Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 24, 2024

This has left significant amounts of capital locked in China, with uncertain prospects for future returns. The difficulties in exiting investments have made some institutional investors, including pension funds, more cautious about allocating capital to the region.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Chris Witkowsky of Buyouts reports Canadian giant PSP Investments shops $1 billion-plus portfolio: PSP investments is shopping a large portfolio of fund stakes that could total up to around $1.5 billion, according to sources and confirmed by the pension system in a statement to Buyouts.

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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.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 22, 2024

The company's total allocation is spread across several of these ETFs, featuring a $238 million stake in BlackRock 's iShares Bitcoin Trust. As of June 10, over half of the top 25 most valuable hedge funds in the United States were exposed to Bitcoin via the spot ETFs. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The report cites unnamed individuals familiar with the situation as revealing that the pension fund, which oversees state pensions and other assets, aims to reduce its exposure to higher-yielding opportunistic credit strategies and shift focus towards more stable, mainstream direct lending.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The market for secondary sales of private equity (PE) stakes is experiencing unprecedented activity this year as investors look to exit ageing assets due to a cash crunch and a slowdown in dealmaking, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Oliver Haill of Collective Investments also reports BBGI Global Infrastructure agrees takeover by Canadian pension fund: BBGI Global Infrastructure SA (LSE:BBGI) has received a 1.6 billion all-cash offer from Canadian pension fund manager British Columbia Investment Management (BCI).

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The system works exceptionally well, yet in the past year, we have seen increasing calls to change this model and use pension funds as a policy tool. The system works exceptionally well, yet in the past year, we have seen increasing calls to change this model and use pension funds as a policy tool.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

per-cent total return. Ziply is currently owned by a group of private equity funds led by Searchlight Capital, and to fund its purchase, Montreal-based BCE will use $4.2-billion per-cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the owner of Toronto’s professional hockey, basketball, soccer and football teams.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The firm has been focused on investor returns as of late. Last year, BC Partners sold a minority stake in PetSmart to Apollo Global Management. Billion for Australia Private Credit Fund Ares Management Corp. billion) for a credit fund for Australia and. billion) divestment of stakes in. Read more Ares Raises $1.7

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

US institutional investors are offloading their private equity holdings at slashed prices, reflecting a broader trend of reducing exposure to the illiquid asset class, with pension funds and endowments leading the charge, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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Pension Pulse

JUNE 25, 2024

In January, the fund said it would combine that real estate business with another specializing in lending against properties, a merger that’s expected to save the plan $100 million annually. The reorganizations change an approach that had made Canada’s pension funds powerhouses in the property market.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The fund gives investors access to portfolio of over 40 private infrastructure companies such as wind and solar parks, hydropower plants, recycling companies, data centres, fibre networks, district heating networks, railway wagons, private hospitals, etc. Billion for Australia Private Credit Fund Ares Management Corp. has raised A$2.6

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Layan Odeh of Bloomberg reports CPPIB plows at least $5 billion into private equity in three months: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board poured at least $5 billion into private equity in the last three months of 2024 as the asset class regained appeal. Canadas largest pension notched a 3.8% billion 10-year net return of 9.2%

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Pension Pulse

MAY 14, 2024

Laura Benitez and Nishant Kumar of Bloomberg report hedge funds draw pension money to riskiest corner of a $1.3 trillion credit market: A high-stakes trade in the riskiest corner of a $1.3 It promises returns as high as the mid- to high-teens. GoldenTree, which beat its target to raise $1.3

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 4, 2023

Investors in NPV ESG include KLP, a German occupational pension fund, and a large Nordic pension fund. read more Carlyle to acquire IK’s stake in cybersecurity specialist PR0PH3CY Global investment firm Carlyle is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Pr0ph3cy, a leading.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 12, 2024

European utility Engie has joined forces with Canada’s second-largest pension fund to try to buy British power network Electricity North West (ENWL), according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. Read more South Korea’s Hahn & Co raises $3.4bn for new buyout fund Aircraft landing gear maker Héroux-Devtek Inc.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2023

banker Richard Ong, is seeking to raise as much as $2bn for a new fund that focuses on private credit in Asia. The Singapore-based firm has received initial interest from North American pension funds totaling $500m ahead of the fund launch in January, according to a fund document seen by Bloomberg News.

