All Private Equity articles
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NewsFidelity International to integrate private markets assets into default investment strategy
The circa 15% allocation by Fidelity’s FutureWise fund will be the first into its recently approved Long-Term Asset Fund
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NewsATP’s returns leap in Q3 despite private equity write-downs
Danish pensions giant posts 9.7% gain on investment portfolio in January-September despite massive private equity wipeout
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Asset Class ReportsPrivate equity industry starts to show signs of recovery
Private equity has a bounce in its step once again, but it could be years before the industry recovers fully
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InterviewsPrivate equity remains a key building block for pension schemes
While allocations vary, pension funds value solid returns and private equity’s role as a diversifier. Funds use PE to gain both domestic and international exposure.
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Asset Class ReportsValuations for AI-related firms are starting to heat up
There are concerns that the market for acquiring artificial intelligence-related companies is showing signs of overheating
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Asset Class ReportsInvestor body aims to fill reporting gap
ILPA issues reporting guidance and templates after US court overturns SEC’s private funds rule
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Country ReportLower interest rates see Swiss pension funds adjust asset allocations
Lower rates are nudging Swiss pension funds to rethink their approach to fixed income and private markets
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NewsInarcassa to boost alternatives with €900m investment
The boost represents an increase of 6.3% compared to the current allocation level
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NewsBritish Business Bank to establish British Growth Partnership
The UK government will also implement reforms to the Bank’s financial framework
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NewsWTW and Carne Group get approval for private equity LTAF
WTW has further plans for other solutions to follow for savers across the UK, Europe and internationally
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NewsATP chief says Northvolt crisis is ‘wake-up call for Europe’
Pension fund CEO warns that European green transition technology needs public money or China and US will dominate
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Opinion PiecesAustralian regulators take a deep dive into growing private markets sector
The recent brisk battle to buy an Australian data centre platform, AirTrunk, pushed the price to more than A$24bn (€14.5bn) – double what was anticipated just a few months ago.
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NewsPensionDanmark invests in quantum computing startup Atom
Labour-market pension fund backs Atom Computing with DKK70m after California-based tech firm pledges to set up European HQ in Denmark
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NewsATP’s Northvolt exposure highlights problem of illiquids in geared portfolio
Copenhagen professor argues the challenge of a single-company illiquid investment becoming too dominant is much larger in highly-leveraged portfolio, like ATP’s
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NewsCarmignac launches private markets strategy
Carmignac Private Evergreen marks the firm’s entry into managing private assets
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NewsSwedish pension majors in talks with ailing battery firm Northvolt
Hopes for ambitious Europe-based green battery company have been tempered by slowing electric vehicle rollouts
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NewsAXA IM Alts snaps up European private assets firm CAPZA
Acquisition sees AXA IM Alts enter traditional private equity sector and expand its global debt platform into mid-market direct lending
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NewsDanish FSA eyes volatility of unlisted returns for market-rate pensions
Value of alternatives portfolios increased by 4% in 2023, but dipped in allocation terms from the year before, watchdog’s figures show
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FeaturesNAV finance takes hold as a niche form of private credit
Private equity investments are by their nature illiquid, which is why PE general partners (GPs) raising a new fund only call on the committed capital when it needs to be deployed in a new investment – and that may be up to a few years after the fund closes.
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Opinion PiecesUS court scraps SEC private equity transparency rule
The US appeals court’s decision, last June, to throw out a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule intended to give investors more transparency into private funds has sparked a heated debate.
