All Private Equity articles – Page 2
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Special ReportPrivate equity in India: growth of a new investment class
Private equity had a faltering start in India, but the market is maturing and offering plenty of opportunity
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FeaturesSecondary markets and innovation boost private equity liquidity
Liquidity has reduced significantly in global private capital markets. Whilst private equity-backed IPOs are up this year, overall exit value is down by 66% and there is currently a large backlog of unsold assets, of which 40% are four years or older. The cumulative sum of unsold assets sits at $3.2trn (€2.9trn), according to Bain. Recent data from Preqin shows that capital called has exceeded capital distributed by $1.57trn since 2018, highlighting the lack of free capital in private markets.
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InterviewsKPN Pensioenfonds: Active investors by conviction
Caspar Vlaar and Jaap van Dam of KPN Pensioenfonds talk to Tjibbe Hoekstra about the Dutch fund’s belief in active investing, its venture into private markets and its impact strategy
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Special ReportTop 10 European pension funds raise equity and bond exposure
Pension funds in most European countries recorded strong returns of between 6% and 9%, according to preliminary figures published this summer by the OECD.
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NewsInvestor negativity on real estate, private equity turns a corner – Preqin
Institutional investors had been outright negative about the prospects for the asset classes for the past two years
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NewsLGT begins to leverage private equity ESG data initiative
Alternative investing specialist says harnessing portfolio company data is ‘next frontier in integration of ESG in private equity’
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NewsGerman scheme invests in VC arm of cooperative banking group
Government plans to channel institutional investors’ capital towards start-ups, as the number of venture capital deals sunk by 25% last year
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NewsScheme for Italian psychologists ups private market investments
It has committed €196.8m to private equity and venture capital investments, €98.8m to private debt and €17.4m to infrastructure
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NewsPhoenix Group and Schroders team up to launch private markets firm
Future Growth Capital is first private market investment manager to be established in the UK to promote objectives of Mansion House Compact
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NewsSmall progress on Mansion House Compact ambitions as barriers remain
ABI report shows signatories currently hold £793m of unlisted equity assets in their DC default funds, equivalent to 0.36% of the total value of their DC default funds
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NewsItaly’s pension funds association expects to raise €500-600m for FoFs with EIF
Assofondipensione plans to set up FoFs for infrastructure, private equity, private debt, and possibly venture capital, with European Investment Fund
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NewsPensionDanmark and Lærernes told to correct alternatives valuation processes
Danish pension funds handed orders from FSA to improve valuation methods for private equity, infrastructure and illiquid credit investments
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NewsMonte dei Paschi scheme to make further investment in private markets
The pension fund has issued a tender for infrastructure, private debt and private equity
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NewsVER chief calls for better market infrastructure to foster European innovation
News that Europe now outperforms US on 10-year venture capital returns is ‘springboard’ for creation of better capital market infrastructure this side of the Atlantic, says Löyttyniemi
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AnalysisMansion House Compact: spotlight on Scottish Widows
Scottish Widows joined the Mansion House Compact in July 2023 as one of the founding signatories committing to allocating at least 5% of its default funds to unlisted equities by 2030
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NewsVelliv invests €94m in Nuveen private equity impact fund
Asset manager raises around $200m for its second private equity climate inclusion strategy
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NewsL&G sets up private markets fund for defined contribution members
The fund seeks to capture the illiquidity premium in asset classes including private equity, real estate, private credit and infrastructure
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Country ReportItalian pension funds fine-tune asset allocation
Growing appetite for private market investments, amid shifting equity and bond portfolios, are keeping Italian pension funds busy
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NewsATP takes stake in major Danish defence firm Terma
Statutory pensions giant sees deal also as important contribution to defence at time of international instability
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NewsKent scheme plans changes to emerging markets, private equity portfolios
Consultant Mercer advised a 50% split of EM equities between Columbia Threadneedle and Robeco, and an increase to PE by allocating $160m to HarbourVest
