The troubled pension was expected to approve the sale, which includes private equity and real assets stakes, on Thursday.
2 min read · 09 December 2016
Removal of restrictions on asset holdings by Solvency II, coupled with low fixed income returns, is encouraging insurers to allocate more cash to alternatives.
2 min read · 31 October 2016
The investment manager wants to sell the €1bn vehicle before the end of the year and a new structure will be created to manage the portfolio.
1 min read · 15 September 2016
The firm has raised €164m for Stafford Infrastructure Secondary Fund II, more than two-thirds of its target.
1 min read · 12 September 2016
The appointment comes as the German asset manager fundraises for a vehicle that will invest in infrastructure through fund and direct secondaries.
1 min read · 07 September 2016
Sellers are demanding a high price despite a widening quality gap among funds focusing on the asset class, according to a report by Partners Group.
2 min read · 07 September 2016
Expected returns for secondaries deals completed in the first half are down compared with a year earlier, according to a report by Setter Capital.
2 min read · 31 August 2016
Avoiding the crowded core is key to finding value in an asset class that is growing explosively, according to Pantheon’s Andrea Echberg.
3 min read · 25 August 2016
Total deal volume in the first half fell to around $17bn, according to the advisory firm’s mid-year report.
2 min read · 24 August 2016
This will be the eighth global office for the Canadian pension giant, which bought a $1bn portfolio of private equity fund stakes from Australia’s sovereign wealth fund at the beginning of the year.
1 min read · 12 August 2016
