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Stephen Poloz to Examine How Canada's Pension Funds Can Boost Domestic Investment

Pension Pulse

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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Weil adds PE dealmaker in Los Angeles

Private Equity Wire

International law firm Weil has appointed private equity dealmaker Alice Yuan as a partner in the firm’s private equity group in its Los Angeles office, which opened earlier this summer along with a new San Francisco office. The firm advises more than 300 private equity clients worldwide.

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Wynnchurch Capital closes fund VI at $3.5bn

Private Equity Insights

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up It secured support from state pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, insurance companies, corporate pension plans, investment advisors and family offices from around the globe.

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Australia’s QIC Private Equity names VP and promotes two 

Private Equity Wire

from law firm Macfarlanes, where he served as Analyst. The division continues to deploy €300m from Danish pension fund PenSam through both co-investments and fund commitments, with a focus on lower middle market buyouts. Suen also serves as Director at QIC European Investment Services.

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Wynnchurch Capital closes fund VI at $3.5bn

Private Equity Wire

The fund, which had a target of $3bn, was significantly oversubscribed, resulting in the final closing being held less than five months after its initial launch. Law firm Ropes & Gray represented Wynnchurch, while Lazard served in an advisory capacity.

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Carlyle sells Cogentrix Energy to Quantum Capital in $3bn deal

Private Equity Wire

Global Infrastructure Partners, Canadian pension fund CPP Investments, and Brookfield have all backed multibillion-dollar transactions in recent months, betting on improved returns from a sector that has historically been considered stable but unexciting.

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ICYMI: Media Outlets Highlight AIC Study on Private Equity’s Superior Returns for Public Pensions

American Investment Council

This week, the American Investment Council released the latest edition of our Public Pension Study , which found that private equity remains the top-performing asset class for public pension funds and their more than 34 million beneficiaries nationwide. public pension funds earn 10-year median return of 15.2%

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