All Private Equity articles – Page 39
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Pension fund interest in private equity rises 26%
[16:51 CEST 12-06] EUROPE – Private equity firms in Europe raised a record sum of €112bn in 2006, an increase of 56.4% from the year before, and pension funds contributed more than ever to this growth.
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FRR chooses three more for private equity
[17:03 CEST 06/06] FRANCE – The €32bn Fonds de réserves pour les retraites (FRR) has awarded mandates to Pantheon Ventures, Access Capital Partners and Lehman Brothers International Europe.
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GMB blames private equity for insolvencies
[16:55 CEST 04/06] UK – A total of £2bn (€3bn) in pension deficits is to be found in companies linked to private equity owners, the GMB union has alleged.
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‘Disappointing’ plans threaten private equity law
[17:02 CEST 29/05] GERMANY – The German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVK) has called a paper outlining the German ministry of Finance’s (BMF) stance on Germany’s new private equity law “a total disappointment”.
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Private equity becomes riskier, says OECD
[11:00 CEST 22/05] GLOBAL – Investing in private equity bears more risk as more money enters the market, the OECD has stated in its latest Financial Market Trends.
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Danish funds in private equity move
[17:00 CEST 11/05] DENMARK - Three Danish pension funds are among the first investors in a new private venture fund targeting the IT and biotech sectors.
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Gwynedd and Haringey go into private equity
[12:52 CEST] UK – Two more UK local authority pension funds have committed to investing in private equity, as both the London Borough of Haringey and the Gwynedd Council pension fund have awarded private equity mandates.
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Private equity giants home in on Asia Pacific
Alex Frew McMillan assesses the growing popularity of private equity in the Asia Pacific region
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ABN Amro frees up private equity arm
NETHERLANDS - ABN Amro, the Dutch bank subject to a bidding war from rivals, will transfer the management of most of its private equity business to an affiliate.
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NPRF taps JP Morgan for private equity admin
IRELAND – The €18.8bn National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) in Ireland has chosen JP Morgan to provide it with accounting and administrative services for its property and private equity investments.
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Turning private equity into a public enemy
As private equity deals get bigger, opposition to activities of buy-out firms has grown. Pension funds’ duty is to achieve the best returns through a diversified investment strategy, which may include private equity. But the jobs of pension members can be harmed by the activities of private equity firms
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US pension funds on private equity roll
What might US pension funds reply to Britain’s Trades Union Congress (TUC) about the dangers of private equity? Ahead of June’s G8 summit, the TUC’s general secretary, Brendan Barber, is going to ask pension funds from other countries to rethink their investment policy and stop fuelling buyout fever. Barber said ...
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Dutch add €4bn in private equity
NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension funds are raising exposure to private equity, according to a study by national regulator, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB).
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Senior private equity partner quitting ATP
DENMARK – Jens Bisgaard-Frantzen, managing partner at ATP Private Equity Partners is leaving.
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PKA to up private equity allocation
DENMARK – The Danish industry-wide pensions provider PKA is set to boost its investment in private equity significantly in the next few years, in the wake of strong returns for the asset class in 2006.
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AP3 cries freedom in private equity
SWEDEN – The SEK212.2bn (€23bn) Swedish buffer fund, AP3 wants more freedom to invest in private equity.
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ABP, Keva in property private equity move
REAL ESTATE – Finnish local government pension fund Keva and ABP, Europe’s largest pension fund, were among eight initial investors in a pan-European real estate private equity fund launched last week by Spanish property group Neinver.
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West Sussex to up private equity holdings
UK – The £1.5bn (€2.2bn) West Sussex County Council pension fund is looking for additional private equity managers to achieve its 5% target allocation.
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McCreevy rules out private equity regulation
EUROPE – The EU Commissioner for the internal market, Charlie McCreevy, has told the private equity industry that has ruled out additional EU regulations.
