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Ontario Teachers' Looking to Sell Aspenleaf and Amica Senior Lifestyles

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a Calgary-based private equity manager that focuses on energy. The original private equity investment vehicle, formed more than a decade ago, is at the end of its life and other Aspenleaf shareholders are rolling their stakes into a continuation fund. And it's not just Aspenleaf. Ontario Teachers’ gained 1.9

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Keensight Capital raises €2.8bn for European healthcare and tech company investments

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Keensight Capital, a private equity manager dedicated to making European growth buyout investments with offices in Paris, London and Boston, has raised €2.8bn in funds to invest in companies operating in the technology and healthcare sectors.

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Is CPP Investments' Private Equity Team Losing the War on Talent?

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Steve Randall of Wealth Professional reports that Fengate hires private equity executive from CPP Investments: Fengate Asset Management has bolstered its private equity team with the addition of Jennifer Pereira as managing director. After graduating University of Toronto with a B.Sc.

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CDPQ to Pump $11.2 Billion Into European Private Markets

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Paulina Pielichata of Pensions & Investments reports CDPQ works to pump $11.2 billion into European private markets: Canadian pension fund Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec has recently moved into its new London headquarters as it is working to deploy C$15 billion ($11.2 billion) in private markets across Europe.

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BCI's Jim Pittman on Staying Liquid, Focused and Agile in Private Equity

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It is for this reason that Canadian pension giant BCI finds itself in a rather enviable position. Under the leadership of global head of private equity Jim Pittman, the C$233 billion ($172.8 billion; €158.2 What we’re seeing is a knock-on impact with less liquidity coming back in terms of sales.

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CPP Investments' CEO Warns Against Meddling in UK Pensions

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Nest, the UK government-backed workplace pension fund, said it preferred proven business models to early-stage venture capital. Huge pension funds in Canada and Australia have been held out as examples that UK schemes could follow to improve returns. of the fund's assets were invested in listed stocks, 27.1%