APG Asset Management

APG has committed €70 million to Dutch software investor Main Capital Partners’ Foundation Fund II. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 is made on behalf of APG’s pension fund client ABP and 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗫𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗥𝗠 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀. 👩💻 Read more about this subject on our website. ⬇️ #APG #AssetManagement #MainCapitalPartners #SoftwareInvestment #Innovation

𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲'𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲-𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀. 🌍 Three developments that make one thing clear: the raw materials transition is a dire necessity. In his new column, Ronald Wuijster (CEO of APG Asset Management), addresses how all stakeholders - public and private – will need to be on board to make it work. Go to our website to read Ronald's column. ⤵️ #APG #AssetManagement #Geopolitics #ClimateGoals #Column

Like many institutional investors, APG has significant exposure to U.S. equities and government bonds. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗔𝗣𝗚 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟱? 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲? Thijs Knaap, Chief Economist at APG, shares his perspective in the article below. 🗳️⤵️ #APG #AssetManagement #Investing #USElections #Election2024

𝗔𝗣𝗚 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 $𝟰𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 Doral Renewables USA, 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿, 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀. The minority equity investment is made on behalf of APG’s largest pension fund client Pensioenfonds ABP. Go to our website to read how this partnership contributes to the development and construction of the company's renewable energy pipeline. 🚧⤵️ #APG #AssetManagement #DoralRenewables #RenewableEnergy

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱. Tim Slütter (Head of APG’s Credits team) and Joshua Linder, CFA (Senior Credit Analyst, Lead Sustainability Research) reflect on how their focus is expanding and how this helps to fulfill the goals of APG's clients. Read the full article on our website. ⤵️ #APG #AssetManagement #Sustainability #Finance

𝗜𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, 𝗔𝗣𝗚 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟱𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟲𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 🌎 Our enhanced voting policies prioritize ESG factors, holding companies accountable on themes like climate disclosure and human rights. 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴; 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, with actions including voting against key board members when expectations aren't met. Senior Portfolio Manager Tara - Jane Fraser worked with APG’s clients to strengthen their voting policies and ensure their successful implementation. Curious about our impact? Dive into her insights in the below article. ⤵️ #ResponsibleInvestment #ESG #APG #AssetManagement

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀? APG's CEO Annette Mosman gives her advice on the latest episode of the Meet the Leader podcast with Linda Lacina. 🎧 Listen to the podcast here: https://lnkd.in/eXmkyE5S

APG, on behalf of its pension fund client Pensioenfonds ABP, signed an initial capital commitment to BioticNRG. 📝 BioticNRG aggregates bioenergy infrastructure assets to build a bioenergy enterprise. With the investment, 𝗔𝗣𝗚 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆’𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲, 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀. Read more about this investment on our website. ⤵️ #APG #AssetManagement #BioticNRG #BioEnergy

𝗔𝗣𝗚, 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 Pensioenfonds ABP 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗣𝗙, 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗣𝗡 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 “𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗖𝗼”. The new company aims to meet the growing demand in the Netherlands for a robust and stable network of antenna sites, such as towers and rooftop locations. Go to the website for our interview with Viktor Filipan and Tom Theunisse (both part of APG's infrastructure team) to read about the benefits and challenges associated with setting up the new TowerCo. 🔋⤵️ #APG #AssetManagement #TowerCompany #Infrastructure

𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 International Centre for Pension Management (𝗜𝗖𝗣𝗠) 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻. Their productivity increases between 3% and 5% on average. The key: pension funds, like our clients, have a specific societal position and a long-term horizon. Go to our website to read the ICPM white paper. 📝⤵️ #APG #AssetManagement #PensionFund #WhitePaper #ICPM