Private Equity Insights

JULY 12, 2024

European utility Engie has joined forces with Canada’s second-largest pension fund to try to buy British power network Electricity North West (ENWL), according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. Read more South Korea’s Hahn & Co raises $3.4bn for new buyout fund Aircraft landing gear maker Héroux-Devtek Inc.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As global funds seek alternative markets for investments and fundraising due to restrictions in China, Korea is emerging as a focal point. According to industry sources on Sunday, KIC will allocate 200bn won to Apollo Global Management’s 10th buyout fund. stake in Indian cancer.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

Question is: Can it become a one-stop shop for pension funds, endowments, insurers, and sovereign wealth funds eager for exposure to every major alternative-asset class — without diminishing its private credit franchise? Despite staying with private debt, Ares had no trouble keeping pace with the rest of the industry.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The Louisiana Teachers’ Retirement System, which has $26.5bn in assets, has approved new commitments totalling $364m to private markets investment vehicles, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online. As of 30 June, the pension fund’s actual allocation to alternative assets and real estate stood at 48%.

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AltAssets

AUGUST 31, 2023

New Mexico State Investment Council, a $44bn-managing pension fund investor, has picked private credit and a string of venture capital vehicles in its latest suite of fund commitments. The post New Mexico’s $44bn pension fund unveils latest VC, credit fund commitments first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 21, 2024

Limited partners in the new funds span the globe and consist of corporations, pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, and private wealth investors. © 2024 Private Equity Professional | August 21, 2024

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

With the ongoing growth of its platform, Vistara is now seeking to broaden its investor base by targeting pension funds and other institutional investors, and geographically by launching vehicles for both US and international investors. is weighing a bid for UK's Pension Insurance Corporation.

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Layan Odeh of Bloomberg reports CPPIB plows at least $5 billion into private equity in three months: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board poured at least $5 billion into private equity in the last three months of 2024 as the asset class regained appeal. 31, according to Bloomberg calculations. two packaging companies.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 21, 2013

Ten years ago, I was an analyst for the General Motors pension fund, working on fund investments into leveraged buyout funds and venture capital deals. I literally wrote the investment memo for GMs investment into Accel IX, otherwise known as the "Facebook Fund." (I

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Unlike peers such as Apollo Global, EQT has avoided aggressive moves into credit investments, having exited its debt platform in 2020. Sinding envisions EQT potentially handling buyouts between $30bn and $50bn as midsized or family-owned companies remain private, positioning for global growth while partnering with EQT.

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AltAssets

APRIL 25, 2024

Pension fund managment major the New Jersey Division of Investment as picked out CVC Capital and Bain Capital vehicles among its latest suite of fund commitments. The post CVC, Bain Capital funds get New Jersey pension backing amid $875m of new commitments first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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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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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.

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AltAssets

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The Los Angeles Fire & Police Pensions has revealed $225m of new alternative assets commitments across buyout, credit and real estate. The post Platinum, CenterOak among firms picking up LA Fire & Police pension commitments appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 11, 2024

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. “It

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Gillian Tan, Swetha Gopinath and Layan Odeh of Bloomberg report OMERS to stop making direct private equity investments in Europe: The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System will stop making direct private equity investments in Europe as the pension fund overhauls its operations there, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 24, 2024

In late 2022, the system explored a sale of its PE fund stakes that was reported to be worth more than $1 billion, before ultimately deciding to hold off as markets deteriorated and pricing outlook appeared bleak, as affiliate title Buyouts reported at the time. billion to an investor group led by Goldman Sachs in 2018.

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AltAssets

MARCH 19, 2024

Pension fund giant CalPERS has revealed $8.4bn of new alternative assets commitments to firms including Ares Management, CVC and PSG. The post Here’s how CalPERS committed another $8.4bn of alternatives capital first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 2, 2024

In late 2022, the system explored a sale of its PE fund stakes that was reported to be worth more than $1 billion, before ultimately deciding to hold off as markets deteriorated and pricing outlook appeared bleak, as affiliate title Buyouts reported at the time. The worst thing that can happen at a pension fund is to miss a vintage.”

