Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Infrastructure investment specialist Infranity has launched its commingled Enhanced Return Debt strategy which, together with co-investments, has already exceeded half of its target, reaching €1.585bn in capital commitments. Infranity’s AUM now exceeds €11bn.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

Given the funding needs for financing data centers and energy transition, there’s room to grow to hit the $25 trillion mark, Michael Zawadzki, Blackstone Credit and Insurance’s global chief investment officer said Friday in an interview with Bloomberg Television. tied to assets including microchips.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 26, 2024

Bain Capital Credit, the firm’s global credit business with $45bn in AUM, has closed its latest debt vehicle, Bain Capital Middle Market Credit 2022 (MMC 22), with commitments totalling more than $1bn, according to the Wall Street Journal. The firm’s predecessor fund, Bain Capital Middle Market Credit 2018, closed with $975m in 2019.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

percentage points above the Secured Overnight Financing Rate and at a discounted price of 98 cents on the dollar. percentage points above the Secured Overnight Financing Rate and at a discounted price of 98 cents on the dollar. Billion for Australia Private Credit Fund Ares Management Corp. Read more Ares Raises $1.7

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Kevin Carmichael of The Logic reports Freeland eyes power of pension funds to lift Canadian economy: We’ve been conditioned to dismiss federal budgets and fiscal updates as political documents. In this way, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s fall economic statement was more interesting than she indicated it would be.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

But the deal is also a gamble, considering investors have worried about BCE’s ability to afford its dividend and pay down debt. The integration matters because investors tend to judge the riskiness of a company’s debt load by comparing it to annual cash flows: “This is a great trade, in sports terms,” Mr. Bibic said.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Allegro Funds as it acquired fuel retailer Gull New Zealand; and BGH Capital’s payments platform Pushpay, the firm said. Financing of leverage buyouts in Australia and New Zealand has typically been done through banks due to the lack of an institutional capital market for high-yield borrowers. and Citigroup Inc. has raised A$2.6

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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. 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.

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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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Pension Pulse

JUNE 25, 2024

In January, the fund said it would combine that real estate business with another specializing in lending against properties, a merger that’s expected to save the plan $100 million annually. The reorganizations change an approach that had made Canada’s pension funds powerhouses in the property market.

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The partners are also opening the door to financing projects in other Indigenous communities. Nevertheless, access to capital to finance projects of this scale represents a challenge for the various communities. We are active in the major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure, real estate and private debt.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

The board of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers), the largest US pension fund, is has voted to up its exposure to private equity and private credit by a combined $34bn in a bet that riskier asset classes will generate higher returns than stocks, according to a report by Bloomberg. investment target return.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Considered an accomplished businessman and pioneer of climate finance in India, he was in principle responsible for ensuring the good governance of the organization. And to be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if similar bribing schemes are also occurring at other CDPQ subsidiaries in India and at those of other large Canadian pension funds.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

James Hirai of Bloomberg reports Dutch pension funds send shockwaves through euro swap market: Dutch pension funds are plowing cash into long-dated swap contracts, according to strategists, upending one of this year’s most popular trades. The funds, by far the region’s largest with more than €1.5 in a client note.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2023

It had received commitments from both existing and new investors that include institutional investors, insurance and pension funds, development finance institutions and family offices across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific, it said. is looking to raise $325m to refinance debt by. It has raised about $480-$500m so far.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Bain Capital Credit, the firm’s global credit business with $45bn in AUM, has closed its latest debt vehicle, Bain Capital Middle Market Credit 2022 (MMC 22), with commitments totalling more than $1bn, according to the Wall Street Journal. The firm’s predecessor fund, Bain Capital Middle Market Credit 2018, closed with $975m in 2019.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

The new fund, Ares Private Credit Fund VI (APCF VI), which surpassed its initial fundraising target, will focus on providing flexible and innovative financing solutions to middle-market companies across North America and Europe, emphasising senior secured loans, subordinated debt, and other private credit instruments.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 6, 2023

With a debt-to-equity ratio of roughly 0.12 times, it has the strongest finances of any of its closest peers. Essentially, during the lean times, it can take on debt to keep funding its business and dividend while it waits for better days. That's important, but the bigger story is probably Chevron's balance sheet.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Italian Association of Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt Sella Venture Partners SGR Investitori SGR HOPE S.B. Equita Kairos Partners SGR SpA Finance for Food NORD Holding UBG mbH IBLA CAPITAL Investment Company Progressio SGR DLVENTURES Indaco Venture Partners SGR Vitale Dualcore S.R.L. KRASSOWSKI i WSPÓLNICY SP.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 19, 2025

Arcmont Asset Management has secured mandates totalling 475m for a new Impact Lending strategy from pension asset manager APG, and TIAA, one of the worlds largest institutional investors and a provider of retirement and financial services. Arcmont is owned by Nuveen Private Capital (NPC).

