New report shows more institutions prefer direct deals to passive exposure.
Private equity funds managed by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and investment firm Blackstone will acquire the educational content provider Ascend Learning LLC from private equity funds advised by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Providence Equity Partners. Ascend Learning, which is based in Britain and the United States, provides technology-based educational content and software […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has upped its stake in a large French provider of funeral services. On Wednesday, the plan announced its acquisition of a 33 per cent stake in Paris-based OGF from Pamplona Capital Management LLP would bring its total share in the company to 74 per cent. Teachers’ had bought the earlier 41 […]
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing for the third time in Fix Auto World as it expands by acquiring several competitors. The automotive repair company has agreed to buy 11 glass and automotive aftermarket companies from Skidmore Group, a diversified holding company that invests in retail, distribution and service businesses. The companies […]
The private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has agreed to acquire a technology company that operates intelligent commerce networks from ABRY Partners. Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., Inmar Inc. provides offline and online exchanges for retailers, manufacturers, shoppers and health-care institutions. Read: OMERS invests in legal process outsourcing firm Inmar attracted the […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $36.5 million in Eddyfi NDT Inc., a developer of inspection equipment and software for the industrial sector. The investment will make the Caisse a minority shareholder and help Eddyfi grow by allowing it to carry out foreign acquisitions. Headquartered in Quebec City, Eddyfi develops tools […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec will jointly acquire American an insurance brokerage and consulting firm in a transaction that values the company at US$4.3 billion. Caisse will acquire USI Insurances Services from Onex Corp. in an equal partnership with global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. with the support of USI […]
The infrastructure investment manager of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has joined a consortium that’s investing in Britain’s largest water company. OMERS’ Borealis Infrastructure and Wren House Infrastructure Management Ltd., the infrastructure investing arm of the Kuwait Investment Authority, will be acquiring a 26 per cent stake in Kemble Water Holdings Ltd. from Macquarie Infrastructure […]
Institutional investors are turning to riskier assets for better returns in order to cope with the current environment of low yields and volatile markets, according to a new study by Natixis Global Asset Management. Its survey of 500 global institutional investors with $15.5 trillion in assets found while increasing their exposure to riskier assets, organizations are still […]
More than a third (34 per cent) of global institutional investors invest in four or more alternative asset classes, according to a new report by data and intelligence company Preqin Ltd. This represents a significant increase over the past 12 months as only a quarter of respondents invested in at least four alternative asset classes […]