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OMERS shoots for 90% direct dealsThe fund is willing pay the prevailing high prices to secure the right assets, OMERS PE head of Europe tells PEI.
- Charterhouse sells ERM to OMERS PE for $1.7bn
OMERS takes the largest share in co-investment with AIMCo
- Alberta Investment Management Corporation appoints new CIO
Dale MacMaster will be promoted from the public markets investment team
- OMERS hires former Cognetas founder
OMERS has strengthened its direct private equity team by adding its tenth dealmaker in Europe.
- AIMCo to open London office
The Alberta-based pension system, which aims to shift all its private equity activity to direct investments, is the latest Canadian pension to set up shop in the UK.
- Doughty doubles its money in 2.5 years on Vue
The £935m sale of the cinema chain means the UK firm has now returned €2bn to LPs in the last 12 months, as it prepares to return to market with its next fund.
- CVC, Dunedin close oversubscribed funds
The two UK-based firms, which operate at different ends of the buyout spectrum, have shown investor appetite for Europe remains strong.
- Canadian LPs share mid-market asset
Ontario Teachers' has sold a minority stake in proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis to fellow Canadian LP AIMCo.
- Doughty seals Spanish exit ahead of fundraising push
The London-based firm, which has just sold Spanish bus operator Avanza Group, is already talking to existing LPs about Fund VI, a new buyout vehicle with a €2bn target.
- OMERS PE portfolio soars amid strategy shift
OMERS Private Equity’s portfolio recorded a 22.2% return in 2010, as the Canadian LP continues moving away from fund commitments in favour of direct investments.