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.

Private Equity Firms 52

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout Pension Funds 52

Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

Buyout firm EQT AB is teaming up with Germany’s richest man to acquire a 35% stake in German bus and train operator Flix SE. Rich Families Private equity firms clinched more than $30 billion of deals around the world last week, raising hopes for a revival in mergers and acquisitions following a slow first half of the year.

Stakes 130

Stakes Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 130

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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Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Pension Funds Mergers and Acquisitions 59

The Big Picture

JANUARY 24, 2023

And what was interesting was the first leveraged buyout of a public company happened when I was in graduate school. KLINSKY: In 1979, it was the first leveraged buyout of a public company. We had sold the family business, maybe buy another family business one day through a leveraged buyout. And I worked on it. KLINSKY: Yeah.

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Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Debt 104

The Big Picture

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And the entire merger department of Goldman Sachs in 1983 was 32 people. Michael Fisch : 00:05:39 [Speaker Changed] Well, in the time that I was working at Goldman Sachs in mergers, there were a bunch of big public companies who were on, we were on m and a retainer, they call it. Some investments will never have add-on acquisitions.

Private Equity Firms 69

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Mergers and Acquisitions Debt 69

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). The funds target upper middle-market and large growth buyouts in North America and Western Europe.

Stakes 59

Stakes Pension Funds Investing Mergers and Acquisitions 59

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 per cent return of its reference portfolio.

Investing 59

Investing Pension Funds Stakes Assets 59