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<item><title><![CDATA[Teachers' Statement Re: Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:15:00 PM -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At the request of the UK Takeover Panel, Teachers' confirms that it made a preliminary approach, through Teachers&#8217; private investment arm Teachers&#8217; Private Capital, to Simon Nixon, Moneysupermarket.com&#8217;s majority shareholder, in relation to a possible offer for Moneysupermarket.com. ]]></description><link>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/moneysupermarket</link><guid>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/moneysupermarket</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers' promotes investment managers with track record for value added performance]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:00:00 AM -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Teachers') has announced the promotions of seven executives in the Investment division. The appointments include: Stephen Dowd, Senior Vice-President, Infrastructure; Ron Mock, Senior Vice-President, Alternative Investments; Jason Chang, Vice-President, Fixed Income Capital Management; Kevin Kerr, Vice-President, Infrastructure; and Andrew Claerhout, Shael Dolman and Glen Silvestri to Vice-President, Teachers' Private Capital. ]]></description><link>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/investmentpromotions0708</link><guid>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/investmentpromotions0708</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investor group led by Teachers' Private Capital and Providence Equity Partners enter into final agreement with BCE]]></title><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jul 2008 09:30:00 AM -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Teachers' Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners Inc., Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity today issued the following statement regarding the final agreement that the company formed by the investor group has entered into with BCE.]]></description><link>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/bce_finalagreement</link><guid>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/bce_finalagreement</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers&#8217; Private Capital wins major awards from Private Equity International ]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 3 Mar 2008 04:30:00 PM -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Teachers' Private Capital is the winner of two awards in the 8th annual Private Equity International Awards 2007, including Best Buyout Firm in Canada and Best Limited Partner, as selected by the editorial team for its impact on private equity globally.]]></description><link>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/pei_award</link><guid>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/pei_award</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CPPIB and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan invest US$400 million in Chinese private equity fund]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:00:00 AM -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the investment management organization that invests the reserve fund assets of the Canada Pension Plan, and Teachers' Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, announced today they are investing US$200 million each in FountainVest, a newly-established private equity fund focused on investing in private enterprises in China. ]]></description><link>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/fountainvest</link><guid>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/fountainvest</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[George A. Cope to become CEO of BCE and Bell Canada upon close of acquisition by investor group]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:30:00 PM -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Teachers&#8217; Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers&#8217; Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners Inc., and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, today announced that George A. Cope will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BCE and Bell Canada upon closing of the group&#8217;s pending acquisition of the&nbsp;Company.]]></description><link>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/bce_cope</link><guid>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/bce_cope</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers' Private Capital completes acquisition of Dynea North America]]></title><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:49:00 PM -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Teachers&#8217; Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers&#8217; Pension Plan, has completed its purchase of Dynea North America from Dynea Chemicals OY of Finland. Financial details of the transaction are not disclosed. ]]></description><link>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/dyneaclosing</link><guid>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/dyneaclosing</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CVC to acquire Samsonite, including Teachers' share]]></title><pubDate>Thu, 5 Jul 2007 12:00:00 PM -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Samsonite Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SAMC.OB), one of the world&#8217;s largest designers, manufacturers, distributors and marketers of luggage, casual bags, business cases and travel-related products today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by funds managed and advised by CVC Capital Partners (&#8220;CVC&#8221;), a leading global private equity firm. The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $1.7 billion, including the assumption of debt. Teachers has been a part owner of Samsonite since 2003.]]></description><link>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/samsonite_acquired</link><guid>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/samsonite_acquired</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BCE reaches definitive agreement to be acquired by investor group led by Teachers', Providence and Madison]]></title><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:00:00 PM -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[BCE (TSX/NYSE: BCE) today announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement for BCE to be acquired by an investor group led by Teachers' Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners Inc. and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC. The all-cash transaction is valued at C$51.7 billion (US$48.5 billion), including C$16.9 billion (US$15.9 billion) of debt, preferred equity and minority interests. The BCE Board of Directors unanimously recommends that shareholders vote to accept the offer.]]></description><link>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/bce_agreement</link><guid>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/bce_agreement</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London office positions Teachers' Private Capital for international investment opportunities]]></title><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 12:00:00 PM -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Teachers&#8217; Private Capital has opened a London office &#8211; its first outside of Canada &#8211; for enhanced access to European and international private equity opportunities.]]></description><link>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/tpc_london</link><guid>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/tpc_london</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers' encouraged by commencement of BCE process]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:00:00 PM -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Teachers' is encouraged that BCE's Board has decided to undertake a process to review strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value.]]></description><link>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/bce_encouraged</link><guid>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/bce_encouraged</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers' Private Capital and CCMP Capital Asia acquire Yellow Pages Group from Telecom Corp of New Zealand]]></title><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:00:00 PM -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TCCMP Capital Asia (&#8220;CCMPA&#8221;) and Teachers&#8217; Private Capital (&#8220;TPC&#8221;), the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers&#8217; Pension Plan, today announced their 50:50 joint acquisition of Telecom Corp. of New Zealand's (&#8220;TCNZ&#8217;s&#8221;) directories business.]]></description><link>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/ypg_newzealand</link><guid>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/ypg_newzealand</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers' and Ares Management LLC to acquire GNC -- Pair purchasing the largest global specialty retailer of health and wellness products]]></title><pubDate>Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:00:00 PM -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The private investment groups of each of Ares Management LLC and the Ontario Teachers&#8217; Pension Plan announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement to acquire GNC Parent Corporation, the parent company of General Nutrition Centers, Inc., which is currently controlled by an affiliate of Apollo Management, L.P. The total enterprise value for the transaction is US$1.65 billion, subject to certain adjustments.]]></description><link>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/gnc</link><guid>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/gnc</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers' and CPP Investment Board launch private equity fund in Turkey]]></title><pubDate>Tue, 6 Feb 2007 12:00:00 PM -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Teachers' Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board announced today that they have jointly led the establishment of Actera Partners, the largest private equity fund to date exclusively focused on investment opportunities in the Republic of Turkey. As cornerstone investors, the two institutions have committed &#8364;75 million each to Actera Partners. ]]></description><link>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/actera_partners</link><guid>http://www.otpp.com/web/website.nsf/web/actera_partners</guid></item></channel>
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