All Private Equity articles – Page 36
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News
Access Capital to acquire Pohjola private equity funds
EUROPE – Access Capital Partners Group is in the process of acquiring Finland’s Pohjola Private Equity Funds (PPEF) and will enter into a strategic distribution partnership with Pohjola Asset Management in the Nordic countries.
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NewsNorges Bank reiterates call to allow private equity in Pension Fund Global
NORWAY – The governor of the Norwegian Central Bank has again called for investment guidelines on the NOK2.8trn (€351bn) Pension Fund Global (NPFG) to be relaxed, allowing it to invest in private equity.
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IP Asia
Quasi-private equity approach is a good way to invest
Prakash Ramaseshan at Kotak Mahindra explains to Bee Ong how to avoid volatility when investing in India
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Opinion Pieces
A private equity rethink
At the end of a tumultuous decade, US public pension funds are re-evaluating their relationship with private equity firms. Disappointing returns, high fees and a number of scandals are pushing pension fund managers either to quit investing in this asset class or to take more control themselves. But no solution ...
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NewsBrent pension scheme sets sights on infrastructure, 'green' private equity
UK – The London Borough of Brent's £453m (€520m) pension scheme has allocated 5% of its portfolio to infrastructure investments and made a renewed commitment to clean energy private equity projects.
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NewsPrivate equity emerging from crisis, says Towers Watson
GLOBAL – The private equity industry is turning the corner, as markets provide opportunities for private equity managers and their investors, according to research by Towers Watson.
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IP Asia
Asian private equity markets have shown their resilience
According to Bain & Co, one-fifth of the global private equity dry powder will be allocated to the Asia-Pacific region in 2010-2012. In this report, the Swiss alternative investment consultancy SCM Strategic Capital Management has analysed private equity activity, with a particular focus on China and India.
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IP Asia
Meaningful change in Asian private equity investment
Entrepreneurship has begun to take solid roots in important economies like India and China and venture capital managers have taken note.
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Private equity proves positive for TNO scheme
NETHERLANDS – The €2.1bn pension fund of TNO, the Dutch institute for applied science, has returned 7.9% during the first six months of 2010.
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NewsEmerging market private equity investment surges, says EMPEA
GLOBAL – Booming deal flow, particularly in increasingly large transactions, is fueling robust growth in emerging market private equity investment, according to research from the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA).
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NewsGerman dentist fund goes into indirect real estate, mulls private equity
GERMANY – The €2.1bn pension fund for the dentists of the west-German region of Westfalen-Lippe is pulling out of direct real estate and looking to diversify its alternative investments.
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IP Asia
Private equity in Asia – Smart or dumb money?
The growth of activity in private equity raises concerns about the quality of deals being done. Joseph Mariathasan reports
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SAM predicts rapid growth in clean tech private equity
GLOBAL - Clean tech private equity has grown to 9% of global private equity investments and is expected to continue its rapid growth in the years to come, according to Swiss-based asset manager SAM.
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NewsAlpInvest in talks to buy RBS private equity
EUROPE – AlpInvest Partners, the private equity manager owned by Dutch pension fund investors APG and PGGM Investments, is understood to be in talks to acquire a €400m private equity portfolio from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
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Highland Council to move 5% into private equity
UK - The £627m (€730.6m) Highland County Council pension fund will make its first foray into private equity investment with a 5% allocation to the alternative asset class.
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Investors see opportunities in secondary private equity
GLOBAL – Most institutional investors intend to either maintain or increase their allocation to private equity in 2010, according to research by SL Capital Partners.
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News
Private equity manager delivers 9.2% for APG and PGGM
NETHERLANDS – AlpInvest Partners, the private equity manager for APG and PGGM Investments, seeks to build on its positive return last year by pursuing opportunities in the secondary and distressed debt markets in 2010.
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Asset Class ReportsPrivate Equity: Coping with the hangover
After the big binge on leverage, Joseph Mariathasan finds that the next generation of private equity investors will have to go cold turkey, not rely on a hair of the dog
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Asset Class Reports
Private Equity: Don’t overlook the hidden costs
Cyril Demaria looks at factors that can generate substantial costs for large institutional investors apart from the usual direct and indirect costs associated with investing in private equity funds
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Opinion PiecesDominique Senequier, chief executive of AXA Private Equity
“SWFs, being long-term investors with steady funding sources, will have a role to play in shaping the future landscape of private equity”