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Pension Pulse

JANUARY 27, 2025

The Toronto-based pension fund had 17% of its investments in Europe, including the UK, as of the end of 2023. The Toronto-based pension fund, valued at $255.8bn, is seeking new ways to protect its capital after significant investments in the US. That compares with 35% in the US and 35% in Canada.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 14, 2023

The closed-end fund, with a total capitalization of $500m, will focus on acquiring medical properties and senior housing assets across the United States. With an impressive track record in healthcare real estate, IRA has achieved an average annualized return of 48% and a net equity multiple of 1.7x for its investors.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 16, 2024

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. That shift has spurred debate within the country.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 27, 2023

Investors in the Fund, which were a mix of numerous new investors as well as existing New Mountain Net Lease investors, include pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers, endowments, family offices and high net worth individuals. investment giant Blackstone is reportedly weighing offers for half its stake in the real.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 27, 2023

Ardian raises over $20bn for secondaries fund the Paris-based PE firm has set a target for the fund of $25bn French group Ardian has amassed more than $20bn to buy stakes in private equity funds from investors, highlighting a corner of finance that is defying the broader slump in fundraising.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 30, 2024

Institutional investors include large organizations such as investment firms, insurers, and pension funds. As you might imagine, institutional investors own major stakes in the so-called "Magnificent Seven" stocks. Although 112 institutional investors exited their positions in Nvidia, 436 initiated new stakes.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Investor interest in this asset class has been rising in the last few years, largely stemming from a desire for stable returns at a time of high inflation and heightened volatility in public markets. KKR reportedly raised nearly $6bn for its second Asia-Pacific infrastructure fund in October last year, closing seven months after its launch.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Now, as it sets its targets for the next five years, it’s looking to measure the other benefits of the program, including boosted returns and more control over risks. While Chan says the cost savings “get the headlines” what is less talked about are the benefits to returns and managing risks. “We We have to look holistically.

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Palash Gosh of Pension & Investments reports CDPQ posts 7.2% return in 2023: Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, Montreal, delivered a net return of 7.2% in calendar year 2023, slightly below the benchmark return of 7.3%. For the five-year period, CDPQ returned an annualized 6.4%, above the 5.9% 22 release.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 24, 2024

Florence Chong of IPE Real Assets reports ADQ buys 49% of infrastructure platform Plenary as CDPQ sells 20% stake ADQ, an Abu Dhabi state-owned investment company, has purchased a 49% stake in global public infrastructure group Plenary for an undisclosed price, believed to be around A$1bn (€609m).

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The Motley Fool

JULY 9, 2023

This is an attractive total return compared to the $3,300 that the same investment in the S&P 500 index now would be worth. But can BlackRock's total returns continue to outpace the broader market? See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of July 3, 2023 Kody Kester has positions in BlackRock.

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Last April, the Council and Hydro-Qubec announced that the community would hold a minority stake in the Hertel-New York interconnection line, which will export electricity to New York State. ABOUT CDPQ At CDPQ, we invest constructively to generate sustainable returns over the long term.

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Pension Pulse

MARCH 11, 2024

stake in Italy's largest telecom network, aiming for digital growth: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) is set to expand its portfolio in Italy's digital infrastructure, having agreed to secure a 17.5 percent stake in NetCo for up to $2.9 interest in the company for up to €2.0 billion (C$2.9 billion (C$27.5

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Pension Pulse

JULY 20, 2023

Love Liman of Bloomberg News reports Sweden’s property rout drags down result of another pension fund: Sweden’s pension system is increasingly caught up in a property crisis that’s hit commercial landlords, with one of the state-owned pension funds joining peers that have taken losses on its investments in real estate assets.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 7, 2023

It comprises 17 African shareholders—including sovereign wealth funds, development finance institutions, banks, pension funds, asset managers, and retirement agencies—and two international Institutional Investors. The collaboration brings together a diverse group of influential stakeholders from Africa and outside the region.

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Integrity Financial Planning

JULY 31, 2023

These types of plans commonly come in the form of pension plans. [1] 1] A pension plan guarantees a certain level of retirement benefit based on your salary and how many years you worked for the company. [2] They are funded mostly by the employee (though the employer may also make contributions). [8]

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Pension Pulse

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Jennifer L of Carbon Credits reports Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan buys majority stake in KKR’s Australian carbon project developer: A Canadian pension fund Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has agreed to acquire KKR’s stake in a leading Australian carbon markets platform GreenCollar.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 19, 2023

Keith Ambachtsheer wrote an op-ed for the Globe and Mail on how the Thames Water crisis offers cautionary tale for pension funds investing in private-market assets: There has been an unfolding management and financial crisis at giant British water and sewage utility Thames Water. That compares with returns of 9.8 per cent and 3.7

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This occurs when the value of bonds and shares of publicly listed firms decline, as they did recently, bringing down the total assets of a pension fund. Canadian pension funds are among the largest private equity investors in the world. Denominator effect The first is what’s known as the “denominator effect.”

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