Aaron Weitzman

Virginia's pension system boosts PE allocation target to 14%

VRS has been steadily increasing allocation towards PE, had an 8.8% allocation in 2011 and is now up to 15.6%.

Contra Costa County pension builds PE relationships with $160m in commitments

The system formed new relationships with Hellman & Friedman and TA Associates.

Tulare County pension hikes PE target, moves to become a direct fund investor

The board approved doubling its private equity target allocation to 12%.

Sacramento pension carves out growth equity allocation as it ramps private equity focus

Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System increased its PE allocation to 11%, also adding a 15% target growth equity sub-strategy.

MidOcean’s sixth fund collects $1bn on its way to target

The firm’s recent exit of The Planet Group generated a strong return that will likely help its fundraising efforts.

Oregon builds out formal process for assessing fund managers’ ESG efforts

More LPs consider ESG standards as one of many factors in potential commitments, but generally it's not risen to the level of being a deciding factor when backing a manager.

Oregon builds out formal process for assessing PE managers’ ESG efforts

More LPs consider ESG standards as one of many factors in potential commitments, but generally it's not risen to the level of being a deciding factor when backing a manager.

Clearlake likely to exceed $10bn target on next flagship amid demand

The fund, which has been in the market since August, is expected to exceed the target by $2bn to $3bn.

PE co-investments help drive CalSTRS toward its long-term goal

CalSTRS has completed 36 commitments totaling $4.7bn in the first half of this year.

New Mexico SIC sees strong PE performance but misses benchmark

The system’s national private equity portfolio underperformed the Cambridge US PE Index by 1.44%, even as the program experienced a $295m net gain in Q1.