All Private Equity articles – Page 37
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FeaturesShould private equity go public?
The development of a listed private equity market and the creation of private equity indices are changing a traditionally seen opaque, long-term asset class. Maha Khan Phillips reports
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FeaturesHigh returns from private equity
Cyril Demaria argues that private equity is essential for secure pension investment management
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News
PKA eyes more private equity after 3.1% return
[15:55 CEST 21-04] DENMARK – Pensionskassernes Administration (PKA), Denmark’s largest occupational pension fund administrator, said its eight funds grew by DKK3.2bn (€429m) in 2007.
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NewsPrivate equity to shun buying DB sponsors
[16.45 CEST 18-04] UK – The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has confirmed it is considering recommending members not to buy companies with defined benefit (DB) pension plans, following the government's decision to increase the enforcement powers of The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
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Private equity 'disaster in the making'
[15:00 CEST 11-04] GLOBAL – Baring Asset Management, has warned the private equity and leveraged buyout (LBO) market will collapse in the next 12 to 18 months.
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NewsATP to push private equity fees
[13:00 CEST 10-04] EUROPE - Private equity fees have risen to unreasonable levels, according to ATP, Denmark’s giant labour market supplementary fund, but the fund sees scope for negotiating them down in the future.
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Private equity turns into SPF’s runaway train
[16:15 CEST 03-04] NETHERLANDS - Private equity was the best returning asset class of the €12bn railways pension fund SPF, as the sector delivered 27.7% last year.
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Private equity lifts Pension Fennia to €6.1bn
[13:30 CET 17-03] FINLAND – Private equity returns of 42.4% helped Pension Fennia increase the value of its assets by more than €400m to €6.1bn at the end of 2007.
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Private equity lifted Etera in 'fluctuating markets'
[16:40 CET 12-03] FINLAND – A 45.8% return on private equity and unquoted equity investments helped Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company achieve an overall result of €47m in 2007, albeit this is a fall of €91m from the previous year.
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Size and diligence slow ATP's private equity shift
[15:55 CET 12-03] DENMARK – The ATP pension fund has only invested around half of the amount in private equity it originally intended seven years ago, largely because of the unexpectedly high volume of due diligence work it has had to do.
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Private equity pushes Ilmarinen returns to 5.7%
[12:30 CET 22-02] FINLAND – Ilmarinen achieved a net return of 5.7% on investments in 2007, driven by strong performances from private equity and hedge funds.
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German funds need incentives for private equity – minister
[15:00 CET 13-02] GERMANY – The reluctance of large domestic investors to go into private equity and venture capital is discouraging foreign investors from investing in German start-ups, according to a study commissioned by the German federal economy ministry.
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Trustee support 'key battle' for private equity
[11:00 CET 06-02] UK – Private equity firms need to work harder to win over pension trustees, as 72% are fearful about possible private equity acquisitions, Aon Consulting has revealed.
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Hansa sets up own private equity vehicle
ESTONIA – Hansa Investment Funds, the asset manager that also runs Estonia’s largest private pension fund, is looking to create a special vehicle of “Eastern European-orientated” private equity fund of funds.
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Asset Class Reports
Packaging illiquid assets
Michael Wode and Stewart Bent consider the practical implications of the side arrangements fund managers employ in dealing with illiquid assets
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CalPERS pursues infrastructure and private equity
[12:30 CET 19-12] US - The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) has adopted a new asset allocation mix which will see $29bn shift out of bonds and equities to finance increased investment in private equity, infrastructure and real estate.
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PNO Media sees strongest gains from private equity
NETHERLANDS - Private equity and commodities were the best returning asset classes during the third quarter, for the PNO media €2.8bn pension fund.
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Private equity ‘code’ requires more info
[14:00 CET 20-11] UK - Private equity firms in the UK and the companies they own will have to publish more information on the way they do business and the risks they face, according to a new code of conduct unveiled today.
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Features
Private equity gets back to basics
While deal sizes may have shrunk because of the credit crisis, there is little evidence of a major downturn in buyout activity, writes David White
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Hedge funds and private equity 'have positive impact'
[13:30 CET 02-11] NETHERLANDS - The effect of private equity investors and hedge funds on the Dutch economy and companies are modestly positive on average, researchers from Erasmus University have claimed.
