All Private Equity articles – Page 38
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USS goes in search of private equity expertise
[15:00 CEST 25-06] UK – USS, the UK’s second-largest defined benefit pension scheme, is expanding its alternative investments team again but is this time turning its attention to private equity.
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NewsInvestors predict private equity to suffer
[16:30 CEST 15-06] GLOBAL - The latest Global Private Equity Barometer, a twice-yearly survey of institutional investors in the asset class published by secondaries specialist Coller Capital, paints its gloomiest picture of expectations yet.
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NewsBig was not beautiful for private equity in 2008
[16:40 CEST 11-06] EUROPE – Investment in European private equity fell last year, according to the European Venture Capital Association but there was capital growth and an increase in smaller equity-centric buyouts – a trend apparently ongoing as Aberdeen’s private equity team has bought out its private equity arm.
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Pension funds stay focused on European private equity
[16:30 CET 18-03] EUROPE – Pension funds and other institutional investors remained major investors in private equity during the crisis, suggest the latest figures by the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA), but a pension fund official has questioned the sector's immediate future.
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Hedge funds and private equity win in diversity push
[16:30 CET 24-02] UK – Pensions funds chose to further diversify their asset allocation strategies last year by investing more of their assets in direct hedge funds and direct private equity while reducing the search for real estate managers, suggests a review of Watson Wyatt’s manager selections.
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Pension funds back private equity move into RI
[15:40 CET 13-02] GLOBAL – The £28bn (€32bn) Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) is one of a number of pension funds to support the introduction of guidelines for responsible investment (RI) by private equity firms.
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UN fund eyes hedge funds, private equity
[10:15 CET 08-01] GLOBAL – The $30bn (€22.1bn) United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) says it has approval to incorporate hedge fund of funds and private equity into its portfolio.
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Pensions market pushes for private equity self-regs
[15:30 CET 12-12] NETHERLANDS - Mn Services, the €65m service provider for the large metal pension schemes PME and PMT, has initiated a drive for increased self-regulation by private equity firms and hedge funds and delivered key recommendations through a consultation with the industry.
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Lehman’s asset management sold to private equity
[13:00 CEST 30-09] GLOBAL – The bulk of Lehman Brothers’ asset management business, including the private equity division Neuburger Berman, is being moved into a new independent company carrying the Neuburger name, in a deal won by two private equity firms and its senior management.
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€2.2bn Ahold fund fishes for private equity beyond Europe
[16:15 CEST 11-09] NETHERLANDS – The €2.2bn pension fund of giant Dutch food retailer Ahold has extended its private equity investments with a €140m fund of funds mandate to be managed by Credit Suisse.
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Private equity caught in 'transition' in H2
[16:00 CEST 14-08] EUROPE – In the second half of this year the buyout market will be caught in a transition period and the private debt sector will see a correction, Swiss alternative asset manager Partners Group has predicted.
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Private equity may trigger buyout consolidation (amended)
UK – Consolidation in the buyout market is only going to increase, according to actuarial consultants, as it is suggested the private equity companies backing behind some newer entrants are more used to higher returns on their investment than competition in the bulk annuity sector is producing.
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Uni fund fancies private equity co-investments
[13:15 CEST 19-06] UK – Britain’s second largest pension fund, the £30bn (€38bn) Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), is eyeing co-investments in private equity and has announced a $750m (€484m) commitment to a US buyout fund.
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Private equity funds threaten to leave Austria
[15:30 CEST 09-06] AUSTRIA – Private equity funds will find new domiciles unless a legal framework for venture capital investments is created in Austria within the next six to eight months, the private equity association AVCO stressed.
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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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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.
