Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Balbec Capital (Balbec), an alternative investment manager with over $16bn in platform assets, has held the final close of InSolve Global Credit Fund VI (IGCF VI), with over $1.7bn in commitments across the flagship fund and related vehicles. To date, the Fund has called 51% of capital commitments.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Despite conservative disdain for environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives -- or "woke" capitalism, as they call it -- one research project found climate change remains a chief concern when asset managers choose not to invest in portfolio companies, the Financial Time s reported.

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American Investment Council

JULY 18, 2024

Maloney : “Strong private equity returns ensure that tens of millions of dedicated public servants can depend on a well-funded pension to support their well-deserved retirement.” In 2023, private equity investments delivered a median annualized return of 15.2 Washington, D.C. percent over a 10-year period.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 12, 2024

It's a business insurance broker, a healthcare and retirement benefit plan manager, a reinsurance broker, and a consultancy firm rolled into one. It even has an "outsourced chief investment officer" segment to handle defined benefit pension funds for clients. The real estate investment trust ( REIT ) has delivered 13.6%

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Private Equity Professional

MARCH 21, 2024

Equity and debt investor Comvest Partners has closed its sixth flagship private equity fund, Comvest Investment Partners VI LP, with total capital commitments of $881 million. Like its earlier funds, Fund VI will… This content is for members only.

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The Canadian Press reports the Caisse and Kahnawake Mohawks want to invest together in renewable energies: The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and the Caisse de dpt et placement du Qubec (CDPQ) want to invest jointly in renewable energy projects. As at June 30, 2024, CDPQs net assets totalled CAD 452 billion.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Despite a decline in both private equity infrastructure dealmaking and fundraising in 2023, limited partners (LPs) are planning to increase their commitments to the asset class, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group. Deals declined by 18% last year, while global fundraising fell by 50% from a high of $176bn in 2022 to $89bn.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 30, 2024

The Oklahoma Firefighters Pension & Retirement System has committed $20m to Schroders Capital Private Equity Global Direct IV, according to a report by Pensions & Investments. It was approved during a board meeting on 17 May.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The system works exceptionally well, yet in the past year, we have seen increasing calls to change this model and use pension funds as a policy tool. This has culminated in an announcement from Ottawa to explore ways to have pension funds invest more domestically. We are looking at solutions in search of problems.

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Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Commitments for Shore’s three new funds came from the firm’s existing investors and select new limited partners, which include university endowments, financial institutions, pension funds, insurance companies, funds of funds, and family offices.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Chris Witkowsky of Buyouts reports Canadian giant PSP Investments shops $1 billion-plus portfolio: PSP investments is shopping a large portfolio of fund stakes that could total up to around $1.5 billion, according to sources and confirmed by the pension system in a statement to Buyouts. The system managed about C$264.9

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

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The Big Picture

APRIL 3, 2023

The consulting firm Global SWF tracks all the important info about Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and Public Pension Funds (PPFs). Its an amazing collection of charts and data. The asset value peak was $33.6 trillion (USD) in 2021; that’s down only slightly to $31.4 trillion as of the end of 2022.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 12, 2024

NorthWall Capital, a credit investment firm delivering private capital solutions to counterparties in Western Europe, has held the final close of its flagship NorthWall European Opportunities Fund II and associated vehicles, with more than €640m in investor commitments.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Kohlberg & Company (Kohlberg), a private equity firm specialising in middle market investing, has held the final closing of its 10th private equity fund, Kohlberg Investors X (Fund X), with $4.3bn in capital commitments. Kohlberg has also raised an additional $1.0bn in commitments for dedicated co-investment vehicles.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 4, 2024

He was the long-time chair of the Toronto Port Authority and, earlier in his career, advised a committee of Canada’s Senate on issues that included the creation of major public-sector pension funds such as the Public Sector Pension Investment Board.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 16, 2024

Eurazeo has held the final close of its maiden infrastructure programme, which comprises the Eurazeo Transition Infrastructure Fund and a co-investment vehicle, at €706m in aggregate commitments, exceeding the original €500m target. ETIF invests in transition assets across the energy, digital, clean transport and environmental sectors.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 18, 2024

NorthWall Capital (“NorthWall”), a leading credit investment firm delivering private capital solutions to counterparties in Western Europe, today announces the final close of its flagship NorthWall European Opportunities Fund II and associated vehicles (“NWEOF II” or “the Fund”), attracting more than €640m in investor commitments.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

