All venture capital articles
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NewsItalian private credit-focused DC consortium commits more capital, turns to ELTIF
Progetto Zefiro, the consortium of Italian DC pension funds dedicated to private credit, is making new commitments, to be deployed via ELTIF vehicles
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NewsUK government urged to back new programme to boost DC investment in private capital
Expert panel puts forward recommendations for new programme to increase opportunities for pension funds to invest in venture and growth capital funds
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NewsInstitutional investors launch search for biodiversity fund manager
The fund will focus on private equity segments such as venture capital, growth capital, and buyout capital
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NewsGerman government earmarks a further €200m for venture capital
KfW Capital is launching the Impact Facility, a new building block of the Future Fund, to strengthen impact investing in the German venture capital market
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NewsUK master trusts push illiquid allocations into domestic markets
Majority of providers looking to scale up illiquid investment will do so using external managers, says Isio
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NewsGerman finance ministry approves changes to Pensionskassen investment rules
With the new investment rules, Pensionskassen are allowed to invest up to 5% of their security assets used to cover liabilities in infrastructure
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NewsEU considers role of pension funds in new five-year economic plan
The Commission to introduce an investment programme focused on disruptive technologies such as AI and clean tech
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NewsGerman dentists scheme faces losses on insolvent insurtech start-up
The pension fund is one of the main investors in the Berlin-based start-up, with a 27.14% stake in the company
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NewsCassa Geometri plans €150m private equity investment
The scheme will pursue buy-out and growth capital strategies, investing in primary or secondary markets
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NewsItaly ties tax breaks on venture capital returns to share of allocated assets
Adepp, the Italian association of pension funds for professionals, has welcomed the changes to the competition law
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AnalysisNew research sees private markets investing entering a new era
New research charts the emerging and varied demands of private markets investors
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Country ReportDanish pension funds split over venture capital opportunities
PensionDanmark is backing early-stage venture capital investments but its peers are shying away from VC
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NewsBVI warns of new law for venture capital, infra investments being politicised
The new rules create a legal framework that removes obstacles for investment in infrastructure and renewable energy projects
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NewsAdepp, ABV call for improving EU framework for private markets investments
Associations highlight need for a common, stable framework on risk calculation and reporting systems
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NewsPrivate equity, VC ESG reporting template gets update for early-stage
Update ‘aligns with the requirements of major European LPs’, according to KfW Capital
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NewsHSBC Asset Management targets venture debt offering
Former Silicon Valley chief credit officer has been tasked to bring new product to market
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NewsAegon, NatWest Cushon commit to help with British Growth Partnership launch
Chancellor has previously tasked British Business Bank with establishing the British Growth Partnership
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NewsBritish Business Bank completes £250m LIFTS investment with Schroders Capital
The fund aims to catalyse more than £1bn of funding, including from UK pension funds
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AnalysisCan UK DC pension schemes plug the venture capital funding gap?
Europe is becoming an exciting place for tech start-ups, but they are receiving little support from European pension funds, which have eschewed venture capital since the bursting of the dotcom bubble in the late 1990s.
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NewsDutch pension funds invest €210m in biotech funds
Metal industry schemes PMT and PME each invest €100m in two funds, while textile industry fund MITT commits €10m
