Corporate Moves
Arctos Partners in Talks to Buy Stake in NFL’s Buffalo Bills
The sports investor was one of several private equity firms approved earlier this year to buy a stake in a National Football League franchise.
Tag: Private Equity
Corporate Moves
Private Equity Investment in Insurance Surges, While Global Deals Decline in Value
Private investments in insurance are on pace to end the year with their highest total in more than a decade.
Pensions
New York Common Earmarks Nearly $3B in Investments in August
The $268 billion pension fund allotted the bulk of its commitments to public equities, real estate, and credit investments.
Asset Allocation
Apollo Aims to Double AUM by 2029
During the firm’s investor day, CEO Mark Rowan laid out plans to achieve $1.5 trillion in managed assets, which include leaning into demand for private credit and retirement products.
Asset Allocation
UN Pension Fund Earns 13.7% Over 12 Months
The United Nations’ Joint Staff Pension Fund’s total asset value increased to $97.3 billion but did not meet its benchmark’s return.
Asset Allocation
CalSTRS Flexes Co-Investing Muscles
The $346.5 billion California teachers’ pension fund addressed leverage in its private equity policy with an eye toward expanding its co-investments and collaborative strategies portfolio.
Asset Allocation
New York Common Cashes Out $3.3B Worth of Strategic Partnerships
The pension giant also committed another $1 billion to a BlackRock climate fund after dumping nearly $4 billion in public equities earlier this year.
Asset Allocation
Private Equity Firms? More Like Private Debt Providers
Lending occupies more and more of PE companies’ attention, per a new PitchBook Report.
Asset Allocation
NFL Will Allow Private Equity Stakes; These Funds Are Likely to Invest
The National Football League has vetted a short list of firms who will be allowed to purchase stakes in its teams.
Asset Allocation
CPPIB Ekes Out 1% Gain in Q1, Promotes Caitlin Gubbels to Head of Private Equity
Public and private assets helped the pension fund swing from a loss one year earlier to raise its asset value to $471.5 billion.
Asset Allocation
New York State Pension Boosts Private Equity Investments
More than half of the $1.3 billion in June commitments were made within the NYSCRF’s PE portfolio.
Pensions
Rhode Island Pension Returns 10.47% in Fiscal 2024
Assets of the ERSRI system rose to $11.369 billion.
Corporate Moves
Value of Pension-Backed M&A Deals Soars to $13.6B in Q2
Despite seven fewer transactions than one year earlier, total deal value rose 158%.
Pensions
Public Equity Allocations Lead the Way for Public Pension Funds
The top-performing public pension funds this year are likely to thrive with a higher allocation to equities, according to Markov Processes International.
Pensions
Dallas Pensions’ Low Returns, Funded Ratios Blamed on Private Equity Performance, Allocation
A city-commissioned analysis found Dallas will have to contribute ‘significant' amounts of money to improve the pensions’ funded status.