TorQuest Partners and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec have made a majority investment in wood-alternative fence and railing maker Barrette Outdoor Living.
The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) has closed three private equity fund commitments totalling $750m. The three funds are New York-based Kohlberg & Compan’s Kohlberg Investors IX fund, Swedish-based Nordic Capital’s Nordic Capital X
While the search for the next chief investment officer for California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is still ongoing, it’s clear that the US’ largest public pension fund wants more investment into private equity. In
More than two-thirds of British pension funds are set to increase their investments into renewables, according to a new survey by Pureprofile and Alpha Real Capital. Having polled 50 pension fund investors, the researchers found
From: FinTech Global An investor who’ve previously backed FinTech companies is facing a revolt due to his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Leon Black is the chairman, CEO and founder of Apollo Global
US pension giant PSERS has put a freeze on new commitments to private equity major Apollo Global Management following the revelation that founder and CEO Leon Black wired up to $75m in payments to convicted
LPs fears over a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is the biggest threat to alternative asset fund managers looking to raise new capital, new research shows.
The $55.8bn-managing Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System has picked a trio of private equity funds in its latest round of commitments.
The $204bn-managing Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has expanded its Asian investment potential with the launch of its new Singapore office.
Global pension fund giant The National Pension Service of Korea has teamed up with asset manager Keppel Capital to hunt down infrastructure investment opportunities in Asia.
The $434bn-managing Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has named Edwin Cass as its first dedicated chief investment officer.
Macquarie has launched a €200m infrastructure fund alongside global insurer MAPFRE and financial advice and asset management firm Abante.
Isomer Capital has picked up a €75m cornerstone commitment for its newly-launched second fund targeting early-stage tech-focused European venture capital managers.
Canadian pension major CDPQ and supply chain specialist DP World have expanded their ports and terminals investment platform to $8.2bn through a new investment.
Apollo Global has led a $5.5bn real estate deal with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company which will see the investor group lease some of the group's properties on a long-term basis.
Climate change has become a top priority for European pensions funds when picking their investment allocations, with 54% considering the environment before making their choice, according to a new survey by Mercer. The consultancy highlighted
Los Angeles Fire & Police Pensions has upped its private equity allocation by 2 percentage points to 14%, according to Ray Ciranna, general manager of the pension plan. He revealed the change in an email
New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) to invest $150m in aircraft-leasing fund managed by private equity firm Castlelake. When asked by IPE Real Assets about the timing, given how the coronavirus pandemic has affected
Veteran Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan CFO David McGraw is retiring after 16 years with the pension fund.
A string of UK private equity houses are part of a new initiative to help fight what it describes as the chronic under-representation of black talent in British financial institutions.
