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ALTAMIR: Significant growth in Altamir s NAV (13.7%) and robust activity in 2020, against the background of the Covid-19 crisis
Record-high NAV as of 31 December 2020: €1,128.2m, or €30.9/share
13.1% increase in average weighted EBITDA, reflecting the portfolio s overall resilience and the excellence performance of the TMT sector
Robust activity:
8 companies acquired in a diverse range of sectors and geographies; in total, more than €113m invested and committed during the year
6 companies sold, with uplift of 25%; nearly €159m in divestment proceeds and revenue generated during the year
Proposed dividend: €1.09 per share, including €0.92 with respect to 2020 and €0.17 as a catch-up on 2019.
Paris, 10 March 2021 - Net Asset Value per share stood at
PennPSERs puts $375 million into 2 alts funds
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Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System, Harrisburg, committed $375 million to two alternatives funds, documents from the $64.2 billion pension fund show.
At its March 5 meeting, the board agreed to commit $200 million to Carlyle Realty Partners IX, an opportunistic real estate fund by
Carlyle Group; and $175 million to Apax Digital II, a growth buyout fund managed by
Apax Partners that targets midmarket technology companies.
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Paris, 4 February 2021 - Following an exceptional 2019, Altamir still had a strong year in 2020, in terms of both investment and divestment. In the context of the Covid-19 public health crisis, the private equity market was for the most part resilient, enabling the Apax France X and Apax X LP funds to continue deploying their capital, in particular in the second half. Divestment activity remained on a positive trend, with a particularly significant uplift of more than 20% over all divestments.
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