Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Coalesce Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in human capital-driven and technology-enabled services companies, has closed its inaugural fund, Coalesce Capital Fund I, and parallel vehicles, with $900m in total capital commitments. Billion for Australia Private Credit Fund Ares Management Corp. has raised A$2.6

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

The fundraising represents a significant increase from Crescent’s predecessor fund, Crescent European Specialty Lending Fund II, which announced its final close in April 2020 with 1.8bn of investable capital.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 9, 2023

But the reality behind investing motives is likely more nuanced: Research compiled by a collection of non-governmental organizations looked at 150 pension funds, banks, and insurance groups around the world and listed 4,500 companies that were excluded from many portfolios.

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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

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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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

Aquiline Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on financial services and related technologies, has raised $2.3bn for its fifth private equity fund, Aquiline Financial Services Fund V, making it the firm’s largest fund to date.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2023

banker Richard Ong, is seeking to raise as much as $2bn for a new fund that focuses on private credit in Asia. The Singapore-based firm has received initial interest from North American pension funds totaling $500m ahead of the fund launch in January, according to a fund document seen by Bloomberg News.

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Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The three new funds exceeded their targets and represent over $1.9 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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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The healthcare-focussed investor hit the close at approximately 60% of the base amount of $800m, it said in a statement on Wednesday. “We are on track to reach our final target for this fund, which puts us in good stead to execute our strategy and capitalise on a rich pipeline of opportunities.”

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 7, 2023

. “We are deeply grateful for the continued support from our existing investors and are delighted to welcome many new limited partners to Revelstoke. served as placement agent, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP provided legal advice to RCP Fund III. Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The fund, which attracted strong support from institutional investors in Europe (45%), the Americas (45%), and Asia (10%), significantly exceeds an initial €1.5bn target, and provides the firm with 80% more capital to deploy than its predecessor €985m Fund III.

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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

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Bank of England (BoE) is intensifying its efforts to closely monitor risks in the non-bank financial sector, which includes private equity firms, hedge funds, and asset managers, according to a report by Institutional Investor.

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FinSMEs

MAY 6, 2024

Palm Beach Capital (PBC), a West Palm Beach, Fl-based middle market private equity firm, closed its sixth fund, at over $350M, surpassing its target of $275M. The fund will continue […] The post Palm Beach Capital Closes Its Sixth Fund, at Over $350M appeared first on FinSMEs.

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FinSMEs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Billion in two new funds. The firm held the final closing of: The Funds’ investor bases include leading institutions representing public and corporate pension funds, endowments, charitable foundations, financial institutions, health delivery networks and family offices, as well as sizable […] The post Industry Ventures Raises Over $1.7

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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. and committing $700 million to a private equity fund managed by EQT Private Capital Asia.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 8, 2024

ESG News reports group of Canadian pension fund giants urge CSSB to reconsider sustainability reporting exemptions: Canadian pension funds challenge CSSB’s proposed exemptions, advocating for global standards. Investors emphasize the importance of uniform sustainability reporting.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 25, 2023

CenterGate Capital closes Fund II at over $375m Submitted 25/07/2023 - 11:21am CenterGate Capital (CenterGate), an Austin, Texas-based lower middle market private equity firm, has held the final closing of CenterGate Capital Partners II (Fund II) in excess of its original target with over $375m of capital capital commitments.

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Pension Pulse

JANUARY 31, 2024

AIMCo CEO Evan Siddall wrote an op-ed for the Globe and Mail stating ‘shadow banks’ aren’t a problem for the financial system – they are the solution: During the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-09, society paid a heavy price for having allowed financial institutions to become “too big to fail.” 7, 2021, has distributed 10.5%

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

A CPPIB spokesperson said the name of the fund is Canadian Fund-of-Funds V and that as an evergreen mandate, it's an additional commitment to a customized mandate with the pension fund. As part of its global private markets program, Northleaf has been one of Canada’s most active private equity investors.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 10, 2024

CDPQ is one of the only investors in the world to have made a commitment to encourage tax best practices at its portfolio companies, including compliance with a minimum tax rate of at least 15%, as recommended by the OECD and supported by the G20.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 6, 2023

in Engineering and Wharton School of Business with an MBA, Pereira’s years of financial services industry experience extends to consulting having been with Boston Consulting Group advising a broad range of clients with a focus on financial institutions and consumer companies. After graduating University of Toronto with a B.Sc.

