Private Equity Insights

APRIL 8, 2025

Learn more about fundraising efforts in Switzerland by joining the Swiss Private Equity Conference in Zurich. Many Swiss pension funds see domestic private equity as a tool to diversify and align with their Swiss franc-denominated liabilities. Yet, hurdles remain. Still, some consultants remain optimistic.

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Pension Funds Private Equity Managers Consultants Consulting 147

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This is largely due to the emergence of start-ups backed by Private Equity and Managing General Agents (MGAs), attracting talent from established insurance houses. This influx has increased insurer capacity, especially in the London market, providing Private Equity managers with better options.

Mergers and Acquisitions 92

Mergers and Acquisitions Financial Institutions Liabilities Venture Capital 92

American Investment Council

MAY 17, 2024

The editorial criticized the FTC’s novel legal theory that any asset manager could be sued for a company’s alleged anticompetitive conduct if it holds shares. The FTC sued private-equity manager Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and U.S.

Legal 52

Legal Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 52

Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

About OMERS Private Equity OMERS Private Equity manages investments globally on behalf of OMERS, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, with C$128.6 billion in net private equity investment asset exposure. We have the deepest confidence in them and congratulate them on their new roles.”

Buyout 59

Buyout Pension Funds Investing Mergers and Acquisitions 59

Pension Pulse

MAY 24, 2024

None of this paying private equity managers and hedge fund managers big fees, no illiquid asset classes like real estate or infrastructure, liquid indexes with negligible fees. Norway's giant fund is essentially a giant beta fund whose performance is basically tied to global public equities and global bonds.

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Pension Funds Hedge Funds Investing Assets 109

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 8, 2025

The dislocation has particularly serious implications for private equity managers relying on the leveraged finance markets to close buyouts, fund add-on acquisitions, or refinance portfolio company debt. With deal financing now in limbo, sponsors are facing delays and potential repricing across the board.

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Debt Financing Finance Leveraged Buyouts 40