US institutional investors are offloading their private equity holdings at slashed prices, reflecting a broader trend of reducing exposure to the illiquid asset class, with pension funds and endowments leading the charge, according to a report by the Financial Times. The trend continued with 95% in 2022 and 73% in 2021.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Texas-based private equity firm Trinity Hunt Partners has closed its latest fund, Trinity Hunt Partners VII, (Fund VII) at its hard cap of $700m in capital commitments, which was oversubscribed and had fundraising completed in under five months.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Middle-market private equity and credit investment firm Comvest Partners has closed its sixth flagship private equity fund, Comvest Investment Partners VI (CIP VI), with total capital commitments of $881m. We are excited about the continued momentum of our firm, our private equity investment approach, and our team.”

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Rubicon Technology Partners (“Rubicon”), a leading private equity firm focused on enterprise software investments, announced the successful closing of its latest fund, Rubicon Technology Partners IV (“Fund IV” or “the Fund”), at approximately $1.7bn.

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Private Equity Professional

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Middle-market investor Kohlberg & Company has completed the final closing of its 10th private equity fund, Kohlberg Investors X LP (Fund X), securing $4.3 Additionally, the firm raised $1 billion in commitments for co-investment vehicles dedicated to investing alongside Fund X. billion in commitments.

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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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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (LASERS), based in Baton Rouge, has approved $225m in new private equity commitments as part of its ongoing efforts to bolster private market investments, according to a report by Pension & Investment Online. As of 30 September, the funds actual allocation stood at 21.5%.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The fund will continue Kreos’ investment strategy of providing loans to high-growth companies across EMEA, with a particular focus on the Technology and Healthcare sectors. Consistent with prior funds, Kreos VII will target investments in companies at every stage of their growth life cycle and can make investments from €2m up to €100m.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The provincial organization will attempt to mobilize private capital participation by “preparing and structuring such investments in a more likely executable and bankable way,” says Ahmed. Indeed, Ahmed has seen a growing interest for investments in Canadian infrastructure assets. Such support appears to be welcome news.

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Top 1000 Funds

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The UK government has just closed a consultation on LGPS pooling progress and processes that will shine a spotlight on £18 West Yorkshire pension fund's hybrid approach. Championing local investment and regional financial expertise may not be enough to offset pressure to step up pooling.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

He hasn't founded or built either a successful, let alone innovative company, and he hasn't raised $ to invest in those entrepreneurs. Fred has basically always been a VC, Mike was a reporter, and Jim worked in product marketing and management consulting. How about as a VC? Just tired of people with no track record getting respect.".

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FinSMEs

MARCH 19, 2024

Comvest Partners, a West Palm Beach, FL-based middle-market private equity and credit investment firm, closed its sixth flagship private equity fund, Comvest Investment Partners VI, at $881M.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 10, 2024

Today, CDPQ published its Sustainable Investing Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023: CDPQ actively contributes to advancing sustainable finance, and once again this year the report presents concrete actions taken to drive the organization’s impact. The 2023 Sustainable Investing Report is available online.

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Pension Pulse

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Over the summer, multiple associations representing OMERS members wrote to the government urging it to review governance at the $133-billion pension fund, which invests on behalf of more than 626,000 Ontario public service workers. OMERS earned an investment return of 8 per cent over the past three years and 7.1

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Earlier today, PSP Investments released its 2024 Sustainability Report highlighting progress in advancing its sustainability capabilities and climate strategy: Highlights $64.9 billion invested in green assets, compared to $48.9 Our mandate spans decades and shapes how we invest. billion in fiscal 2023*.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 11, 2023

CPPI's investment is mostly in the form of capital that Amsterdam-based Power2X can use to develop new projects in Europe that seek to decarbonise hard-to-abate industrial assets by adopting green hydrogen. Other Canadian funds have also been backing Europe's cleaner energy drive. billion) in a green hydrogen plant in Portugal.

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Pension Pulse

JUNE 18, 2024

trillion Canadian pension industry have warned the founding principles that have made Canadian funds exemplars around the world are under attack. A recent example would be this move to move more of the assets into Canadian investments that we just saw in the last few months,” he said. “To Two high profile pioneers of the $4.1

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

That's more than half of the fund's estimated total net assets. The third-party report, compiled by consultant LifeWorks, attributes the figure to Alberta's high employment rates, young population, and higher pensionable earnings, which it claims has meant the province has sent billions more into the CPP compared to what it has received.

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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 per cent return of its reference portfolio.

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