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Ontario Teachers’ private equity chief Romeo Leemrijse to departOntario Teachers’ will conduct an internal and external search for new leadership 'over the coming months,' an e-mail statement shared with Buyouts said.
Side Letter: CalPERS' PE plansImplementing a total portfolio approach will allow the US's largest public pension to put dollars to work where they're best used, says its head of PE. Plus: OMERS' new PE head has both IR and dealmaking skills and Oregon weighs up climate risk. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Ex-65 Equity partner Alexander Fraser tapped to lead OMERS Private EquityFraser inherits an OMERS private equity strategy that is significantly altered from its prior exclusive focus on institutional direct investing, an approach the pension system pioneered.
PEI Awards 2023: Americas winnersBlackstone picks up the award for large-cap firm of the year after reaching $1trn in AUM.
Some of this year’s most interesting private equity fundsWhile much of the market news was gloomy, there were bright spots. Many GPs, big and small, old and new, succeeded in their fundraising – despite the challenging environment.
Carlyle spinout Stellex targets $2.5bn for third special situations fundStellex was founded in 2014 by Ray Whiteman and Michael Stewart, who previously headed Carlyle Strategic Partners, a distressed and special situations platform.
7 pillars of value creation: DigitalisationTechnology and data are playing an increasingly wide-ranging role in growth initiatives, with AI opening up even more avenues of possibility.
Woman-led Vertu Capital prevails in tough market to close debut fundFund I wrapped up above an original hardcap on March 8, International Women’s Day. “It was very meaningful for me to choose March 8 as our close date,” Vertu founder and managing partner Lisa Melchior said.
OMERS turns in solid buyout return in last year’s rocky marketIn its 2022 annual report, OMERS attributed its overall PE performance to “organic growth in our portfolio EBITDA, coupled with our accretive M&A activities.”
OMERS PE: 'The market is challenging, but there's also opportunity'The investor seeks to be the partner of choice for GPs and businesses in today's tough market, says the Ontario pension’s head of PE for Europe.