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CPP Investments Plows Into Private Equity in Fiscal Q3 2025

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That shift suggests a bet on a lower interest rate trajectory and a more favorable market for initial public offerings, the firms Chief Executive Officer Lawrence Calcano said at the end of last year. Polaris Capital is a leading Japanese private equity manager, focusing on upper mid-market buyout investments. billion.

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Private Equity's Creative Wizardry Posing Systemic Risk?

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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. When buyout groups do look to sell, PIKs, NAV loans and other kinds of excess baggage are creating obstacles.

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A Discussion With Blake Hutcheson and Jonathan Simmons on OMERS' Mid-Year Results

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billion in liquid assets to pay pension benefits, fund investment opportunities, satisfy potential collateral demands related to our use of derivatives, and to fund expenses. Liquidity We continue to maintain ample liquidity, with $23.1 We also have the capacity to borrow an additional $1.9

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Canadian Pension Funds Exposed to Northvolt's Collapse

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The following day, co-founder and chief executive Peter Carlsson , who only a year ago had been trumpeting Northvolt as a possible initial public offering (IPO) candidate, resigned and warned the European Union risks falling behind on green projects. Northvolt will also have access to about US$145 million in cash collateral.