private credit

Why Textron isn’t investing in private credit

Renowned contrarian investor Charles Van Vleet, CIO of the $10 billion corporate pension fund for US aerospace and defence giant Textron explains why he favours private equity over private credit.

Sarah RundellOctober 31, 2023

France’s ERAFP builds out private credit after lengthy manager selection

France's ERAFP has just boosted its allocation to private credit after a lengthy manager selection process, renewing and building out existing mandates in a €8 billion allocation begun in 2009.

Sarah RundellOctober 24, 2023

Why City of Austin goes evergreen in first private markets foray

With a new funded policy in place, CIO David Kushner is building a new private markets allocation at COAERS. He explains why private credit evergreen investments make a good starting point for a new private markets allocation that will make up 10 per cent of the fund.

Sarah RundellSeptember 14, 2023

Investor Profile

New Jersey eyes private credit opportunities

The investment team at New Jersey Division of Investment explain why they are bullish on private credit, and flag trends in increasingly large capital raises by external managers. This risks pension fund assets not being allocated but sitting with 'asset gatherers' more focused on management fees.

Sarah RundellMay 8, 2023

Investor Profile

OTPP: Positioning the fund for the next decade

Amanda White speaks with Ziad Hindo, chief investment officer of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, about the risks and opportunities in the new investment environment, how agility, governance and risk management position it for success, and how it’s taking a big bet on the energy transition.

Amanda WhiteSeptember 13, 2022

Investor Profile

Private equity’s shorter investment period causes headaches

Institutional investors are seeing their investment period with some private equity managers shorten. The time the GP invests in a company until the time they exit is reducing, meaning that investors are getting more cash coming back than forecast in their pacing models.

Sarah RundellDecember 16, 2021

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Investor Profile

Why Textron isn’t investing in private credit

Investor Profile

France’s ERAFP builds out private credit after lengthy manager selection

Investor Profile

Why City of Austin goes evergreen in first private markets foray

Investor Profile

New Jersey eyes private credit opportunities

Investor Profile

OTPP: Positioning the fund for the next decade

Investor Profile

Private equity’s shorter investment period causes headaches

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