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 million it banked from the recent sale of its co-investment in European discount retailer Action to launch a share buyback programme.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 26, 2024

Suave Brands Company, a portfolio company of Boston-based private equity investment firm Yellow Wood Partners (Yellow Wood), is to acquire the ChapStick brand from global consumer health firm Haleon, in a deal valued at around $510m. Read more Canada’s Top Pension Funds Embark on Major Private Credit Expansion with C$1.3

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 26, 2024

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 billion) in assets have. Read more Canada’s Top Pension Funds Embark on Major Private Credit Expansion with C$1.3

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 26, 2024

billion take private bid from investing firm Arkhouse and hedge fund Brigade earlier this month. 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 billion) in assets have.

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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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

RoundShield, a private investment firm focused on European asset-backed private credit opportunities and capital solutions, has closed the RS Fund V with over $1bn in capital commitments – $150m above its fundraising target. Over 80% of the investors in Fund V have invested in a previous RoundShield fund.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 26, 2024

Day by day, Bitcoin 's (CRYPTO: BTC) unique characteristics, which make it unlike any other asset in the world, are becoming increasingly recognized and understood by investors. These include pension funds, retirement plans, sovereign wealth funds, and hedge funds, among others.

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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 Insights

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Two of Australia’s largest pension investors pledged to pour $19bn into UK and European markets in coming years, as the industry increasingly looks for opportunities overseas. trillion pension industry, known locally as superannuation, which has increased assets invested overseas in recent years.

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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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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 15, 2024

Ark Invest is one of the investment firms that received approval for a spot Bitcoin ETF, so it's no surprise that Wood is extremely bullish on what this means for the long-term growth of Bitcoin. As she recently pointed out on CNBC, the SEC just gave the "green light" for both Wall Street and Main Street to invest in Bitcoin.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 4, 2023

The fundraising to date comprises $330 million in direct commitments and $150 million in co-investment allocations. Investors in NPV ESG include KLP, a German occupational pension fund, and a large Nordic pension fund.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 26, 2024

Iberdrola will have a majority stake of 51% in the assets. Under the terms of the agreement, the valuation of 100% of the 674 MW now incorporated amounts to €627 million, excluding extra margins for asset management, provision of operation and maintenance services, as well as other corporate services. billion) in assets have.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 12, 2023

General Atlantic, the investment firm whose bets have included Facebook Inc. The firm is considering listing as soon as next year depending on market conditions, according to the people, who asked not be identified because the information is private. and Airbnb Inc., A representative for General Atlantic declined to comment.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Fund VI, which is the largest fund dedicated to investing across the food and agribusiness value chain, attracted a diverse array of real asset, private equity and impact-oriented investors, including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments/foundations, family offices and other investors.

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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. The firm has since raised over $10.5bn across said strategies.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Star Mountain Capital, LLC (Star Mountain), a private credit and secondaries specialist investment firm with approximately $3.75bn in assets under management, has closed its Value-Added Direct Lending Fund IV above its $750m LP capital target at approximately $1.2bn.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 8, 2024

They’ve made a mark on Wall Street as go-to sources of capital for investment firms like KKR & Co. Germany’s Viessmann family, flush with cash after a major divestment, teamed up with KKR for its $3 billion acquisition of renewable energy firm Encavis AG announced in March.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 15, 2024

Venture capital investment firm TrueBridge Capital Partners has raised $1.6bn in capital commitments across five investment vehicles focusing on investments in other venture capital funds and technology companies. With these fundraisings, TrueBridge now manages more than $7.5bn in assets.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

PIC is a well-established company with a strong track record, and its acquisition would provide Apollo Global with access to a valuable customer base and a wide range of assets. A potential acquisition of PIC by Apollo Global would likely be met with some scrutiny from regulators and pension fund trustees.

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FinSMEs

JULY 2, 2024

New Mountain Capital, a NYC-based growth-oriented alternative investment firm, closed a $15.4 Billion seventh control/control-oriented fund, New Mountain Partners VII, L.P. and its related vehicles.

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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.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Riverwood Capital, which invests in high-growth technology companies, closed $1.8bn in new commitments in the largest fundraising round since inception 15 years ago. Riverwood has invested in 75 companies, mainly in the Americas, including GoPro, ride-hail firm 99, software firm Globant SA, VTEX, Nextdoor and iFLY.

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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 of assets under management. billion of assets on behalf of our clients.

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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 of assets under management. billion of assets on behalf of our clients.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 2, 2024

New York-headquartered alternative investment firm New Mountain Capital has held the final close of its seventh control-oriented fund, New Mountain Partners VII, with $15.4bn in capital commitments. That fund is now fully invested in platform companies, with the remaining capital reserved for follow-on growth investments.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Turnspire Capital Partners (Turnspire), a private investment firm focused on lower middle-market industrial and consumer businesses has held the final closing of Turnspire Value Fund II, at its hard cap of $275m in capital commitments.

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FinSMEs

MARCH 19, 2024

Comvest Partners, a West Palm Beach, FL-based middle-market private equity and credit investment firm, closed its sixth flagship private equity fund, Comvest Investment Partners VI, at $881M.

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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 Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Ara Partners (“Ara” or the “Firm”), a leading private equity and infrastructure investment firm specializing in industrial decarbonization, today announced that it has closed over $3bn of new capital commitments. Ara has total assets under management of approximately $5.6bn.

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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. Since inception, New Mountain’s net lease strategy has completed $1.9

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 28, 2024

Pan-European private equity real estate investment firm Patron Capital has appointed Mal Hunt as Senior Partner and Head of Investor Relations & Strategic Partnerships. Investors included pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations and family offices.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 17, 2024

The report also noted the investment organization has expanded its carbon emissions measurement coverage to a much larger proportion of assets under management. As the markets strengthened in 2023, the median return for these same Canadian defined benefit pension plans in 2023 was positive at 9.1%

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Pension Pulse

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Jennifer L of Carbon Credits reports Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan buys majority stake in KKR’s Australian carbon project developer: A Canadian pension fund Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has agreed to acquire KKR’s stake in a leading Australian carbon markets platform GreenCollar. billion as at June 30, 2023.

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Pension Pulse

AUGUST 16, 2024

George Soros’ investment firm and Druckenmiller’s family office both cut their positions in Nvidia in the second quarter, as Tepper’s Appaloosa Management also sold down its stake in the California tech giant by 84%, the filings to the U.S. Market neutral funds will engage in pair trading to remove market beta.

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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

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 in a major push into alternative assets. BlackRock shares fell slightly at 7:05 a.m. in early New York trading.

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