Udu

MAY 31, 2023

Between 2020 and 2021, the industry experienced a period of unprecedented growth, only to see a regression in 2022 due to delayed economic reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic – the global buyout value dropped nearly 35%. This will bring about intense competition among firms for the best deals and may lead to a seller’s market.

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Pension Pulse

AUGUST 24, 2023

Despite the challenges buyouts firms are facing, some investors are increasing their bets on the asset class in a bid to profit from cheaper valuations. “I don’t believe that there’s a problem with the quarter lag on the valuation, it really comes down to the processes that are used [for the valuation],” she said.

Pension Funds 52

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 31, 2023

And so now we’ve built out the, the space further and our hopes are to launch additional products in the space over the next several years and really build a very multidimensional, multi-asset platform that will address private equity mostly in venture credit as well as as real estate. Are, are the parallels there at all?

Hedge Funds 64

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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. There’s pent-up demand.

Leveraged Buyouts 59

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The Big Picture

APRIL 4, 2023

We’re going to look at a buyout and look at the pricing, look at the structure. So, you know, it got to the point where, it was exciting at first, as a deal. You had a lot of the big buyout firms, they were doing the transactions in the ‘80s, in the early ‘90s. And they were doing mid-sized deals.

Private Equity Firms 59

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Pension Pulse

MARCH 3, 2025

Private equity is the final piece of the puzzle with investments dominated by the buyout program. In September last year, after analysing performance and deal flow, Berg decided to switch to fund investing in Asia and Europe and to focus on buyouts in North America. I think we have gone through the worst.

Buyout 52

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

So given these two areas that you focus on and the track record you guys have put up, I, I just wanted to mention again, you were named one of the top 10 venture firms of, of 2024 and a, a number of other accolades last year. Or are, are you guys a little broader thinking about a, a variety of different types of companies.

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