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NewsKENFO turns to PE, infra, amid ‘challenging’ return expectations
It’s in the process of building a portfolio based on a step-by-step approach, and hired asset managers to run specialist mandates
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Virus harms Dutch schemes’ private equity, infra investments
In the first half of 2020, ABP lost 8.1% on private equity, while its infrastructure portfolio returned -5%
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PMT invests in Rotterdam coal-fired power station
Investment is a ‘very limited interest’ that dates back to the time when investments in coal were not yet ruled out
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Velliv helps Nuveen to $150m first close of global impact strategy
The strategy targets direct private equity investments in growth stage companies in developed and emerging markets
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AMF backs coronavirus crisis tech winner with €29m placement
Swedish blue-collar pension fund invests SEK300m in Stockholm IT security firm Yubico
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AMF invests in unlisted COVID-hit firms via new JV
Pension fund joins bank SEB and the Wallenberg foundations to invest SEK3.5bn to support privately-owned domestic firms
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Dutch building scheme sticks to ‘expensive’ PE, hedge funds
The fund reduced management fees for hedge funds by 27% during the past five years by negotiating service fees
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Danish FSA calls on pension funds to explain alts valuations
Watchdog launches investigation into sector’s ongoing valuation of alternatives, as losses in other asset classes pile up
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AP7 illiquids scheme fails to convince Swedish buffer funds
High private equity allocation would make frequent valuations problematic, says AP6
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PGB to commit €460m in US private equity through RCP
The investment, representing approximately 1.5% of its assets, will focus on the lower mid market segment
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Schemes warned of emerging COVID-19 private equity risks
PE firms may not be able to access government SME COVID-19 support packages for individual portfolio companies
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Opinion Pieces
Delivering sustainable long-term value
Some private equity investors claim the increased focus in private ownership imposes a new long-term perspective
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Danish pension firms pile on alts, as unlisted shares beat listed
Nearly a fifth of the sector’s total investments now in unlisted assets
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AP6 reins in cyclical sensitivity and targets long-term trends
Smallest of Sweden’s AP funds sees annual returns tick lower
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ATP and PFA sell out VIA Equity PE funds
“It is time for a strategic change,” Bo Foged declares
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EBRD: Private equity offers bigger impact on employment
‘Private equity has the reputation to cut jobs after the takeover of companies’
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Setter: PE secondary market seen increase of 10.8% year on year
The secondary market volume hit $85.4bn in 2019 of completed transactions
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AP4 adds to alternatives team to push ‘ambitious alternatives agenda’
Co-founder of impact start-up fund joins national pension buffer fund
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Asset management roundup: Nuveen, Churchill create $21bn private capital platform
Plus: DWS invests in Arabesque artificial intelligence company
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Redington pursues backing from Phoenix Equity Partners as long-term investor
The firm’s ambitious strategy is ‘to help make 100 million people financially secure’
