity firm founded by former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Richard Ong, is seeking to raise as much as $2bn for a new fund that focuses on private credit in Asia. 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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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 8, 2024

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Meanwhile, Michael Dell’s family office partnered with Silver Lake on the biggest private equity buyout this year, a $13 billion deal for talent agency Endeavor Group Holdings Inc.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

Lazard has appointed Guggenheim Securities banker Courtney Haydon as a Managing Director in a move to bolster its private equity and alternative asset management dealmaking efforts, according to a report by Reuters. At Guggenheim, Haydon served as Senior Managing Director in financial sponsor investment banking.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Top global asset managers including BlackRock are among investors in an Asia-focused infrastructure private equity fund that raised $800m, underscoring growing interest in the asset class amid market volatility. The Asia-managed fund says it has already deployed half the money raised in three platforms.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

It has vaulted to the top rungs of the alternative-asset management world by focusing on what it does best: private credit. Yet, like its peers, Ares feels compelled to diversify into other asset classes, such as real estate, infrastructure, and private equity. Apollo Global Management, and KKR.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 4, 2023

APG, which conducts investments on behalf of Dutch pension fund giant ABP, confirmed the acquisition in a joint press statement with OMERS but did not disclose financial terms. billion) in assets under management according to its website, has been active in investing in energy transition assets in the last few years.

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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

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Epiris, a private equity firm that targets control positions in UK-headquartered businesses with an enterprise value of between £75m and £500m, has held the final close of Epiris Fund III with total capital commitments of £1.044bn.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) recently reached a huge milestone when it surpassed over $1 trillion in assets under management ( AUM ) in the second quarter. It became the first global alternative asset manager to hit that level and will add another notch to its belt when it joins the S&P 500 index later this month.

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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 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 Insights

JULY 7, 2023

It comprises 17 African shareholders—including sovereign wealth funds, development finance institutions, banks, pension funds, asset managers, and retirement agencies—and two international Institutional Investors. Other entities are expected to join this first transaction.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 27, 2023

Investors in the Fund, which were a mix of numerous new investors as well as existing New Mountain Net Lease investors, include pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers, endowments, family offices and high net worth individuals. billion rupees.

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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 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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FinSMEs

APRIL 11, 2024

Lone View Capital, a Los Angeles, CA-based private equity firm investing across the technology ecosystem, raised $850M for its inaugural fund.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 30, 2024

Leading investors in the recap included a Stonepeak managed vehicle anchored by Mercer and Aware Super, and direct investments from the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (“IMCO”) and APG Asset Management (“APG”). Billion Loan for AirTrunk Bid Private equity firm Blackstone Inc.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 2, 2024

You just might want to follow the asset managers. Before we move on and talk about residential, and I wanted to turn it to you because one of my weird investing theses is follow the asset managers, follow a Blackstone or a KKR. 2020 hit the pandemic, they were one of the worst performing asset classes.

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FinSMEs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Turnspire Capital Partners, a NYC-based private equity firm, closed Turnspire Value Fund II, L.P. , at $275m in capital commitments. at $275M appeared first on FinSMEs.

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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. 31, according to Bloomberg calculations.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 25, 2023

CenterGate Capital closes Fund II at over $375m Submitted 25/07/2023 - 11:21am CenterGate Capital (CenterGate), an Austin, Texas-based lower middle market private equity firm, has held the final closing of CenterGate Capital Partners II (Fund II) in excess of its original target with over $375m of capital capital commitments.

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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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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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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Since 2021, the regulator has pushed the sector to improve how it values assets that range from venture capital to office blocks. Regulators are pushing private equity firms to do a better job when it comes to valuing their assets. million Norweigans benefit from the Government Pension Fund.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 10, 2024

Neil Callanan of Bloomberg reports distressed commercial property buyers see ‘exceptional bargains’: Distressed investors see one of the best opportunities in a generation to buy troubled US real estate assets as the commercial property crash continues to roil the market. Private equity firms are already positioning to take advantage.

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Sarah Rundell of Top1000Funds recently interviewed Suyi Kim, Global Head of Private Equity at CPP Investments to go over what drives success at their giant PE portfolio: Suyi Kim, global head of private equity at CPP Investments manages quite possibly the largest private equity allocation in the world.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Low De Wei of Bloomberg News reports BlackRock, Aimco Back $800 Million Asia Infrastructure Fund: An Asia-focused infrastructure fund has raised $800 million from investors including funds managed by BlackRock Inc. and pension manager Alberta Investment Management Corp., KKR & Co. raised about $5.7

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Pension Pulse

JULY 11, 2024

At present, a capital increase that would dilute the PE firms and help pay down the PIK is seen as the most likely option, although the backers haven’t started formally exploring any particular exit route. Apex Group, a provider of services to asset managers, has just refinanced a slug of debt with a $1.1

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Swetha Gopinath of Bloomberg reports Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan to co-own financial advisor Max Matthiessen: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) agreed to acquire a co-control stake in Stockholm-based financial advisor Max Matthiessen from private equity firm Nordic Capital Ltd. www.nordiccapital.com.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Alright, Bert Clark wrote an excellent overview of 2023 from IMCO's perspective, highlighting why proper diversification across public and private markets helped the organization withstand the shock over the past two years where stocks and bonds got hurt (until mid-October where long bonds rallied hard).

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Pension Pulse

JANUARY 12, 2024

is shaking up the top ranks of management, creating a new global product strategy group led by Stephen Cohen that will latch onto the global growth of exchange-traded funds and combine active and index strategies. billion bet on infrastructure: BlackRock's ( BLK ) plan to buy private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners is a $12.5

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Pension Pulse

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The statement, sent exclusively to the National Post , marks the first time Poilievre has explicitly addressed the issue of Alberta’s proposal to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and set up its own pension fund. My take: This is a great deal for BCI and Searchlight, a private equity firm BCI seeded.

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The Big Picture

MAY 9, 2023

He is the Chief Investment Officer of Asset and Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs. He’s a member of the management committee. He co-chairs a number of the asset management investment committees. He covers PE, infrastructure, growth, equity, credit, real estate, on and on. It tends to be quite sticky.

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