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HOOPP reports 9.7% return in 2024, boosted by private equity and stocks

Private Equity Insights

return in 2024, boosted by private equity and stocks The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) posted a 9.7% The pension fund’s net assets grew to $123bn as of December 31, up from $112.6bn in 2023. Infrastructure assets also performed well, with a 12.3% HOOPPs public equities portfolio delivered a 17.9%

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Brookfield poised to secure $10bn Colonial Pipeline deal in major energy shake-up

Private Equity Insights

Sources familiar with the matter indicate that Brookfield has advanced past rival infrastructure funds and strategic buyers following the submission of final offers last week. Canadian pension fund Caisse de Dpt et Placement du Qubec (CDPQ), oil major Shell Plc, infrastructure investor IFM Investors, and Koch Industries.

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New Forests raises €410m for sustainable forestry fund backed by European investors

Private Equity Insights

New Forests, a global sustainable investment manager, has raised 410m in the first close of its latest fund, focused on climate and forestry initiatives. The fund, supported by European investors such as pension funds, insurers, and family offices, aims to reach a final target of 600m.

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Billionaire Bill Ackman Has 45% of His Hedge Fund's $13.4 Billion Portfolio Invested in Just 3 Stocks

The Motley Fool

His hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital, invests in high-quality businesses with stocks that Ackman feels have become mispriced relative to their intrinsic value. Ackman's activist investor strategy requires a highly concentrated portfolio. In October, Brookfield Asset Management relocated its headquarters to New York.

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Australian $100bn pension fund targets private assets with London launch

Private Equity Insights

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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PE rethinks NAV loans as investors push back

Private Equity Wire

Buyout firms have long relied on controversial loans backed by equity stakes to enhance fund returns, but growing investor criticism has triggered a slowdown, according to a report by Bloomberg UK. This shift partly reflects a rebalancing of power, enabling LPs in private equity funds, such as pension funds to exert influence over GPs.

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Fund Friday: Top fundraising news in private equity

Private Equity Insights

Read more: [link] Ares Management Corporation announced that its Ares European Strategic Income Fund (AESIF) has exceeded 2.2bn in assets under management within its first full year. Warren Spector, chairman of Balbec, highlighted the strong investor confidence in the firms approach, investment process, and analytics.

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