All Private Equity articles – Page 38
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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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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.
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Private equity falls out of love with Darling
[15:45 CEST 10-10] UK – The UK government has introduced a series of reforms which are designed to improve employees’ access to tax-free pensions cash and post-retirement income but which could also impact the future returns for pension funds on private equity investments.
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West Sussex splits private equity holding
[16:30 CEST 05-10] UK – The £1.5bn (€2.2bn) West Sussex County Council pension fund has appointed the Swiss alternative investment house Partners Group as an additional private equity manager, IPE has learned today.
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FSP tops ISP’s return through private equity
[15:30 CEST 05-09] DENMARK - Finanssektorens Pensionskasse (FSP), the Danish pension fund for financial sector employees, has reported a 4.1% return on investments in the first half of this year, boosted by a near 50% profit on private equity.
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SLI’s private equity goes LLP
[16:00 CEST 30-08] UK- Standard Life Investments has followed suit with the rest of the fund industry and altered the legal status of its private equity operation in a bid to retain key members of the investment team.
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State Street steps up private equity servicing
[14:00 CEST 09-08] GLOBAL – State Street has bought the New Jersey private equity specialist Palmeri Fund Administrators (PFA), for an undisclosed sum.
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TSC cautions over private equity in market downturn
[16:30 CEST 30-07] UK – The Treasury Select Committee (TSC) is calling on the Bank of England to look at the impact of economic downturns on the increasing number of leveraged buyouts.
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Private equity firms caution on transparency calls
[15:00 CEST 18-07] EUROPE – Private equity associations have cautiously welcomed new proposals to increase transparency of their industry, noting any future requirements must not undermine their competitive position.
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Private equity markets to fall, warns Munsters
[17:20 CEST 18-06] NETHERLANDS – Roderick Munsters, chief investment officer at the giant Dutch pension fund ABP, says there are opportunities to be had in declining private equity markets.
