Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 26, 2024

Six of Canada’s biggest pension funds managing C$1.3 ” CPP Investments manages most of its C$62 billion credit book in-house. . ” CPP Investments manages most of its C$62 billion credit book in-house. Pension plans OTPP and OPTrust told Reuters they saw opportunities to plug gaps left by banks.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 28, 2024

Chicago Public School Teachers’ Pension & Retirement Fund has allocated $30m to private equity funds following its 20 June board meeting, according to a report by Pensions & Investments. As of 31 March, the fund’s existing allocations to private equity and infrastructure stood at 8.5%

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 19, 2024

The largest public pension find in Texas, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, which manages some $202bn in assets, has decided to shift almost $10bn out of private equity investments, according to a report by Bloomberg. Reducing this to 12% means pulling approximately $9.7bn from private equity investments. of its portfolio.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 23, 2024

The Australian Retirement Trust, a pension fund valued at AUD260bn ($174bn), plans to increase its private credit allocation over the next year, targeting opportunities in Europe and North America. Other leading funds in Australia’s rapidly expanding AUD3.7tn pension industry are also showing an increased interest in private credit.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Several US pension funds are preparing to significantly increase their allocations to private credit in the 2025 fiscal year, highlighting a growing interest in the sector among institutional investors, according to a report by Banking Exchange.

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Top 1000 Funds

JULY 22, 2024

PensionDanmark says its decision to invest in ships for the Danish navy has been prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Other European pension funds are under pressure from policy makers to invest in defence but the sector doesn't sit comfortably with ESG priorities.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

European pension funds are committing a "miniscule" amount of their vast capital to VC funds in the region, continuing their historical trend of punching below their weight, new research from Atomico shows.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Pension fund KPN is aiming to make an investment of between 5% and 7% of its €10bn assets in infrastructure, corporate and real estate debt by 2026, with half of that total going to impact investments – if the fund can identify suitable managers – according to a report by IPE.com.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund (CTPF), the oldest public retirement scheme in Illinois, is planning to makes its first foray into the booming private credit market with an initial allocation of up to $350m, according to a report by Bloomberg. Chicago Teachers’ is the latest pension to join those flocking to the $1.6

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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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AltAssets

JANUARY 11, 2024

The $187bn-managing Teacher Retirement System of Texas has picked a pair of Insight Partners funds among its latest raft of alternatives commitments. The post Insight Partners, Pollen Street funds pick up Texas Teachers pension fund backing first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Four of New York City’s five public employee pension funds, catering for teachers, police officers, firefighters and civil servants, are to up their allocations to private equity and other illiquid asset classes, as they look to boost investment returns, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 23, 2024

It's a clash of titans, because we have two economic theories,” Daniel Brosseau, co-founder and partner at investment firm Letko Brosseau, told BNN Bloomberg in a Monday interview. He said this type of investment approach essentially cedes control of Canadian companies to investors from outside Canada, hampering the economy in the long run.

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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. The Government of Canada shouldn't be hinting at how or where Canada's large pension funds invest. Let's keep it that way.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 29, 2023

Korea Pension Fund to up private credit investments Submitted 29/08/2023 - 11:32am Government Employees Pension Service, one of South Korea’s major pension funds with around $6bn in assets is looking to up its allocations to alternative assets, including private credit and real estate, to boost returns, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Top 1000 Funds

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Pension Fund, managing assets worth 1 trillion yen ($6.6 billion), is poised to increase investments in illiquid alternatives, including infrastructure private equity and debt aimed at maximizing returns.

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AltAssets

AUGUST 31, 2023

New Mexico State Investment Council, a $44bn-managing pension fund investor, has picked private credit and a string of venture capital vehicles in its latest suite of fund commitments. The post New Mexico’s $44bn pension fund unveils latest VC, credit fund commitments first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

JUNE 19, 2024

Financial advisory and asset management major Lazard has brought in former Citigroup managing director Ali Syed to boost its coverage of sovereign wealth funds and pensions. The post Lazard brings in Citigroup’s Syed to lead sovereign wealth, pension fund private capital advisory first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

AUGUST 28, 2024

The $14.8bn-managing Montana Board of Investments has picked a string of alternative asset funds for its latest tranche of commitments. Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has received €75m for its fifth flagship fundraise according to investor documents for the pension fund’s next board meeting.

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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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AltAssets

AUGUST 29, 2024

Pension fund giant the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has revealed more than $450m of new private equity fund commitments and co-investments. The post LACERA pensions picks Kingswood, Lightyear Capital among latest PE fund commitments, co-investments appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 30, 2024

One of Australia’s largest pension funds, Rest, is set to significantly increase its private equity investments over the next two years, aiming for a 5% allocation by 2026, according to a report by Pensions & Investments. Other major Australian pension funds are also adjusting their private credit allocations.

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AltAssets

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The $40bn-managing South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission is the latest LP to back KPS Capital Partners' $8bn-targeting Special Situations Fund VI. The post Another big pension fund commits to KPS Capital Partners’ $8bn-targeting Fund VI first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

AUGUST 22, 2023

The $11bn-managing Illinois Teachers Retirement System has reportedly picked out TA Associates' latest flagship fund as the largest in its latest tranche of alternatives commitments. The post Here are the latest private equity funds being backed by Illinois’ $11bn teacher pension fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Willis Towers Watson put out a press release stating the world’s top pension funds see the largest assets fall in 20 years: North America now accounts for nearly half of assets in world’s 300 largest pension funds ARLINGTON, Va., increase in the assets of the largest 300 pension funds in the previous year.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

Danish pension fund PenSam awards €300m QIC PE mandate Submitted 22/08/2023 - 11:22am PenSam, Denmark's largest pension fund, which has around €24bn in assets has awarded a €300m (DKK2.2bn) mandate to the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) to invest in European private equity investments.

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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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Private Equity Professional

APRIL 11, 2024

Technology investor Lone View Capital has closed its inaugural fund, Lone View Capital Fund I LP, with $850 million of capital. Limited partners in Fund I include university endowments, sovereign wealth funds, charitable foundations, pension funds, asset managers, insurance companies and family offices.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Funds are hedging their bets on a cleaner planet. 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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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 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

JULY 13, 2023

Amy Bainbridge of Bloomberg reports that Australian pension funds with $500 billion go bargain hunting: Australia’s pensions giants, flush with cash thanks to surging inflows, are looking to private markets for discount deals as global asset prices come under pressure. for the year through June, compared with -3.4%

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 12, 2024

Astorg has closed the Normec Continuation Fund, capitalised with €1.4bn by lead investors CVC Secondary Partners, Pantheon, Lexington Partners and Eurazeo, alongside sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, asset managers and family offices. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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Top 1000 Funds

MAY 29, 2023

UK politicians are urging the country's pension funds to invest less in Gilts and more in riskier and complex assets including young UK companies, and infrastructure. Railpen's John Greaves, head of investment strategy and research explains the various problems with the plan.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 20, 2024

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood has made a name for herself as a bit of a financial maverick. Wood is a huge proponent of Bitcoin and crypto more generally and was one of the more influential figures in getting spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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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.

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