Commonfund sees value in overlooked secondary niches
While many investors are frustrated with high prices on secondary private equity assets, Commonfund still sees [...]
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Denominator effect could curtail NJ pension’s PE commitments this year
New Jersey’s state pension system is planning a jump in its private equity allocation beginning [...]
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CalPERS PE was top performer in a rough 2018
Private equity was the best performing asset class for California Public Employees’ Retirement System in [...]
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Washington State prepares $200 mln stake in TPG special-situations fund
Washington State Investment Board plans to commit $200 million to TPG Sixth Street Partners’ special-situations [...]
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GIC, perennial seller, set to shop another billion-dollar PE portfolio
Singapore’s state fund, GIC, is shopping a portfolio of private equity fund interests valued at [...]
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CIOs of large public systems explain how new managers can get their money
Large public pensions are always on the lookout for new talent and smaller managers, and [...]
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NYS Teachers committed $646 mln to PE in Q4
New York State Teachers’ Retirement System committed $646 million to six private equity funds in [...]
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NYS Common closed 2018 strong, pledged total $6.3 bln to PE
New York State Common Retirement Fund committed more than $1.1 billion to private equity funds [...]
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Oregon plans cost-saving co-investments, ~$3 bln in PE commitments
Oregon Investment Council approved a private equity pacing target of $2.5 billion to $3.5 billion [...]
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Charts of the Week: Asia seen as most attractive emerging market
Ongoing trade tensions with China haven’t appeared to damp excitement about PE in the Asia-Pacific [...]
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Charts of the Week: Asia surpasses Europe in number of fund closes
For the first time, Asia had more funds closed (250) than Europe (196), according to [...]
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LP Scorecard: H.I.G., Thoma Bravo lead IRR, total value for MassPRIM 2014
Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board received more than $282.7 million in distributions from PE [...]
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Oregon megapledge to megafund: $500 mln to Blackstone VIII
Oregon Investment Council at its Jan, 31 meeting approved more than $1 billion of private-markets commitments, [...]
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CalSTRS board wants to see more co-invest data prior to PE-staff increase
California State Teachers Retirement System is considering a staff recommendation to increase its private equity [...]
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TPG’s Coslet at CalPERS parley: Few companies are truly worthy of long-term holds
A panel of experts offered feedback on California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s plan to create a [...]
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CalSTRS plans to double PE co-investment, boost staffing
California State Teachers’ Retirement System plans to double its co-investment pace over the next two [...]
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Allianz eyes recurring-revenue software as part of recession-resistant strategy
Allianz Capital Partners is tilting its U.S. private equity investments toward value-oriented strategies that can [...]
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PA PSERS backs two Sante health venture funds
Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System committed $150 million to two Santé healthcare funds. The [...]
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