Joe Marsh

How Finland’s state pension is scoping out GPs for defence investment

'We are expecting some private equity managers to be investing in this area and we have been scanning their ESG policies,' says SPFF chief executive Timo Löyttyniemi.

ESG: A gap between reality and perception

Climate risk, DEI and other sustainability factors are still a focus for many investors – and GPs, it seems – despite the recent backlash against ESG.

OMERS’ APAC head to exit amid regional retrenchment

Ashish Goyal will move on at the end of the year, joining other APAC departures from the $100bn pension fund and its Canadian peers, PEI has learned.

Perpetual CIO is wary of defense tech valuations

Chief investment officer Christian Wiehenkamp questions whether the defense sector opportunity matches high investor demand, while outlining Perpetual's VC approach.

Pantheon sets up private wealth team in Asia

The firm has relocated a senior executive to lead the Singapore desk amid asset managers’ growing focus on targeting wealthy individuals.

Meet the LP: Perpetual Investors

The German family office holds around €1bn in private market assets, half of which is in private equity, chief investment officer Christian Wiehenkamp tells PEI.

Insurer Aviva's venture chief talks expansion, US uncertainty and DPI

Ben Luckett, who set up Aviva's VC platform in 2015, says low distributed to paid-in ratios have been less of an issue for the investor to date due to the use of evergreen structures.

Why Aviva's venture chief is betting on UK innovation

Venture Capital Journal sits down with Ben Luckett, who set up Aviva's VC platform in July 2015 and has led it since then as managing director of venture and strategic capital.

Private equity prepares for battle in its pivot towards defence

Reputational risk and a lack of fund opportunities are just two of the blockades investors must be equipped for.

Private equity returns to the front line on defence

European investors’ mass pivot towards the defence sector has huge potential implications for private capital. Will the flow of money match the shift in sentiment?