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French private equity firm Ardian raises $30bn for secondary investments platform

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The capital was secured from a broad range of global investors, including pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices. read more IFM Investors acquires 49% stake in Splend to drive rideshare growth IFM Investors has acquired a 49% stake in Splend, a $200m startup providing vehicle financing.

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New Forests raises €410m for sustainable forestry fund backed by European investors

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New Forests, a global sustainable investment manager, has raised 410m in the first close of its latest fund, focused on climate and forestry initiatives. The fund, supported by European investors such as pension funds, insurers, and family offices, aims to reach a final target of 600m.

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SportAI Raises $1.8M in Seed Funding

FinSMEs

in Seed funding. Other participants included Norwegian pension fund MP Pensjon, Dekel Valtzer (ex-pro tennis player and AI startup founder) and Sverre Munck (ex-EVP at Schibsted). The company intends to use the funds to scale its technology development, expand the team and increase […] The post SportAI Raises $1.8M

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British Columbia Pension Mulls $2bn PE Asset Sale

Private Equity Insights

The pension fund is close to finalizing the sale of some of its Europe-focused investments and is in the middle of negotiations to reduce some of its US positions, one of the people said, who asked not to be identified due to the confidentiality of the matter. The pension fund held C$28.3 from the prior fiscal year.

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Stephen Poloz to Examine How Canada's Pension Funds Can Boost Domestic Investment

Pension Pulse

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.

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OTPP's Jo Taylor on Hunting Where Others Don't Tread

Pension Pulse

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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OMERS, APG to buy Dutch meters business Kenter in $764m deal

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APG, which conducts investments on behalf of Dutch pension fund giant ABP, confirmed the acquisition in a joint press statement with OMERS but did not disclose financial terms. OMERS, which has C$124.2 billion ($93.67 read more L3Harris Explores Sale of $1bn Avionics Unit L3Harris Technologies Inc.,