The portfolio returned 26.7% in 2010, beating every other asset class. La Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec also cut C$6.7bn of debt from infrastructure and private equity in 2010.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The portfolio returned 25.4% in 2010, beating every other asset class except private equity. The Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec also cut C$6.7bn of debt out of its infrastructure and private equity portfolios in 2010 as part of an effort to boost risk management.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
As limited partners continue to debate the merits of large buyout funds, evidence grows that they may not turn out to be the poor performers some had assumed.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
The performance of mega-funds was a key point at a recent meeting, where a board member said he didn't understand why the pension continued 'to do business with the mega-funds'.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
The $231bn pension also plans to boost its exposure to private debt as well as specialty financing in emerging markets like China and Brazil.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The $231bn pension also plans to 'bolster' its direct investment capabilities and boost its exposure to private debt as well as specialty financing in emerging markets like China and Brazil.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The $231bn pension also plans to boost its exposure to private debt as well as specialty financing in emerging markets like China and Brazil.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The Boston-headquartered private equity veteran is expected to be significantly oversubscribed for its seventh buyout fund, targeting $1.6bn, and its second senior debt fund, targeting $1.3bn.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The Bethesda, Maryland firm, co-founded by Robert Johnson (pic) and Thomas Baltimore, is talking to LPs about consolidating its Urban Lodging Fund II and Fund III for a possible IPO as a public REIT.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The firm expects to hit the fundraising trail this year targeting a similar amount to its $10.9bn opportunity fund, BREP VI, which is 70% invested. President Tony James said Blackstone invested $5bn of equity in real estate in 2010.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
