Private Equity

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Employee Ownership Programmes: How do they affect returns for LPs?

Employee ownership programmes, which seek to build wealth among company workers, are gaining traction in the private equity industry. Are investors losing out on upside, or benefitting from increased value creation?

10 min read · 30 September 2022

CPPIB's 'hands off' approach to co-investing

Delaney Brown, head of private equity funds, outlined the types of deals the pension giant prefers and governance issues it pushes for at the BVCA Summit in London on Thursday.

3 min read · 11 October 2019

CalPERS hits highest PE commitment level post-GFC

The US's largest public pension made $4.3bn of commitments in the first half of the year.

1 min read · 20 August 2019

CPPIB adds fourth private equity office as it crosses C$400bn mark

San Francisco will be the Canadian giant's second US location, where it expects its on-ground-presence in the technology ecosystem to help various initiatives.

2 min read · 15 August 2019

Texas TRS to co-underwrite co-investments

The pension system is in the process of expanding the direct investment portion of its private equity portfolio from 26% to 35%.

2 min read · 22 July 2019

Secular trends drive PSP's entertainment investment debut

The Canadian pension has teamed up with Investcorp to invest in UTA in a deal valuing the talent agency at up to $800m.

4 min read · 08 August 2018

Federated swoops in for £246m Hermes stake

The deal comes as Hermes continues to fundraise for £1bn for its second infrastructure vehicle.

2 min read · 16 April 2018

CDPQ: ‘You have to be willing to overpay in Asia’

For LPs in the region, a dearth of large, quality assets and high pricing are key challenges to investing, according to the Canadian pension's managing director and head of Asia.

2 min read · 23 January 2018

USS sells another portfolio to Ardian – exclusive

The sale is at least the second between the Universities Superannuation Scheme and the investment firm as the UK pension faces a growing liabilities deficit.

1 min read · 04 December 2017

Eurazeo targets US pensions after buying into Rhône

Rhône's network of US investors could be useful for the French firm, which is likely to come back to market in 2018.

2 min read · 29 November 2017

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