The Big Picture

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And we did talk to a lot of people, but we were grateful to have a college endowment, a a publicly traded insurance company, a publicly traded company, corporations pension fund, and some wealthy individuals join our first fund, which was a mighty $71.4 Now they’re private companies.

Private Equity Firms 69

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Mergers and Acquisitions Debt 69

Pension Pulse

MAY 8, 2023

For all the years the investigation found child labor, PSSI has been owned by Wall Street's Blackstone--the largest private equity firm in the world. Blackstone told us "extensive pre-investment due diligence showed PSSI had industry-leading hiring compliance." How can this happen? Where did oversight fail?

Due Diligence 52

Due Diligence Pension Funds Education Funds 52

Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Sarah Rundell of Top1000Funds recently interviewed Suyi Kim, Global Head of Private Equity at CPP Investments to go over what drives success at their giant PE portfolio: Suyi Kim, global head of private equity at CPP Investments manages quite possibly the largest private equity allocation in the world.

Portfolios 69

Portfolios Pension Funds Due Diligence Investing 69

The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

When I came up in the industry, when a company would come up for sale, we would have four or five months to research that business, and to do due diligence, and to meet the management team, to build our models. But for individuals, historically, there have not been great options to invest into private companies.

Assets 57

Assets Due Diligence Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 57

Sara Grillo

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

ESG also aims to promote supposedly the goal of ESG is to promote the growth of companies that are supportive of beneficial practices, which is debatable and we’re going to get to that. So the greenwashing underneath the fund is a whole nother layer that most regular people cannot go that deep into due diligence and figure this out.

Pension Funds 72

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