Alternatives
Private Equity Goes on a Warehouse Buying Binge
Blackstone, KKR, and other PE players ride a trend propelled by ecommerce’s expansion.
Tag: Private Equity
Pensions
Danish Pension Fund PKA Launches $3.5 Billion Private Equity Fund
PKA Private Funds IV is part of the pension’s strategy to invest in unlisted growth companies.
Why Venture Capital Is Doing So Well
With stocks and bonds offering meager futures, pension plans and other investors find under-appreciated VC beats another alt, private equity, which grabs all the attention.
Alternatives
Private Equity Fundraising Down But Not Out, Despite Pandemic
Deal-making is bouncing back after being shut down earlier in the year due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Alternatives
Alts Investors Expect Deal Activity to Return in 2021
However, the way they make those deals will likely change forever.
Asset Allocation
Ontario Teachers’, PE Firm to Acquire Allworth Financial Stake
The $155.3 billion Canadian pension fund and Lightyear Capital bought the stake in the firm from Parthenon Capital.
Asset Management Culture
OMERS to Sell Detroit River Rail Tunnel Stake for $312 Million to Canadian Pacific
The pension fund has been invested in the transnational transport system for nearly two decades.
Asset Management Culture
Mubadala Puts $2 Billion into Silver Lake for 25-Year Strategy
The fund has also taken a minority equity stake of less than 10% in the firm.
Asset Management Culture
CalPERS Taps Yup Kim as Private Equity Investment Director
He joins the $407.5 billion pension giant from Alaska’s sovereign wealth fund.
Regulation
SEC Rule Change a Boon to Family Offices
New accredited investor definition will include family offices with at least $5 million in assets.
Market Moves
Lessons Learned from Global Financial Crisis Help LPs Bounce Back from COVID-19
Panel at Alternative Investment Summit reveals how much things have changed since March.
Market Moves
Pace of Private Equity, Venture Deals to Rebound, Panel Says
Technology disruptions across all sectors were just a temporary time out, create new opportunities, according to experts at an EisnerAmper conference.
How Did Alts, a Jumble of Different Things, Get So Popular?
In a time of LDI and other de-risking, they seem less risky than stocks, yet offer decent returns.
Opinion
Op-Ed: A Valuable Tool for Private Equity Fund Investments
Attorneys with global law firm K&L Gates LLP discuss why a model limited partnership agreement could help CIOs.
How Distressed Investors Are Getting Ready for Business Failures
Washington stimulus has delayed the bankruptcy parade. But it’s coming fast.