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AltAssets

JANUARY 25, 2024

Pension fund major the New Mexico State Investment Council has revealed three new alternative asset fund investments totalling $460m. The post Here’s which private investment funds the $50bn-managing New Mexico SIC just backed first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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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

AUGUST 24, 2023

A month ago, Eliyahu Kamisher of the Los Angels Times reported that CalPERS pension fund posts 5.8% gain, helped by stocks and private debt: CalPERS swung to a 5.8% gain in its latest fiscal year as the stock market rally and private debt buoyed the largest traditional public pension fund in the United States.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board , for example, which invests on behalf of the Canada Pension Plan , sold a diversified portfolio of limited partnership fund interests in mostly North American and European buyout funds to French private investment house Ardian for around $2 billion on Nov.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The $49.7bn-managing Texas County & District Retirement System has picked a pair of private equity and credit funds for its latest alternatives investments. The post Texas County & District picks OrbiMed, Linden Capital for latest alts commitments appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Pension Pulse

JANUARY 30, 2024

Created in the 1990s to manage Norway’s oil and gas revenues abroad, the fund is the world’s biggest single owner of equities. It’s been a really tough market for real estate generally, and debt levels have been pretty large,” Chief Executive Officer Nicolai Tangen told reporters in Oslo.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Reading the interview with Scott Chan above, you'd think CalSTRS was a Canadian pension fund, part of the Maple 8. It makes no sense to be a forced seller when markets get hit hard when you're a long-term pension fund so by adopting this, they can mitigate risk like risk of selling at the wrong time.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Pension giant the Florida State Board of Administration has reportedly made more than $200m of new private equity and credit fund commitments. The post Florida SBA said to commit more than $200m to PE, credit funds – ICG picks up lion’s share appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Operational Highlights Corporate developments Ranked first among the world’s leading public pension funds by Global SWF when measuring annualized returns between fiscal years 2013 and 2022 (Global SWF Data Platform, December 2023). and funds affiliated with Rialto Capital and acquired a 20% equity stake for US$1.2

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Pension Pulse

MAY 22, 2024

Ian Bickis of The Canadian Press reports CPP Investments earned 8 per cent in latest fiscal year, net assets rose to $632 billion: Canada's biggest pension fund earned an eight per cent return last year, but significantly underperformed the 19.9 and funds affiliated with Rialto Capital and acquired a 20% equity stake for US$1.2

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Razak Musah Baba of IPE Real Assets reports OMERS to buy Allianz’s stake in Indian road infrastructure trust: Canadian pension fund OMERS is buying Allianz Capital Partners’ 13.5% stake in Interise Trust , increasing its ownership in the Indian road sector infrastructure trust to 34.8%.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Victor has had a fascinating career, stood up the distressed debt department at Citibank before doing the same thing at Merrill Lynch a few years later. They do everything from hard assets like real estate, infrastructure, aircraft, power plants, to private debt, event driven opportunities. 15 businesses with over 90,000 employees.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 24, 2023

In private credit, tightening credit conditions resulting from a handful of bank failures and rescues in the United States have opened up opportunities for non-bank players like pension funds, he said. So we kind of had headwinds and tailwinds in the portfolio, which is the point of diversification,” Graham said. per cent return.

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Pension Pulse

AUGUST 23, 2023

It is for this reason that Canadian pension giant BCI finds itself in a rather enviable position. billion) public pension fund has spent much of the past decade using the secondaries market to cultivate a comparatively liquid portfolio of illiquid assets. billion; €158.2 Asia-Pacific represented 9.7 They cannot sell easily.

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AltAssets

MAY 8, 2024

The $259bn-managing New York State Common Retirement Fund has revealed $1.1bn of new alternative fund investments. The post New York pension giant makes more than $1.1bn of alternatives fund commitments first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

JULY 17, 2024

The $267bn-managing New York State Common Retirement Fund has revealed another clutch of significant alternative investment commitments worth $2.1bn. The post Infra investor Copenhagen the big winner as NY pension giant unveils $2.1bn first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The A$342bn ($288bn) AustralianSuper, Australia's largest superannuation fund, has expanded its Americas operation through five senior appointments and the relocation of its head of private credit to New York.

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AltAssets

MAY 1, 2024

The $144bn-managing New York State Teachers Retirement System has picked Sterling Group and Crestline among almost $1bn of new alternatives fund commitments. The post NYSTRS pension picks Sterling Group, Crestline among $900m alts commitments first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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