Private equity tops public pension asset classes

Private equity tops public pension asset classes

Private equity has been good to U.S. public pensions. In the decade ended June 30, the asset class returned a median 13.7%, with the median return among the top 10 plans a bit higher at 15.6%.   Recent data from the American Investment Council show the $19...
Warburg Pincus dials back investing in oil and gas

Warburg Pincus dials back investing in oil and gas

Warburg Pincus is telling investors it won’t make any deals linked to fossil fuels from its next flagship fund, joining other private equity firms that are reducing their investment presence in the oil and gas sector. “Warburg Pincus will begin a transition away from...
Blood and equity: Family offices flock to PE

Blood and equity: Family offices flock to PE

Large family offices are veering towards private equity investment during the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a new study and interviews with family office CIOs reflects. The trend, according to the 2020 Global Family Office Report published by...
DNB Stock: How Private Equity Created Billions Out Of Thin Air

DNB Stock: How Private Equity Created Billions Out Of Thin Air

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) is back. The leading corporate data information company long traded as DNB stock. In 2019, it disappeared when private equity firms acquired the firm. Now D&B has returned to the stock market, and under the same ticker symbol no...