Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Dutch pension fund PFZW has completed a $3.02 billion) divestment of stakes in fossil fuel companies, leaving only seven oil and gas firms in its portfolio. The pension fund is targeting 50 percent absolute carbon reduction by 2030 for equities, liquid credit and real estate, she noted. billion (EUR 2.8 Raízen S.A.,

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

It includes institutional investors such as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, consultants, and family offices. read more Alchemy Partners closes 1bn Special Opportunities Fund V Alchemy Partners closed its latest fund, Alchemy Special Opportunities Fund V, securing 1bn in.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The difficulties in exiting investments have made some institutional investors, including pension funds, more cautious about allocating capital to the region. As a result, buyout groups have sought alternative exit routes, such as selling stakes to domestic or multinational firms or other private equity groups.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 17, 2023

Australia’s third-largest pension fund will officially open its first overseas outpost in London in November, a senior company official said, pushing for more private market investments as the sector outgrows the confines of home. The country’s biggest fund, AustralianSuper, recently poached senior executives from J.P.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Neuberger Berman successfully closed its NB Real Estate Secondary Opportunities Fund II LP (RESOF II) at $1.05bn, surpassing its $800m target. The fund focuses on real estate secondaries, acquiring stakes in mature funds, providing liquidity to limited partners, and recapitalising existing assets.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

As part of this initiative, BlackRock is establishing a GP solutions business to serve general partners (GPs) of alternative-asset firms, which oversee investments on behalf of limited partners like pension funds and endowments.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Enlightenment Capital Solutions Fund V exceeded its initial target of $600m and its original hard cap of $750m, reflecting strong investor demand from a diverse pool of investors, including pension funds, asset managers, endowments, family offices, and insurance companies.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 23, 2024

The Australian Retirement Trust, a pension fund valued at AUD260bn ($174bn), plans to increase its private credit allocation over the next year, targeting opportunities in Europe and North America. Last month, ART opened an office in London, joining AustralianSuper and Aware Super’s expansion into the UK.

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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 Insights

JULY 5, 2024

Buyout firm EQT AB is teaming up with Germany’s richest man to acquire a 35% stake in German bus and train operator Flix SE. Switzerland-based Kühne Holding owns a majority stake in Kühne+Nagel International AG and is the largest single shareholder of Hapag-Lloyd AG, Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Brenntag SE.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

L Catterton, the private equity firm backed by luxury French fashion house LVMH, is looking to sell its stake in Saudi Arabian gourmet food producer and restaurant chain Bateel, according to people familiar with the matter. Read more BlackRock Unveils Climate Policies for $150bn in Funds BlackRock Inc.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

The LP base includes major pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, and high-net worth individuals. The fundraise attracted a range of global investors, with more than 465 investors in total from 44 countries across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Billion for Australia Private Credit Fund Ares Management Corp. billion) for a credit fund for Australia and. read more Dutch Pension Fund Divests $3B from Fossil Fuel Firms Dutch pension fund PFZW has completed a $3.02 billion) divestment of stakes in. Read more Ares Raises $1.7 has raised A$2.6

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

I Squared Capital is considering selling a minority stake in Think Gas Distribution Pvt. The private equity firm is working with an adviser to sell as much as a 30% stake in Think Gas, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private.

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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 Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Orion Resource Partners, a global investment firm specialising in metals and materials, has sold an 8% minority interest in Sweetwater Royalties, a private industrial minerals royalty company, to a Canadian pension fund for $100m.

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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. This shift partly reflects a rebalancing of power, enabling LPs in private equity funds, such as pension funds to exert influence over GPs.

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Africa Capital Digest

APRIL 6, 2025

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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.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 10, 2025

BCI announced today a significant minority equity stake in Broadstreet Partners: On April 10, 2025, BroadStreet Partners (the Company) announced that BCI, Ethos Capital, and White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. will acquire a co-control ownership position in the Company, alongside current investor, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan.

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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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Financial Times M&A

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Canadian pension fund agrees to buy holding from Caledonia Investments for £255mn

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

British banknote printer De La Rue is in discussions with private equity firm Disruptive Capital GP and pension fund manager Pension SuperFund Capital, collectively known as PSFC Entities to sell up to 40% of its equity, according to a report by Reuters. The potential offer price of 1.25

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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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Private Equity Insights

MAY 31, 2024

The Australian Retirement Trust, a pension fund valued at AUD 260bn ($174bn), plans to increase its private credit allocation over the next year, targeting opportunities in Europe and North America. Last month, ART opened an office in London, joining AustralianSuper and Aware Super’s expansion into the UK.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

Orion Resource Partners, a global investment firm specialising in metals and materials, has sold an 8% minority interest in Sweetwater Royalties, a private industrial minerals royalty company, to a Canadian pension fund for $100m.

Stakes 97

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS) committed $400m (£315.55m) to private debt funds between October and December last year. The pension fund allocated $300m to the OIC Credit Opportunities IV fund, while the remaining $100m was committed to the Peninsula VIII, according to publicly available documents.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Billion for Australia Private Credit Fund Ares Management Corp. billion) for a credit fund for Australia and. read more Dutch Pension Fund Divests $3B from Fossil Fuel Firms Dutch pension fund PFZW has completed a $3.02 billion) divestment of stakes in. Read more Ares Raises $1.7 has raised A$2.6

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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

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

Billion for Australia Private Credit Fund Ares Management Corp. billion) for a credit fund for Australia and. read more Dutch Pension Fund Divests $3B from Fossil Fuel Firms Dutch pension fund PFZW has completed a $3.02 billion) divestment of stakes in. Read more Ares Raises $1.7 has raised A$2.6

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Billion for Australia Private Credit Fund Ares Management Corp. billion) for a credit fund for Australia and. read more Dutch Pension Fund Divests $3B from Fossil Fuel Firms Dutch pension fund PFZW has completed a $3.02 billion) divestment of stakes in. Read more Ares Raises $1.7 has raised A$2.6

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

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. read more Dutch Pension Fund Divests $3B from Fossil Fuel Firms Dutch pension fund PFZW has completed a $3.02

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Pension Funds Stakes 130

Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

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. More on that below.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The new fund comprises around A$850 million from investors and the balance in loans from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. Investors include two Asia Pacific sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies, family offices and high net worth individuals, according to Ares, without identifying them. has raised A$2.6

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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.

Pension Funds 98

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 26, 2023

The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the matter as saying that Paris-based Ardian, which has around $150 billion under management, is ultimately targeting $25 billion for the new fund.

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