All Private Equity articles – Page 43
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EU expansion to boost private equity – EVCA
EUROPE – The expansion of the European Union at the start of May is being seen as providing a boost to the European venture capital and private equity business.
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Russell to buy private equity firm Pantheon
GLOBAL – Russell Investment Group is to buy global private equity fund-of-funds specialist Pantheon for an undisclosed sum, with Russell hailing the deal as an "ideal strategic fit".
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Fund of funds gives focus to private equity investment
ATP Private Equity Partners was set up two and a half years ago to manage the global private equity investments on behalf of ATP and SP, the Danish supplementary pension arrangements. ATP Private Equity Partners combines the private equity incentive and co-investment model with the long-term capital source from an ...
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The private equity world
The private equity world sometimes moves at a different pace to the rest of the investment world. The European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (interestingly still best know by the abbreviation of its old name – EVCA) has just published (in its mid- September newsletter) a summary of the ...
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Hermes boosts private equity team
UK – Hermes’ private equity arm has hired an investment director from CVC Capital Partners.
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Hertford pension fund in private equity move
UK – The 2.2 billion pound (3.2 billion euro) Hertfordshire County Council Superannuation Fund has made a 55 million-pound (79.8 million-euro) move into private equity.
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European private equity to “pick up in 2004”
EUROPE – The European private equity market is expected to pick up from the end of this year and going into 2004, says law firm S J Berwin.
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Austrian private equity fund raising jumped 30% in 2002
AUSTRIA – Investment into private equity remained stable from Austrian investors in 2002, although fundraising in Austria showed nearly a 30% increase, according to the Austrian private equity and venture capital organisation, AVCO.
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Pension funds shunned private equity in 2002 says EVCA
EUROPE – Pension funds significantly decreased their investments in the European private equity industry in 2002, according to the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA).
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London pension fund moves into private equity
UK – The London Pension Fund Authority is tendering a private equity mandate worth between 50 to 75 million pounds (70-105 million euros) after deciding to start investing in the asset class.
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Switzerland's Adveq bullish on private equity
SWITZERLAND - Fund of funds manager of private equity investments Adveq has signalled its confidence in the private equity market.
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Who's for private equity?
Pension funds have been identified as one of the factors that could help in the development of the European private equity industry. The European Venture Capital Association says that it has identified 10 indicators – of which five are tax related – which can contribute to “shaping” a favourable environment ...
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Research shows European allocation to private equity ‘too low’
UK - Research showing that asset allocation to private equity of nearly 20% for a pension portfolio that 50% invested in equities is an ‘efficient’ figure has been issued by Standard Life Investments (SLI).
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Private equity fundraising halves - report
EUROPE – Global private equity fundraising was significantly down in the first quarter of this year compared to last year, according to private equity information provider AltAssets.
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CalPERS to improve private equity disclosure
US – The largest US pension fund, CalPERS, has announced that it will be improving the disclosure of its private equity investments to provide a higher level of transparency.
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KPMG sees higher appetite for private equity
UK – Institutional investors’ appetite for private equity as an asset class is increasing, according to a survey by KPMG’s private equity group, and the fund of funds sector could be first in line to take advantage.
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Martin Currie hires private equity head
UK – Martin Currie has recruited Paul Murray of Deutsche Capital Partners to head up its private equity team.
