Churchill
Churchill, an investment-specialist affiliate of Nuveen (the asset manager of TIAA), provides customized financing solutions to middle market private equity firms and their portfolio companies across the capital structure. With $33 billion of committed capital, we provide first lien, unitranche, second lien and mezzanine financing, in addition to equity co-investments and private equity fund commitments. Churchill has a long history of disciplined investing across multiple economic cycles and our differentiated origination strategy, best in class execution and investment are driven by more than 100 professionals in New York, Charlotte and Chicago.
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November 2021 – Carsten Grohn, Head of Alternative Investments, PenSam
Carsten, thank you for making time to join us on Private Capital Call.
1. Private Capital – PenSam is a labor market pension fund with an AUM of USD 30 billion, responsible for managing and growing retirement assets on behalf of workers across Denmark. How does private capital play a role in your investment objectives?
PenSam has a net growth of USD 1 billion per year. Private Capital and Real Assets have for a number of years been the preferred allocation objective for reinvestments and new capital. That is expected to continue in our search for long stable risk adjusted returns…
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