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All change at CalPERSWhat can be read into developments at the bellwether pension fund.
- CalPERS considers merging PE with public equities
The US’s largest public pension wants to follow the example of its large Canadian counterparts.
- CPPIB, KKR pick up $952m stake in India telco
The pair acquired 10.3% of Bharti Infratel, the telecom tower subsidiary of India’s largest telecom operator.
- CPPIB to pick up Ardian’s $1bn portfolio
The Canadian pension giant has emerged as the buyer of stakes held in the investment firm’s 2006-vintage secondaries fund.
- Bain & Co: APAC GPs ‘feel the pain of sky-high valuations’
Fierce competition and a limited supply of high-quality targets has seen a record-setting rise in the average EBITDA-to-enterprise value for private equity transactions in the region.
- Quantum eyes $4.5bn hard-cap for Fund VII
Quantum Energy Partners’ previous fund closed on its $4.45bn hard-cap in July 2015.
- Unseasonable temperatures
Against a backdrop of snowdrifts, the private equity industry is feeling the heat, as we explore in the March edition of Private Equity International.
- Walking the line
Whether through subscription lines of credit or preferred equity, general partners are actively increasing their use of corporate finance at the fund level.
- MBK: Between a rock and a hard-cap
A founder leaving and a product recall would usually mean a rough time for a firm, but MBK ended the year with one of North Asia’s quickest fundraises.
- CPPIB’s PE allocation tops 21%
Several private credit investments partly contributed to the increase, pushing private equity to 21.2% of the pension’s total assets.