The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is now the biggest pension fund in Canada with C$161bn. Its infrastructure investment paid off handsomely, returning 12.8%.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The $154 billion state pension has purchased a controlling stake in US multifamily developer LCOR from the estate of the former Wall Street banking giant for $820 million.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The $12.78bn retirement system has invested $100m across five funds since its February meetings.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
The firm has formed a $600m customised account with a large pension system, and could launch its next flagship buyout fund later this year, according to firm president Marc Spilker.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
This year’s ranking of the largest private equity firms in Asia-Pacific reveals two newcomers in the top five, underscoring the region’s changing dynamics and growth. PE Asia takes a closer look at the top five GPs on the fundraising charts
5 min read · 14 January 2013
Scott Hahn spent his entire working life at Morgan Stanley, where he built an impressive investment track record. Since leading a 2010 spin-out, he’s been bringing that prior experience to bear in Korea, which many investors consider more tricky than attractive. The co-founder of Hahn & Co talks to Drew Wilson about his firm’s edge in this misunderstood market
9 min read · 14 January 2013
Tracking this month's trends in private equity
2 min read · 14 January 2013
A mandate to operate Luis Munoz International Airport is now a race between Highstar Capital and Macquarie Group. Meanwhile, the PPPA has extended its deadline to bid on its maiden social infrastructure project.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
CVC boosts its senior ranks with two heavyweight recruits – debt banker Stephen Hickey, formerly of Goldman Sachs, and former PAI senior partner Bertrand Meunier. Oliver Smiddy reports
3 min read · 14 January 2013
The prospect of the first Socialist president for 24 years, coupled with continuing uncertainty over the fate of the euro, has led to a marked slowdown in French private equity, writes Oliver Smiddy.
7 min read · 14 January 2013
