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 European Commission and the EIB plan to use guarantees and subordinated loans to enhance the creditworthiness of private sector infrastructure bonds to investment-grade rating, aiming to recapture a €100bn market that dried up following the global financial crisis.
3 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
The New York-based giant has beaten two private equity real estate joint ventures to buy the US retail portfolio of Centro in a deal valued at $9.4bn. One rival bid was in the "mid-$8bn" range.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The New York-based giant has beaten two private equity real estate joint ventures to buy the US retail portfolio of Centro in a deal valued at $9.4bn. One rival bid was in the "mid-$8bn" range.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The partnership will target investments in environmentally friendly companies in the US and China, and to some extent Europe.
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 partnership, called Silver Lake Kraftwerk, will target environmentally friendly growth investments. Cathy Zoi, a former official in the Obama administration, is joining the team.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The European Commission has authorised the private equity firm to buy Swedish healthcare group Capio’s Spanish division in a deal that could be worth up to €900m.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
