Private Debt – Page 6
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NewsReal Economy Project fund of funds to close with €500m
Arco Fondo Pensione, Concreto, Prevedi, Laborfonds, Byblos and Pegaso contributed with a total of €120m
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NewsEnvironment Agency Pension Fund backs LOIM sustainable private credit strategy
Local authority pension fund commits to fund in context of its net-zero ambitions
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Sustainability-linked loans to become standard in private debt deals, says Amundi
Private debt is well suited for an impact strategy in mid-market transactions
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Asset Class ReportsCredit: Investors cautious over Ukraine war
Despite geopolitical tensions, inflation and rising costs, private debt market remains optimistic after a record 2021
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Dutch retail scheme awards €100m private debt mandate to Tikehau Capital
Asset manager expands global footprint with new office in Israel
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Opinion PiecesNews Notes: Private investing ‘levels up’ playing field
The UK’s recent government white paper – ‘Levelling up the United Kingdom’ – forcefully pushes for private investing. In it, Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims he is determined to “break that link between geography and destiny, so that it makes good business sense for the private sector to invest in areas that have for too long felt left behind”.
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FeaturesStrategically speaking – WTW: Democratising private markets
WTW’s ill-fated merger with Aon, announced at the outset of the pandemic in early March 2020, would have shaken up the corporate insurance brokerage market. It would also have created an outsourced CIO (OCIO) giant to compete with Mercer in terms of delegated assets under management (AUM).
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USS sees new £500m private markets move as net-zero help
University scheme announces interim net-zero targets
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PFA admits losing €400m on loan to troubled Irish aircraft lessor
NAC announced it is to file for US Chapter 11 bankruptcy after struggling amid pandemic
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NewsSOKA-BAU to raise private markets allocation with first move in private debt
The group is targeting an allocation to private markets of 15%, up from the current 5%
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NewsFCA finalises rules for Long-Term Asset Fund regime
Regulator defines success as products being launched and DC schemes investing in them
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Opinion PiecesPension funds should seek fee reductions in private markets
Pension fund investment in non-listed assets has grown considerably since the 2008 global financial crisis.
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German church scheme to build up private debt allocation
‘The goal is to diversify investments, carefully balancing risks and returns’
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InterviewsOn the record: Unlisted priorities
Two pension funds discuss how their strategies for non-listed investments are evolving
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Asset Class ReportsPortfolio strategy – Credit report
As the institutional investment community heads towards a post-COVID new normal, private credit remains a favourite among investors despite inflationary headwinds. In this report, we also cover the record amounts of capital raised by private-debt funds last year, the latest developments ESG in private markets, and how the digital transformation accelerated by COVID is impacting private debt.
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FeaturesPrivate credit: Floating to safety
Despite inflationary headwinds, the outlook for private credit remains strong
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FeaturesPrivate credit fundraising: A record year for private-debt funds
Record amounts of capital were raised by private-debt funds in 2020 but the outlook may be less strong in the short term
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FeaturesDigital transformation: Take advantage of the digital reset
Covid has accelerated the digital transformation across all industries. How has it contributed to new trends and opportunities in private debt and how can investors benefit?
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NewsProgetto Zefiro picks StepStone to invest €215m in private debt
The private debt consortium includes four industry-wide pension funds – Fondo Gomma Plastica, Fopen, Pegaso and Previmoda
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NewsManulife to extend private markets capabilities offering to Europe
Investment arm’s Irish entity authorised as Alternative Investment Fund Manager
