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Japanese pension fund Chikyoren selects global firms for PE and private debt mandate

Private Equity Wire

Japans Pension Fund Association for Local Government Officials (Chikyoren) has selected four firms two from the US and two from Japan for a global private equity mandate, according to a report by Asia Asset Management. The pension fund oversees assets totaling JPY37.58tn (approximately $237.9bn).

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AllianzGI closes €1.5bn Private Markets Credit Opportunities Fund

Private Equity Insights

The capital was raised from a global pool of investors, including insurance companies, pension funds, and family offices. AllianzGI noted that the strong investor response underscores the growing demand for private credit as an alternative to traditional bank financing, particularly as banks retreat from mid-market lending.

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Fund Friday: Top fundraising news in private equity

Private Equity Insights

The fund focuses on real estate secondaries, acquiring stakes in mature funds, providing liquidity to limited partners, and recapitalising existing assets. Employee and limited partner commitments also contributed to the funds oversubscribed close. The fund, which exceeded its target, raised 1bn ($1.03bn) in total commitments.

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Pension fund invests in Morgan Stanley’s $1bn climate fund

Private Equity Insights

AP Pension has invested in a Morgan Stanley fund that aims to reduce carbon emissions by 1GT ahead of 2050. Danish pension fund AP Pension has invested in the Morgan Stanley 1 Gigaton fund, which aims to remove one gigaton of CO2-equivalent emissions from the Earth’s atmosphere by 2050.

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BlackRock expands private equity focus with new financing initiative

Private Equity Insights

The firm is looking to extend its role beyond investing client capital to managing funds for private equity and alternative asset managers, according to Chief Financial Officer Martin Small. This move follows BlackRocks $30bn expansion into private credit, financial data, and infrastructure assets in 2023.

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Australia’s second-largest pension fund to increase private credit allocation

Private Equity Wire

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. Other leading funds in Australia’s rapidly expanding AUD3.7tn pension industry are also showing an increased interest in private credit.

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Blue Sage Capital closes $618m oversubscribed Fund IV, doubling predecessor fund

Private Equity Insights

Investor demand for the fund was exceptionally strong, with Blue Sage securing backing from a diverse group of Limited Partners, including university endowments, charitable foundations, pension funds, large family offices, insurance firms, and high-net-worth individuals.