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Partners Group’s Meister predicts return of record PE deals

Private Equity Wire

Meister, who was speaking from the IPEM private markets conference in Paris, remains optimistic despite the current depressed level of deal activity with the higher cost of borrowing negatively impacting leveraged buyouts. That requires new products that look a little bit more like mutual funds,” he said.

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Are Alternative Investments the Key to Diversifying Your Portfolio?

Fortune Financial

It encompasses strategies such as venture capital, leveraged buyouts and investing directly in publicly-traded private equity firms. Leveraged Buyouts In contrast, there are leveraged buyouts (LBOs) that involve acquiring established companies with the aim of restructuring or improving their operations to enhance profitability.

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Are Alternative Investments the Key to Diversifying Your Portfolio?

Fortune Financial

It encompasses strategies such as venture capital, leveraged buyouts and investing directly in publicly-traded private equity firms. Leveraged Buyouts In contrast, there are leveraged buyouts (LBOs) that involve acquiring established companies with the aim of restructuring or improving their operations to enhance profitability.

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This Week in Pensions & Investments: 10-11-2023

Pension Pulse

Committed US$150 million to American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VIII, which will primarily target value-oriented, control investments in the North American industrials sector. Exited our 2016 commitment to STAR Capital Partners III through a secondary transaction, generating net proceeds of €96 million. This needs to change.

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PE to lobby Trump for retirement fund access

Private Equity Wire

Now, private equity firms are seeking permission to directly tap tax-deferred defined contribution plans, such as 401(k)s, for investments in leveraged buyouts, private loans, and illiquid real estate deals. But executives believe that gaining access to 401(k) plans could double demand for their funds.

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Blackstone Becomes First $1tr Private Equity Manager

Private Equity Insights

Passing that milestone puts the firm in the same league as mutual fund behemoths and banking giants. Private equity firms have sought to join a special club: managing $1 trillion in assets, a milestone that would put them in the same league as mutual fund behemoths like BlackRock and Fidelity and banking giants like JPMorgan Chase.