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CPPIB: ‘Partnership approach’ is key in AsiaSuyi Kim, managing director and head of Asia-Pacific at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, says the fund has ramped up direct investments in the region by backing the right partners.
The ‘big reformer’ leading BlackRock’s long-term fundAndré Bourbonnais, who oversaw a major strategy shift at Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board, will join the global asset manager in Q2.
Why Canadian pensions and sovereign wealths are backing this TPG spin-outBGH Capital, formed by ex-head of Asia at TPG Ben Gray, is counting on his longstanding LP contacts as his firm seeks to raise $2bn for Australia.
Buyout firms unfazed by competition from LPs on dealsThe appearance of limited partners on the buyside of deals has helped open up the market, according to dealmakers from KKR, Bridgepoint, PAI Partners and Astorg Partners at a conference in Cannes.
CPPIB: ‘Tech-led GPs to become new normal’The Canadian pension giant expects GPs that utilise technology in investment and value creation to become the ‘next generation’ managers.
Whitehorse targets Q1 close on second preferred equity fundThe Toronto-based firm is targeting $750m for Whitehorse Liquidity Partners II with a $1bn hard-cap, sister publication Secondaries Investor has learned.
Bain eyes Q2 first and final close on Europe V – exclusiveThe private equity firm is also expected to begin raising its fourth Asian fund in the third quarter, Private Equity International has learned.
From the archive: CPPIB on being a one-stop shopCPPIB is positioning itself as a provider of more than just LP capital, Michael Woolhouse, the pension plan's head of secondaries and co-investments, told PEI at the beginning of the year.
Trends of the Year: LPs going directFrom sovereign wealth funds to family offices, limited partners bulked up direct investment teams and made large purchases in 2017.
CPPIB taking long-term view on ChinaThe Canadian pension giant is well positioned for China’s long-term oriented market development, according to chief executive Mark Machin.