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

We offer a range of alternative investment products to investors around the world — including public and private pension plans, endowments and foundations, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, insurance companies and private wealth investors. billion ). That's just under 3% of its total assets.

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The deployment of capital and management of assets will be carried out by Chinook, of which CDPQ will become a minority shareholder to support the firm’s growth as it looks to boost its portfolio of natural capital assets and develop more structures to meet the needs of new investors.

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Pension Pulse

JUNE 27, 2023

ABOUT BCI British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) is amongst the largest institutional investors in Canada with C$233.0 This can be seen in the rise of impact investing, which, though still a relative a niche, has become a priority for a growing number of private equity players and financial institutions generally.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In November 2021, he was named co-chair of the Investor Leadership Network (ILN) CEO Council along with Blake Hutcheson, CEO of OMERS. I told him I track pension funds very closely and there's no doubt CDPQ is a global leader in sustainable/ responsible investing. Why is it important?

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AltAssets

JULY 26, 2023

CenterGate Capital, a lower middle market private equity firm based in Austin, Texas, has happily announced the final closing of its CenterGate Capital Partners II (Fund II), gathering over $375m of capital. The post CenterGate Capital’s Fund II closes at over $375m exceeding expectations first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Pension Pulse

JUNE 20, 2023

Andrew and his team manage one of the biggest and most important credit portfolios among institutional investors in the world and I had a lot of questions pertaining to private credit which makes up the bulk of this portfolio. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University. We have people in four different offices globally.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 20, 2023

ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good day, and welcome to the Blackstone second-quarter 2023 investor call. They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now. Blackstone (NYSE: BX) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Jul 20, 2023 , 9:00 a.m.

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The Big Picture

MAY 9, 2023

Really a fascinating person who has seen the world from a unique perspective in multiple cities as an investor. So I went from being a publishing high yield research analyst to a distressed debt analyst and investor. So what I mean by that is, what is your source of funding? Pension funds have quite long-dated capital.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

And because these investors sometimes say, like, throw job offers around then never serious. In particular, when you get into what — financial market’s capitalist world, you’re always trying to anticipate what’s going on. In that sense, even people who describe themselves as investors are also necessarily speculators.

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The governance at all of Canada's Maple Eight pension funds is a hundred times better than it was back in the great financial crisis (GFC) and that includes CDPQ. Therefore, it is possible that wider pension coverage could lead toward even higher rates of home ownership, all things considered.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Second-Quarter Investment Highlights Credit Investments Invested €20 million into a syndicated credit-linked note with Banco Santander, a leading Spanish financial institution, for a diversified portfolio of small and medium-sized enterprise loans. This marks Ontario Teachers’ first investment in India from the TVG platform.

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Pension Pulse

JUNE 5, 2024

IMCO CEO Bert Clark posted a comment on LinkedIn going over the Canadian model and other thoughts from the Fiduciary Investors Symposium: I recently had the pleasure of speaking at Top1000 Funds’ Fiduciary Investors Symposium Toronto 2024. Lack of liquidity kills financial institutions.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Which is run by many insurance companies, pension funds who use Aladdin, and it’s a commercial enterprise for the firm. I think most public investors know about BlackRock from an equity perspective. Didn’t it start as a bond shop, catering to pension funds and foundations? RIEDER: It is. RIEDER: Right.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The difference could lie in institutional ownership. Large financial institutions, such as mutual funds, pension funds, and even insurance companies, have begun investing in blue chip cryptos. The path toward an XRP ETF An ETF is a bundle of assets that can be traded on exchanges like a regular stock.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

By the time the last attempt at an emergency plan failed, investors who had poured in US$10 billion discovered only US$30 million cash was left. In addition to BMW and Volkswagen AG , Northvolt’s top investors included Goldman Sachs’s asset management arm, Denmark’s biggest pension fund ATP, Baillie Gifford & Co.

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