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 30, 2024

The equity commitments follow the company’s recent debt refinancing announced in June and together will further euNetworks’ momentum as the company continues to scale and execute against its strategic priorities. billion private credit fund A unit of Singapore’s state-owned investor Temasek Holdings Pte. has raised $1.7

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“The federal government believes that continued domestic investments by Canada’s pension funds have the potential to boost Canada’s economy and create good careers for people across the country.” The statement said government would work with pensions to find and encourage more investments in Canada.

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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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Integrity Financial Planning

DECEMBER 13, 2022

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 30, 2024

The equity commitments follow the company’s recent debt refinancing announced in June and together will further euNetworks’ momentum as the company continues to scale and execute against its strategic priorities. euNetworks builds and invests in city and long haul fibre networks to connect key European data centres and data hubs.

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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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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Kreos Capital, a provider of growth and venture debt financing to companies in the technology and healthcare industries, which was recently acquired by BlackRock, has held the final close of Kreos Capital VII (Kreos VII) above target at €1.2bn The fund attracted support from over 30 institutional investors, including banks, sovereign wealth funds, (..)

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 31, 2024

trillion of assets under management supporting defined benefit and defined contribution plans, PGIM serves more than half of the world's 300 largest pension funds. It's looking at opportunities for flow or new sales financing, as well as third-party blocks. So financing for growth and by reinsuring diversifying against risk.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 24, 2024

Pretty harsh and I painstakingly tried to explain to my friend that the goal of CPP Investments isn't to try to match its Reference Portfolio or beat it and that it's true that no pension fund (not just CPP Investments) or fund manager has consistently beaten the S&P 500 over the last 20 years, that doesn't mean active managers are "useless".

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Pension Pulse

MAY 8, 2024

Ishika Mookerjee and Sheryl Tian Tong Lee of Bloomberg report Quebec pension struggles to deploy $7 billion for energy transition: One of Canada’s biggest pension funds says it hasn’t been able to deploy the CAD 10 billion ($7.3 Some metrics CDPQ looks at include carbon intensity, diversity and inclusion, and tax compliance.

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American Investment Council

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Today, Private Debt Investor published an article on the findings from the American Investment Council’s new report, prepared by EY, on the significant impact of private credit on the U.S. highlights the industry’s role as a critical source of financing for small and medium sized businesses. Private credit was responsible for adding 1.6

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Pension Pulse

MAY 17, 2023

Right now he sees a fertile environment for lenders such as Oaktree to step in and provide financing where banks are further retrenching following the collapse of Signature Bank and two other US regional lenders. The firm is in the midst of a fundraising push as it looks to raise $10bn to finance large private-equity backed takeovers.

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Over the last decade, the real estate arm of Quebec’s $300 billion pension fund tore through U.S. Now, nearly $5 billion worth of debt on those properties is set to mature over a 12-month span starting next year. billion Stuy Town debt matures five months later. cities, paying top dollar to buy trophy properties.

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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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Pension Pulse

MAY 21, 2024

Thames Water has been struggling under the weight of more than £18-billion ($31-billion) of debt that has become more expensive with high interest rates. OMERS is one of Canada’s largest pension fund managers, overseeing $129-billion of assets with investments in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Earlier today, I spoke with Peter Letko and Daniel Brosseau of LetkoBrosseau Global Investment Management to set the record straight on where they stand on Canadian pension funds investing more in Canada. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s fall economic statement did not help.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 2, 2024

They're going to have trouble refinancing their debt when it eventually comes due. If you're a portfolio manager for a pension fund and you're looking to invest money, you're probably going to like that lower volatility, because you don't have to worry about the daily fluctuations in stock prices. Then looking at multifamily.

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