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Three Canadian pension funds’ investments among the biggest mergers, acquisitions deals in Q4 2023: report

bmcgovern — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:00:29 +0000

A joint venture that saw the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Blackstone Inc. acquire a 20 per cent stake in a senior mortgage loan portfolio from the failed Signature Bank for US$1.2 billion was the biggest mergers and acquisitions transaction in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to a report by S&P Global Market Intelligence. […]

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2021 Consultants Report: Pandemic changing plan sponsor, consultant relationships

Jennifer Paterson — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 12:56:58 +0000

The past year and a half has been characterized by marked change. The move to remote work, industry layoffs and the desire for more robust support left plan sponsors and consultants rapidly altering the ways they work together. Certain trends, such as virtual care, mental-health support, changing retirement needs and industry consolidation have slowly been […]

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Coronavirus to reshape mid-market private equity dynamics in year ahead

mschmit — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 07:21:03 +0000

The year 2020 tested the mettle of entrepreneurs and small business owners like none other in recent history. And private equity firms operating in the small- and medium-sized business space were called upon like never before to help manage through the pandemic. For many business owners, 2020 has been about survival and making it through […]

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A private markets perspective on the pandemic in 2020 and beyond

mschmit — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:29:59 +0000

What a difference a year makes. At this time in 2019, initial reports of a novel virus to be called COVID-19 were just beginning to come out of China, and the pandemic was still months from becoming front-page news around the world. Investors were busy instead planning for another regular year in 2020, setting return […]

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Global M&A to hit $3 trillion in 2011: survey

mschmit — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:36:01 +0000

Volumes could hit 2007 levels.

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