Lessons in PE from Ontario teachers

PP looks at the Ontario Teachers' approach to private equity

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Canadian pension funds occupy a gilded pedestal for alternative asset hungry UK schemes - but what can they teach us about private equity? Michael Bow and Jack Jones find out.

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is one of the largest providers of retirement income in the world – and also one of the largest private equity (PE) investors. The fund aims to sustain the twi...

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