private equity – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:34:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 CPPIB investing €550M in European digital solutions provider, Caisse buying Brazilian power transmission platform https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-investing-e550m-in-european-digital-solutions-provider-caisse-buying-brazilian-power-transmission-platform/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 19:00:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157990 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing €550 million in Europe-based team.blue to acquire a 20 per cent interest in the firm. The total transaction gives team.blue a valuation of €4.8 billion. The digital solutions provider serves 3.3 million small- and medium-sized businesses across 22 countries. In a press release, Hafiz Lalani, managing director […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-90/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158072 A story on how group insurers can help plan sponsors provide adequate coverage and ensure appropriate use of treatments for rare diseases was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. Sounding Board: How employers can mitigate cost of […]

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]]> OMERS sells LifeLabs for $1.35BN, Ontario Teachers’ Venture Growth invests in Japanese HR software firm https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/omers-sells-lifelabs-for-1-35bn-ontario-teachers-venture-growth-invests-in-japanese-hr-software-firm/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:00:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157745 The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is selling LifeLabs Inc. in a deal worth roughly $1.35 billion to U.S.-based Quest Diagnostics. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year, said a press release. The Canadian laboratory firm will retain its brand, headquarters and management after the deal closes. “OMERS is proud […]

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]]> BCI reports 7.5% annual return, assets grow to $250.4BN https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/bci-reports-7-5-annual-return-assets-grow-to-250-4bn/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157613 The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is reporting an annual return of 7.5 per cent, or $17.4 billion, as at March 31, 2024, up from 3.5 per cent the previous fiscal year, according to its latest annual report. The report, which reflects the results from the investments of its six largest pension clients — the BC Hydro Pension […]

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]]> Ontario Teachers’ backs Indian financial services operator, Caisse invests in business software provider https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/ontario-teachers-backs-indian-financial-services-operator-caisse-invests-in-business-software-provider/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:00:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157600 The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is acquiring a minority stake in India-based financial institution Kogta Financial Ltd. through a Series E investment transaction worth US$148 million. The firm specializes in the secured vehicle and micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises financing space with loans. The funds from the transaction will be used as primary capital for growth […]

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]]> Mandating Canadian pension funds’ domestic investments could harm plan members: study https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/mandating-canadian-pension-funds-domestic-investments-could-harm-plan-members-study/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:00:19 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157443 A potential federal mandate for Canadian pension funds to increase their domestic investments could end up harming the very people the pension system is set up to protect, according to a new study by the Global Risk Institute. The paper examined the potential effect of official legislation that pushes for increased investments in domestic markets, […]

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]]> Ivanhoé Cambridge increasing investment in real estate partnership, PSP Investments selling data centre operator stake https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/ivanhoe-cambridge-increasing-investment-in-real-estate-partnership-psp-investments-selling-data-centre-operator-stake/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157300 Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, is increasing the size of its investment partnership with Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners to US$500 million. The investment partnership, which was originally formed in 2021, will continue to seek equity investments in multifamily properties, student housing and manufactured housing […]

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]]> UPP generates net return of 10.2% in 2023, net assets increase to $11.7BN https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/upp-generates-net-return-of-10-2-in-2023-net-assets-increase-to-11-7bn/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:00:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156813 The University Pension Plan generated a net return of 10.2 per cent in 2023, up from a 9.1 per cent loss in 2022, according to its latest annual report. As of Dec. 31, 2023, the investment organization’s net assets increased to $11.7 billion, up from $10.8 billion in 2022. It also reported a funded status […]

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]]> Report finds infrastructure investments at the centre of energy transition roadmap https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/infrastructure-investments-at-the-centre-of-energy-transition-roadmap-report/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 19:00:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156733 Institutional investors are at the forefront of an infrastructure overhaul expected to be worth more than $100 trillion, which will be crucial for global energy transition plans, according to a report by IFM Investors. It found over the next three decades, investments in infrastructure equity funding for renewable energy and climate change adaption methods will […]

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]]> 2024 Global Investment Conference: How the risk-return proposition can help portfolios perform well in a variety of market conditions https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-global-investment-conference-how-the-risk-return-proposition-can-help-portfolios-perform-well-in-a-variety-of-market-conditions/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:58:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155468 It’s important for institutional investors to view risk mitigation as a way to improve the risk-return proposition and not as a way to express a bearish view on markets, said Rémi Tétreault, associate vice-president at Trans-Canada Capital, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2024 Global Investment Conference in April. “It’s about performing well in a wide […]

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