The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is investing in Calgary-based energy company Perpetual Energy Inc. by agreeing to a $45 million debt-with-warrants financing. Under the agreement, AIMCo will purchase units of the company for $1.75 per unit totalling approximately $4.5 million. Each unit will consist of one common share and 0.21 of a common-share purchase warrant […]
BlackRock survey shows big decrease in cash, equity holdings.
Low returns, volatility also pushing investors into domestic fixed income, cash
Private equity venture taps bedbank trend.
Today, alternative investments aren’t as “alternative” as they once were.
Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus, which is partially owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), plans to go public.
In the first half of this year, venture capital activity was up significantly in terms of both deal activity and disbursement levels, says the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA).
Total assets managed by the top 100 alternative investment managers globally reached US$3.5 trillion in 2014 (up from US$3.3 trillion in 2013), finds Towers Watson.
OMERS Private Equity (OPE) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire consulting firm Environmental Resources Management (ERM) from Charterhouse Capital Partners for US$1.7 billion.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) says it has a $12-billion deal to acquire the Antares Capital lending operation from the financial arm of General Electric.