All Private Equity articles – Page 3
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NewsSiemens Fonds Invest opens platform to manage external pension assets
The firm aims to grow its business with institutional investors by leveraging its know-how in private equity
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NewsAP7 focuses on Nordic property and PE buyouts, eyes adding infra
Swedish premium pensions default fund hunts for alternatives expert to lead its growing alternative investment department
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NewsUK government urged to act on tax and pensions to boost domestic investment
Research by the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association shows private capital investors believe the UK remains an attractive place to invest
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NewsATP magnifies listed equity gains after dialling down private assets
Danish statutory pension fund posts 6.7% interim return on geared investment portfolio
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NewsDenmark’s PBU mulls foray into nature-positive impact investing
‘Climate and biodiversity are acutely connected to social outcomes,’ says pension fund’s alternatives chief Ladegaard
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NewsAchmea IM launches €250m private equity impact fund
The fund, which targets Dutch pension funds as investors, will focus on “healthy people in a healthy society”
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Special ReportGermany: Restarting the pension reform process
The new government is picking up the slack to boost occupational and private pensions but the sustainability of the pay-as-you-go system remains in focus
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NewsSustainability can boost revenues by 6%, say private markets investors
PRI launches new project on how to harness the financial value that sustainability can generate in private markets
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NewsFrance’s FRR launches private equity mandates
The total value across both mandates is expected to be €400m-500m, with each mandate running for 15 years
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Country ReportItaly country report 2025: Pension funds step out of their comfort zone, diversify portfolios
While maintaining a domestic bias, Italian institutions are venturing into new asset classes to further diversify their portfolios
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Country ReportCase study: Italian notaries pension fund CNN advances into private markets
Fund models strategy around macro-trends
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NewsDanica scolded over infrastructure, private assets valuation methods
Danish FSA hands out official orders for Danske Bank pensions unit to use more detailed indices for valuation of alternative assets
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NewsVan Lanschot Kempen creates £100m private markets portfolio for DB scheme
The mandate is structured to provide the pension fund with access to Van Lanschot Kempen’s capabilities in private equity and infrastructure
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Special ReportPanel: How can asset managers successfully build private markets franchises?
Five top asset management consultants talk to IPE about the next big opportunity for their clients
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NewsMercer refines private markets strategy for DACH institutional investors
The firm has partnered with Universal Investment to launch an AIF tailored to the needs of German institutional investors
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NewsNorthvolt fiasco prompts Swedish government review of AP funds’ unlisted methods
Consultancy Arkwright tasked with in-depth analysis of how the buffer funds invest in unlisted assets
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NewsEC eyes institutional investors in new venture capital strategy
Startups and scaleups need better funding, the Commission says
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: How should institutional investors insulate from poor private equity performance?
2024 was by many measures another poor year for private equity. Against the backdrop of flat industry assets under management and falling capital raised, annual exits have now fallen to 50% of the levels seen in 2022. Cash distributions, aided by a range of financial engineering techniques rather than true ...
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NewsAP Funds still on the hook over Northvolt after political grilling
Spokeswoman for AP2 tells IPE the controversial structure used had been specifically allowed for by legislators
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InterviewsPenSam CIO Claus Jørgensen on the fund's focus on low-risk, high-quality pensions
Claus Jørgensen, CIO at PenSam, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the Danish pension fund’s efforts to maximise pension payouts
