All Private Equity articles
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NewsFrench fund selects managers for €1.6bn private market allocation
French public-sector pension scheme ERAFP has awarded nine mandates covering private equity and infrastructure investments worth €1.6bn
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AnalysisEuropean pension funds bolster ESG in private markets portfolios
Asset owners across Europe are focusing more on private equity, seeking climate solutions and greater sustainability
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NewsDutch multi-sector scheme bucks trend by increasing US private equity exposures
PNO Media plans to boost US weighting in private equity portfolio and real estate
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Podcast#31 Leaders in Investment podcast: Chris Hitchen – Chair of the Nuclear Liabilities Fund
In conversation with Liam Kennedy, Editorial Director, IPE
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NewsGlobal private equity deal count plummets to twenty-one quarter low
KPMG report says mid-year global PE exit volume was ‘incredibly soft’ at 1,315, marking the lowest exit pace in over a decade
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NewsEnpam commits €220m to Italian venture capital and small-cap investment
Italian pension fund for doctors backs venture capital, listed SMEs and real estate while taking advantage of domestic tax incentives
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NewsIceland’s pension fund investment rules shift to prudent-person principle
Pension funds gain more flexibility under the law to invest in unlisted companies, infrastructure
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Country Report
Italian energy sector pension fund Fondenergia balances risks with returns
The pension fund serving Italian energy sector employees has introduced a life cycle solution for its members and is slowly but surely expanding its footprint in alternatives, through investments in infrastructure, private equity and the Bank of Italy
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NewsDutch venture capital association opposes EU mandatory pension fund allocation
Mandatory venture capital allocations could exceed Europe’s capacity while limiting pension funds’ investment autonomy, NVP warns
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NewsFRR picks managers for €500m in PE fund-of-fund mandates
French reserve fund announces winners of 2025 tender
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Opinion PiecesEnable, don’t mandate: lessons for Europe’s pension reform
Jorik van Zanden, strategy consultant at AF Advisors in the Netherlands, issues a warning to the European Parliament on the back of its initial proposals for IORP II, the EU pension fund legislation
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NewsEU parliament proposes VC allocation requirement in IORP II review proposal
Damian Boeselager, the MEP in charge of the IORP II reform for the European Parliament, has outlined his initial thinking about the way forward
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NewsSweden mulls changing AP funds’ illiquid asset rules after Northvolt lessons
AP4 welcomes review, and says buffer fund is already addressing several of report’s main recommendations
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AnalysisAsia Pacific private equity comes of age as mega-deals reshape the market
The growing number of multi-billion-dollar transactions reflects the maturation of Asia Pacific private equity
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NewsLucerne pension fund to raise private equity impact allocation
LUPK plans higher allocations to impact-focused private equity, infrastructure and micro-finance despite wider Swiss caution
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NewsPartners Group targets pension demand for income-focused private equity
Lower-leverage private equity strategy targets institutional demand for income alongside long-term capital appreciation
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NewsSwisscanto private equity funds attract CHF319m from pension investors
Domestic pension investors drive fundraising momentum across Swisscanto’s private equity and decarbonisation strategies
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NewsPension fund investment boosts innovation at Danish unlisted firms, CBS study shows
‘If you impose overly strict limits on how pension assets can be invested, you may restrict the financing of innovative companies,’ professor says
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NewsPraise for EU Scale-Up Fund initiative given bloc’s late-stage equity funding gap
€100m+ rounds of equity capital remain structurally hard in Europe, according to the director of trade body Clean Tech Europe
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NewsSiemens Pensionskasse targets direct lending to capture illiquidity premium
The Swiss pension fund refined its investment strategy and improved its risk/return profile following an ALM
