All Private Equity articles – Page 42
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Watson Wyatt private equity partner leaves
UK – Stephan Breban, a Watson Wyatt senior consultant and partner in charge of the private equity management research team, is to leave the firm at the end of March to set up his own business called City Capital Partners.
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European private equity: is there too much money being raised?
2005 will see significant capital raised in private equity with forecasts of some $230b to be raised globally and within this, Europe’s share is forecast to be $60b. The significant increase in Funds raised naturally leads investors to question whether this is a bubble with subsequent returns for private equity ...
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Denmark’s ATP in Falck private equity deal
DENMARK - ATP Private Equity Partners, a subsidiary of the E27bn statutory pension provision fund ATP, is a partner in the purchase of Danish emergency services group Falck.
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Triago launches second-hand private equity arm
FRANCE - Triago, a Paris-based private equity adviser, has formed a separate arm to help institutions sell their assets in this sector.
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ATP's private equity arm sees strong deal flow
DENMARK - ATP Private Equity Partners, a subsidiary of the 27 billion-euro statutory pension provision fund ATP, has made three senior appointments to expand its "bandwidth" in response to a strong deal flow.
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Ontario scheme eyes European private equity
EUROPE – The Ontario-based public pension scheme OMERS says it is in talks about a European private equity investment worth around 160 million euros.
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Guarded welcome for private equity
Private equity is rapidly increasing in popularity among European pension funds. According to the European Institutional Asset Management (EIAM) Survey 2004, continental European institutions doubled the proportion of private equity in their portfolios to 1.3% in 2004 from 0.6% last year. The survey covered portfolios (41% of which were pension ...
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AP1 seeks strategic partners for private equity
SWEDEN - Första AP-fonden, the First Swedish National Pension Fund, is seeking “strategic partners” for around 400 million dollars (326.5 million euros) in private equity.
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Pension funds back LGT private equity fund
SWITZERLAND – The London Pension Fund Authority, Sweden’s AP3 and AP7, the London Borough of Hillingdon are among pension funds investing in the Crown Private Equity European Buyout Opportunities fund, which has announced its closing at 392 million euros.
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Benelux private equity market at zero – report
BENELUX – Fundraising in the private equity market in Benelux, valued in billions of euros at its peak a few years ago, saw zero activity in 2003 a new report says.
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UK unions force DB reopening and private equity spat
UK – Union anger at closure of company defined benefit pension schemes has led to a reversal at Network Rail and a spat with private equity firm, CVC.
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WH Smith trustees block private equity deal
UK - Pension trustees at WH Smith are effectively blocking the £940m (€1.4bn) approach by Permira to take the company private.
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Pension funds “to boost European private equity”
EUROPE – European pension funds and insurers will provide the bulk of an extra 130 billion euros of capital that will flow into private equity, a new report says.
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Pension directive to boost private equity – EVCA
EUROPE – The European Venture Capital Association says the European directive on occupational pensions will provide a boost the venture capital and private equity industry.
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How PTPE tracks private equity
Investment companies listed on the stock market are generally regarded as high-risk, and in the stock-market crash some total failures attracted much publicity. In addition, some large companies, such as 3i, Softbank and Jafco, are well-known. But even experts in the field know little more about global connections in this ...
