Pension Pulse

APRIL 16, 2024

Derek Decloet and Christine Dobby of Bloomberg report Canada taps ex-BOC governor to examine how pension funds invest: Canada’s finance minister has asked former central bank governor Stephen Poloz to examine ways to entice its pension funds to invest more in the country.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 7, 2024

The REIT has grown by investing shareholder capital into income-generating net lease real estate. It plans to leverage that expertise by bringing in private capital in a brilliant move that could grow shareholder value significantly in the future. pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and insurance companies).

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 15, 2024

Venture capital investment firm TrueBridge Capital Partners has raised $1.6bn in capital commitments across five investment vehicles focusing on investments in other venture capital funds and technology companies. With these fundraisings, TrueBridge now manages more than $7.5bn in assets.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

I was working for the GM pension fund, an institutional LP, as an analyst, doing a research project on consumer private equity and venture capital investing. I was researching consumer focused funds, building and fixing brands, and talking to just about every consumer minded investor I could find.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Hoop Capital Metrika SGR S.p.A. Banco BPM UMG Investments HAT SGR White Bridge Investments Mutares SE & Co. KGaA Pariter Partners Athos Partners Gradiente SGR SpA Anima Alternative Selinca AV Opera Capital Partners Rothschild & Co. Pantheon Hamilton Lane Apollo Global Management H.I.G.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Other investors in Idun II include global private and public pension funds, leading university endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and family offices.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

Australia’s largest pension fund AustralianSuper has written off over AUD1.1bn in equity and loans linked to US-based online education start-up Pluralsight, marking the fund’s largest single loss in its venture capital investments to date, according to a report by the Australian Financial Review.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The fund is the largest of its type since 2018 and one of the five biggest to date, according to Convergence, which tracks the market and said the fund also stood out for the high ratio of private capital invested for every dollar of public funds. Source: Reuters Can’t stop reading?

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

One factor driving that view is that it's only tapping into a small fraction of the capital invested in the commercial real estate market. Robust access to public capital "Access to capital is paramount to the success of our company," stated Realty Income CFO Jonathan Pong on the third-quarter conference call.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

The SEC has suffered a major setback in its bid to increase oversight of the private equity and venture capital industry after a US appeals court threw out a new rule requiring managers to provide investors with fees and expenses each quarter. ” He said in a statement.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Duke's regulated operations have monopolies in the regions they serve and, in return, must get their rates and capital investment plans approved by the government. was created so that entities unable to invest in partnerships (like pension funds) could invest, broadening Brookfield Renewable's access to capital.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Data from the first half of the year from Invest Europe, the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors, shows a drop in activity amid challenging economic and market conditions.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 17, 2024

His hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital, invests in high-quality businesses with stocks that Ackman feels have become mispriced relative to their intrinsic value. But Brookfield isn't just about making moves to attract more investment capital. Bill Ackman likes to focus on just a few companies at a time.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 21, 2020

While it is nice to have these “rights”, the need for this letter actually has very little to do with how venture capital firms want to work with a portfolio company. The existence of these letters has everything to do with where the venture capital firms get their funds from.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 5, 2024

 The transcript from this week’s, MiB: David Snyderman, Magnetar Capital , is below. I started there on the convertible bond arbitrage desk, and then we started capital structure arbitrage, which meant we were, you know, buying or selling credit and, and against that buying and selling equities. How has this affected your business?

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Our investment strategy offers significant opportunities for growth across multiple verticals, including our core of retail and industrial and newer verticals such as data centers and gaming. At the same time, we are making progress toward the establishment of a private capital fund, which I'll touch on later in this call.

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Freschia Gonzales of Benefits and Pensions Monitor reports CDPQ and Chinook launch platform to invest in Pacific Northwest forestland: CDPQ and Chinook Forest Partners have launched a new investment platform to build a diversified portfolio of forestland in the Pacific Northwest, US.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 11, 2024

We believe the model portfolio solution we're building with Partners Group will revolutionize access to private markets for wealth managers and improve portfolio outcomes for millions of households on an even bigger scale than what's been done with evergreen funds. Earnings per share of $11.46 We are not transactional.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 29, 2024

Pine Gate Renewables just announced a $650 million total investment from Generate Capital, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) and HESTA: ASHEVILLE, N.C.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Today, Pine Gate Renewables announced the final closing of a $650 million investment from Generate Capital, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) and HESTA.

