OMERS Private Equity

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Blackstone's latest insurance deal will see it manage $92.5bn over the next six years. Plus: Malaysia's Creador holds a first close and why a lawsuit involving OMERS PE provides a rare glimpse into how LPs incentivise their direct deal teams. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

OMERS Private Equity, the private equity investment arm of the Canadian pension plan, purchased the analytics and technology-enabled service provider and plans to help it grow over the long haul.

Despite challenges, the UK will remain a ‘safe haven’ for investment, says global private equity head Mark Redman.

OMERS has strengthened its direct private equity team by adding its tenth dealmaker in Europe.

The system’s real estate and infrastructure segments returned 14.3% and 12.4%, respectively.

The Canadian pension plan’s private equity portfolio outperformed all other asset classes in 2012, driven by its shift into direct investing, says OMERS Private Equity CEO Paul Renaud.

The Toronto-based firm will sell Maxxam Analytics to France's Bureau Vertias.

Implementing 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.

Blackstone picks up the award for large-cap firm of the year after reaching $1trn in AUM.

Technology and data are playing an increasingly wide-ranging role in growth initiatives, with AI opening up even more avenues of possibility.

Alaska's House of Representatives appears to recognise the difficulty in divesting Russian assets held in commingled funds. Plus: More changes at the top for OMERS PE and Rhône Group has closed its latest fund below target. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Private equity participants are increasingly willing to spend big to influence politics. Plus: Advent is coming back with its next flagship (who isn't?) and Ares is the latest blue-chip to bet big on its private wealth channel. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

EQT has tapped a former Japan Post and TPG executive to lead its efforts in Tokyo. Plus: Italy's Charme has held a first close on its latest fund and CD&R has emerged victorious in the latest scramble for a UK supermarket chain. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Leonard Green & Partners has closed one of the largest GP-led deals ever. Plus: Highlights from yesterday's AVCA conference and another departure from OMERS PE. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Close partnerships with management are key to building better business practices, says Katharine Preston, vice-president, sustainable investing at OMERS.