All Private Equity articles – Page 32
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Pensions market pushes for private equity self-regs
[15:30 CET 12-12] NETHERLANDS - Mn Services, the €65m service provider for the large metal pension schemes PME and PMT, has initiated a drive for increased self-regulation by private equity firms and hedge funds and delivered key recommendations through a consultation with the industry.
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Lehman’s asset management sold to private equity
[13:00 CEST 30-09] GLOBAL – The bulk of Lehman Brothers’ asset management business, including the private equity division Neuburger Berman, is being moved into a new independent company carrying the Neuburger name, in a deal won by two private equity firms and its senior management.
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€2.2bn Ahold fund fishes for private equity beyond Europe
[16:15 CEST 11-09] NETHERLANDS – The €2.2bn pension fund of giant Dutch food retailer Ahold has extended its private equity investments with a €140m fund of funds mandate to be managed by Credit Suisse.
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Private equity caught in 'transition' in H2
[16:00 CEST 14-08] EUROPE – In the second half of this year the buyout market will be caught in a transition period and the private debt sector will see a correction, Swiss alternative asset manager Partners Group has predicted.
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Private equity may trigger buyout consolidation (amended)
UK – Consolidation in the buyout market is only going to increase, according to actuarial consultants, as it is suggested the private equity companies backing behind some newer entrants are more used to higher returns on their investment than competition in the bulk annuity sector is producing.
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Uni fund fancies private equity co-investments
[13:15 CEST 19-06] UK – Britain’s second largest pension fund, the £30bn (€38bn) Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), is eyeing co-investments in private equity and has announced a $750m (€484m) commitment to a US buyout fund.
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Private equity funds threaten to leave Austria
[15:30 CEST 09-06] AUSTRIA – Private equity funds will find new domiciles unless a legal framework for venture capital investments is created in Austria within the next six to eight months, the private equity association AVCO stressed.
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FeaturesShould private equity go public?
The development of a listed private equity market and the creation of private equity indices are changing a traditionally seen opaque, long-term asset class. Maha Khan Phillips reports
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FeaturesHigh returns from private equity
Cyril Demaria argues that private equity is essential for secure pension investment management
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PKA eyes more private equity after 3.1% return
[15:55 CEST 21-04] DENMARK – Pensionskassernes Administration (PKA), Denmark’s largest occupational pension fund administrator, said its eight funds grew by DKK3.2bn (€429m) in 2007.
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NewsPrivate equity to shun buying DB sponsors
[16.45 CEST 18-04] UK – The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has confirmed it is considering recommending members not to buy companies with defined benefit (DB) pension plans, following the government's decision to increase the enforcement powers of The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
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Private equity 'disaster in the making'
[15:00 CEST 11-04] GLOBAL – Baring Asset Management, has warned the private equity and leveraged buyout (LBO) market will collapse in the next 12 to 18 months.
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NewsATP to push private equity fees
[13:00 CEST 10-04] EUROPE - Private equity fees have risen to unreasonable levels, according to ATP, Denmark’s giant labour market supplementary fund, but the fund sees scope for negotiating them down in the future.
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Private equity turns into SPF’s runaway train
[16:15 CEST 03-04] NETHERLANDS - Private equity was the best returning asset class of the €12bn railways pension fund SPF, as the sector delivered 27.7% last year.
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Private equity lifts Pension Fennia to €6.1bn
[13:30 CET 17-03] FINLAND – Private equity returns of 42.4% helped Pension Fennia increase the value of its assets by more than €400m to €6.1bn at the end of 2007.
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Private equity lifted Etera in 'fluctuating markets'
[16:40 CET 12-03] FINLAND – A 45.8% return on private equity and unquoted equity investments helped Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company achieve an overall result of €47m in 2007, albeit this is a fall of €91m from the previous year.
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Size and diligence slow ATP's private equity shift
[15:55 CET 12-03] DENMARK – The ATP pension fund has only invested around half of the amount in private equity it originally intended seven years ago, largely because of the unexpectedly high volume of due diligence work it has had to do.
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Private equity pushes Ilmarinen returns to 5.7%
[12:30 CET 22-02] FINLAND – Ilmarinen achieved a net return of 5.7% on investments in 2007, driven by strong performances from private equity and hedge funds.
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German funds need incentives for private equity – minister
[15:00 CET 13-02] GERMANY – The reluctance of large domestic investors to go into private equity and venture capital is discouraging foreign investors from investing in German start-ups, according to a study commissioned by the German federal economy ministry.
