LP Scorecard: Blackstone, Platinum Equity outperform for PSERS
The Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System, which has nearly $52 billion in assets under [...]
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Washington commits $800 mln to three GPs, including Leonard Green
The Washington State Investment Board committed up to $800 million to private equity at its [...]
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West Virginia backs Advent flagship for up to $50 mln
The West Virginia Investment Management Board committed up to $150 million to private equity and [...]
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University of Michigan co-invests with Castanea
The University of Michigan Board of Regents disclosed $60 million in new commitments to private [...]
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LP Scorecard: New Jersey scores nearly $2 bln in one-year span
New Jersey might be best known for its shoreline, boardwalks and Atlantic City casinos, but [...]
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San Francisco backs Yale-approved Asia specialist
The San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System committed $125 million to private equity and venture capital [...]
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Wisconsin goes mega with Q4 commitments
In a reversal of course, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) committed more than [...]
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Chart of the Week: New Jersey leads 22 pensions in PE performance over three years
For the second year in a row, Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board is the [...]
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Pennsylvania pension to lose another PE investment officer
A statewide hiring freeze has left the Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System’s private equity team [...]
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CalPERS bets big on Carlyle with year-end commitments
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System furthered its relationship with The Carlyle Group at year [...]
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Oregon pension system ponders sale of some pre-2009 PE funds
The Oregon Investment Council may unload some of its pre-2009 private equity funds on the [...]
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Editor’s Letter: Setting benchmarks for terms is a good idea
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System board has been in discussions about the best way [...]
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Early portfolio woes dog longtime LP Connecticut
The Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds’ early investments in private equity are dragging its [...]
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CalSTRS to pay up to $1.2 mln to figure out cost of undisclosed fees, expenses
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System will move forward with a project to uncover previously [...]
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Florida ends year committing more than $900 mln
• New commitments include Ares, Warburg flagships • $136.8 bln retirement system close to 6 [...]
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LP Scorecard: CalSTRS nets nearly $3 bln in six months
In the private equity world, the California Teachers’ Retirement System normally plays second fiddle to [...]
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New Jersey bets $300 mln on Asia with separate account
The New Jersey State Investment Council elected to move forward with up to $400 million [...]
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New Jersey sells stake in JLL Fund V for 97 pct of NAV
The New Jersey Division of Investment sold its stake in a JLL Partners fund that [...]
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