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Fortune Financial

AUGUST 7, 2023

Private Equity Private equity is a form of alternative investment that involves investing in privately-held companies. It encompasses strategies such as venture capital, leveraged buyouts and investing directly in publicly-traded private equity firms. trillion in buyouts, highlighting its resilience and impressive growth.

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Fortune Financial

AUGUST 7, 2023

Private Equity Private equity is a form of alternative investment that involves investing in privately-held companies. It encompasses strategies such as venture capital, leveraged buyouts and investing directly in publicly-traded private equity firms. trillion in buyouts, highlighting its resilience and impressive growth.

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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

MARCH 8, 2024

Schroders' private markets investment arm has picked up a £300m cornerstone investment ahead of the launch of its UK venture and growth Long-Term Asset Fund. The post These cornerstone investors just committed £300m to Schroders Capital’s latest LTAF first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

AUGUST 10, 2023

Canadian pension giant OMERS is scrapping its European venture capital investment program after just four years to focus on 'better opportunities' in the North American market. The post Pension giant OMERS pulls out of European VC, sees better opportunities in North America first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Swetha Gopinath of Bloomberg reports Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan to co-own financial advisor Max Matthiessen: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) agreed to acquire a co-control stake in Stockholm-based financial advisor Max Matthiessen from private equity firm Nordic Capital Ltd. based patent software company Anaqua Inc.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 13, 2023

The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Mathieu Chabran, Tikehau Capital , is below. Mathieu Chabran is the co-founder of TIKEHAU Capital, a Paris-based alternative asset manager. I found this to be really a fascinating conversation about approaching the world of investing from a different angle.

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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 6, 2024

Andres Gonzales of Reuters reports Canadian pension fund OMERS, DWS to acquire Italy's group Grandi Stazioni Retail: Canadian public pension fund OMERS and DWS Group reached a deal to acquire Grandi Stazioni Retail, the two investors said on Tuesday. billion ($1.8-

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Pension Pulse

JULY 26, 2023

Richard Burrett, Chief Sustainability Officer at Earth Capital , wrote a guest comment on the future of the corporation: Every business has an impact on societal well-being, either positive such as the production of socially useful goods and services or negative such as pollution. This is particularly true of the investment sector.

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

CDPQ has been a long-term partner to AES and this transaction marks another strong step forward for AES Ohio, enabling the increased capital investments needed to support our customers’ growing needs,” Andrés Gluski, AES president and chief executive, said in a statemen t. AES Ohio plans to invest more than $1.5

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Pension Pulse

MAY 13, 2024

Bob Baldwin wrote an op-ed for the Globe and Mail stating a proposal to encourage more pension fund investing at home is wrong for Canada: Last month’s budget unveiled a working group led by former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz to collaborate with pension fund leaders to encourage funds to invest more of their assets in Canada.

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Pension Pulse

JANUARY 25, 2024

James Bradshaw of the Globe and Mail reports Teachers' invests in portable battery company aiming to replace gas-powered generators: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is leading a US$95-million funding round for Instagrid GmbH, a German maker of portable battery systems designed to replace gas-powered generators.

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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 Formed a US$750 million strategic capital partnership with Redwood Trust, Inc.,

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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% The infrastructure arm of OMERS is investing an undisclosed amount to increase its stake in Interise from the 21.3%

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Pension Pulse

JANUARY 22, 2024

OMERS has invested more than $2.5-billion billion in LifeLabs and two of the sources said the asset manager is asking for a premium valuation on the business, well above the capital OMERS has put into acquisitions. billion market capitalization. billion market capitalization. One is Vaughan, Ont. a leading U.S.

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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. Christine Dobby of the Toronto Star also reports CPP Investments posts 1.3% per cent return.

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JULY 15, 2024

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