Teachers’ Pension Plan, known widely as a top private equity investor, is perhaps underestimated in its foremost role as a buyer and seller of companies.
The pension system was in the thick of last year’s vigorous PE dealmaking, investing or committing about $7.8bn globally, roughly 2x its outlay in 2020 and 2019.
The deployment was a mix of direct and fund investing, however, the lion’s share was absorbed by about 20 direct deals, three-quarters of them led or co-led by Ontario Teachers’. They included the acquisition of software provider Mitratech for $1.5 billion and the acquisition alongside PAI Partners of eye-care clinic network Veonet, reportedly for $2.3 billion.
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