They are actually pretty normal, but I guess not well known outside of the investment world. These are two of the largest groups making private equity investmen

They are actually pretty normal, but I guess not well known outside of the investment world. These are two of the largest groups making private equity investments. Partners Group is a very large investment management firm with $109bn assets under management (AUM), of which 48% is in private equity. It is pretty common for pension plans to invest in private equity firms, but the larger ones also make direct investments, usually alongside a large PE firm such as Partners Group. CPP Investments, the entity that manages all of the assets of the Canada Pension Plan, has US$378bn AUM. ~25% of that, $90bn, is in private equity. Some of their direct investments, which you can see on their website[1], are Blackhawk Networks, Jimmy John's, Neiman Marcus, Petco, Qlik, SUSE, and Waymo. They also have investments in VC firms, such as A16Z, Sequoia Capital, and even Y Combinator. [1] https://www.cppinvestments.com/the-fund/our-investments/investment-private-equity https://www.cppinvestments.com/the-fund/our-investments/inve...