Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 22, 2025

The New York State Common Retirement Fund, one of the largest public pension funds in the US, allocated over $3bn in November 2024. More than $2.7bn went to private equity. Over the past six months, NYSCRF has committed a total of $5.4bn to private equity. Source: Chief Investment Officer Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 5, 2024

Existing shareholders – Fayer, private equity firm Novacap and Canadian pension fund CDPQ – are expected to indirectly own or control about 24%, 18% and 12%, respectively, of the equity in the private company after the deal closes. bn deal appeared first on Private Equity Insights. in a deal that.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 4, 2023

The company is still in talks with its shareholders about raising as much as £1 billion in fresh funds following a £500 million injection agreed last year. Its largest shareholder is Canadian pension fund Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (Omers), which holds a nearly 32 per cent stake.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 8, 2023

And while this is a PR disaster for Blackstone, I'm glad it was exposed because if it can happen at Blackstone -- arguably the biggest and most coveted alternative investments firm in the world -- it can happen anywhere. No pension fund wants to invest in private companies that abuse immigrant children.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 2, 2024

The shift required “a change of philosophy” for investment staff on the PE team, Longchamps adds. These professionals had been trained to spot top private companies and PE funds, rather than to sell their investments. Private equity is the asset class that takes the most risk at a pension fund.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 24, 2024

The shift required “a change of philosophy” for investment staff on the PE team, Longchamps adds. These professionals had been trained to spot top private companies and PE funds, rather than to sell their investments. and business consulting company CGI Inc. Couche-Tard will pay $80.50

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Pension Pulse

MAY 7, 2024

utility Allete said on Monday that it had agreed a deal with investment firms Global Infrastructure Partners and CPP Investments to be taken private at a US$6.2-billion Upon completion of the acquisition, ALLETE’s shares will no longer trade on the New York Stock Exchange, and ALLETE will become a private company.

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