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AIMCo acquiring stake in Calgary-based geothermal energy subsidiary

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 23 May 2023 16:30:44 +0000

The Alberta Investment Management Corp. will receive a majority stake in a wholly owned subsidiary of an oil and gas development and production company in order to settle its debts. Razor Energy Corp., a petroleum producer headquartered in Calgary, has reached an agreement with the investment organization that will eliminate $63.2 million of secured debt […]

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Investments in global private credit surpassed US$1.3T in 2022: survey

Jennifer Paterson — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 20:00:07 +0000

Driven by a combination of institutional investor interest and companies’ need to seek alternative funding, global private credit increased more than six-fold since the 2008/09 financial crisis, surpassing US$1.3 trillion in 2022, according to a new survey by Coalition Greenwich. The survey, which polled 220 institutional investors in Europe, North America, Japan and the U.K., […]

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OMERS acquiring alternative energy group, AIMCO receiving shares in drilling company

Gideon Scanlon — Thu, 19 May 2022 16:00:01 +0000

The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is entering a partnership to acquire a Dutch energy firm. The Algemene Pensioen Groep, a Dutch pension plan, and the infrastructure arm of the OMERS have reached an agreement to jointly acquire Groendus Group from NPM Capital Partners. Based in the Netherlands, Groendus is an energy transition platform created in […]

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Should institutional investors be concerned over surge in U.S. corporate bond supply?

mschmit — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 04:56:54 +0000

The increase in U.S. corporate debt issued in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak could be a warning signal to credit investors, according to a recent blog post by MSCI’s Research’s managing director, Andy Sparks, and executive director, Gergely Szalka. As many companies headed into the current crisis with an already heavy debt burden, new […]

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Bank of Canada launches corporate bond purchase program

mschmit — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 06:23:32 +0000

Last week marked the beginning of an unprecedented one-year program through which the Bank of Canada is purchasing corporate bonds. The program, originally announced on April 15, aims to support the corporate debt market’s liquidity and “proper functioning.” It involves TD Asset Management purchasing bonds through a tender process on the secondary market on behalf […]

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What shape might the economic recovery take?

mschmit — Thu, 21 May 2020 04:31:21 +0000

With some jurisdictions gently reducing coronavirus-imposed restrictions, institutional investors are beginning to lay out possible scenarios for economic recovery. The terms V- and U-shaped recovery, along with arguments over which is more likely, have swirled throughout the past few months as economies around the world shut down huge swathes of their normal activities. Alessio de […]

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Should China’s debt levels worry institutional investors?

mschmit — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 07:45:14 +0000

China’s debt situation appears dramatic, but worries about it shouldn’t necessarily deter institutions looking at investing in the country, says Andy Rothman, investment strategist at Matthews Asia. The majority of the debt stems from measures taken by the Chinese government to stimulate its economy after the global financial crisis, prior to which the country’s overall […]

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Time for Inflation-Linked Corporates?

mschmit — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:02:18 +0000

Study of institutions and corporations suggests that inflation-linked corporate bonds are good substitute for sovereign debt

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Wall of Corporate Debt Crumbling

mschmit — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:40:46 +0000

Companies must refinance about $400 billion in debt over the next five years.

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