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All Eyes on Indian Venture Capital, Despite Valuation Concerns

12th September, 2023

The G20 Summit in Delhi was accompanied by fresh announcements by state-owned investors intent on shifting focus to India, amid ongoing de-China-ization by Western funds and growing Middle Eastern interest in the South Asian economic behemoth’s massive potential.

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Australian Super Invests in 21st Century Data Center Gold Rush

11th September, 2023

Australian Super has made one of the biggest deals in data center investment by any state-owned investor, with its EUR1.5 billion (US$1.6 billion ) investment in Vantage Data Centers.

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OMERS Ventures walks out of London, too

9th August, 2023

OMERS Ventures, the Venture Capital arm of the Ontario public pension fund, announced on Wednesday that it is closing its London program. Of the team members based in the City, managing partners Jambu Palaniappan, Harry Briggs and an associate are reportedly leaving the firm, while managing partner Henry Gladwyn and another associate will relocate to New York to kick off the new team there.

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Real Estate Strategies Shift Towards Serving the Digital Economy and Housing Needs

10th July, 2023

State-owned investors originated nearly US$20 billion in real estate deals in the first half of 2023, excluding their commitments to funds overseen by third party asset managers.

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Multi-Billion Dollar Climate Funds Pick Up the Pace Thanks to Sovereign Capital

8th June, 2023

A slew of public pension fund giants have swung their weight behind Just Climate’s Climate Assets Fund I (CAF1), which has exceeded its US$1 billion target by 50% and marks the latest of several sovereign-backed billion-plus funds.

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Canadians Funnel More Capital Into Indian Investment Trusts

26th April, 2023

Canadian public pension funds are planning to funnel US$1 billion of fresh capital into infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) focusing on renewables and roads.

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CDPQ Set to Lead Canadian Tilt to Europe

24th April, 2023

CDPQ’s decision to deploy US$11.2 billion in European private markets via an expanded London-based team follows a trend among Canada’s Maple 8 public pension funds seen in recent years.

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State Investors Radically Pare Back Chinese Equity Positions Due to Risk Concerns

20th April, 2023

State-owned investors (SOIs) are dumping their Shanghai-listed A-Shares and rapidly reducing their exposure to Chinese public markets amid rising geopolitical risks and market uncertainty.

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State Investors Cash In Stockholdings for Infrastructure

29th March, 2023

March saw some mega deals and mega sales by sovereign wealth and public pension funds, with significant changes in public market positions as they seek protection from market volatility and high inflation.

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OTPP Follows OMERS With Strong Return in Hostile Markets

17th March, 2023

The Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP) followed its provincial stablemate OMERS in reporting a benchmark-beating positive return in 2022, defying the trends seen elsewhere in the sovereign investor universe.

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Home is Where the Heart Is: State Investors Turn to Residential Real Estate

10th March, 2023

State-owned investors are shifting from logistics properties that enjoyed a boom during the pandemic to residential property as they seek inflation-proof assets for long-term yield.

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While Canada Freezes, Singapore Heats Up Its China Interest

3rd February, 2023

The opening up of the Chinese economy from severe Covid restrictions along with interventions in so-called “Big Tech” is set to re-engage Singaporean capital, even though Western funds remain reticent.

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