Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

Buyout firms have long relied on controversial loans backed by equity stakes to enhance fund returns, but growing investor criticism has triggered a slowdown, according to a report by Bloomberg UK. The ILPA warns that any distributions received from a NAV-based facility might later be recalled to help repay the loan.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 4, 2024

He was the long-time chair of the Toronto Port Authority and, earlier in his career, advised a committee of Canada’s Senate on issues that included the creation of major public-sector pension funds such as the Public Sector Pension Investment Board. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP acted as legal counsel for OMERS Private Equity.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 30, 2024

Eliyahu Kamisher and Paula Sambo of Bloomberg report Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan prepares to sell stake in oil producer Aspenleaf: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is in talks to sell its stake in Canadian oil and gas producer Aspenleaf Energy Ltd., a Calgary-based private equity manager that focuses on energy.

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Here are the key takeaways from their conversation: Background and BCI Overview: Jim Pittman has over 30 years of experience in finance and private equity, with a background in accounting and industry experience as a CFO and COO. One other thing Jim neglected to mention is he has seeded private equity funds in the past.

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Pension Pulse

AUGUST 23, 2023

It is for this reason that Canadian pension giant BCI finds itself in a rather enviable position. Under the leadership of global head of private equity Jim Pittman, the C$233 billion ($172.8 BCI has offloaded C$4 billion to C$5 billion of private equity stakes via the secondaries market since Pittman’s appointment.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Nest, the UK government-backed workplace pension fund, said it preferred proven business models to early-stage venture capital. Huge pension funds in Canada and Australia have been held out as examples that UK schemes could follow to improve returns. of the fund's assets were invested in listed stocks, 27.1%

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