Based in New York, Annabelle Ju covers North American institutional investors and fund regulation as the US Private Equity Reporter for Private Equity International and private funds management. She previously reported on market structure at Bloomberg and obtained her Master of Science degree from Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
KKR’s 12th flagship fund, KKR Americas Fund XII, will offer management fee waivers to investors committing prior to first close, and fee discounts on large commitments. The Oregon Investment Council is looking to invest up to $500m to the fund.
2 min read · 10 December 2015
Out of 155 US pension funds, the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Trust Fund generated the highest returns from its private equity investments over a 10-year period, according to a PEGCC annual ranking of pension funds.
1 min read · 10 December 2015
Of the majority of family offices that invest in the asset class, 40% engage in direct investing, according to a survey of 162 single-family offices by financial technology platform iCapital Network.
2 min read · 10 December 2015
Carnelian Energy Capital closed its inaugural fund on its hard cap of $400m, which will go towards the lower and middle market energy sector.
1 min read · 10 December 2015
The firm announced new appointments in its London, New York and Mumbai offices.
1 min read · 09 December 2015
The firm is seeking to expand its coverage in Latin America and will be hiring Jean-Marc Etlin, former CEO of Itaú investment bank, as head of Latin America in January.
1 min read · 09 December 2015
John Drago, previously at EY, and Christopher Faucher, previously at McGladrey, join the investment team as associates.
1 min read · 09 December 2015
The firm is ‘changing the status quo’ by launching US, UK and Australian private markets offerings tailored for defined contribution pension plans.
2 min read · 08 December 2015
Probitas Partners’ latest LP survey found that 76% of LPs globally are interested in US middle market buyouts over other sectors, while 41% said purchase price multiples for this specific sector are too high and could hurt returns.
3 min read · 08 December 2015
The annual press luncheon hosted by Adveq involved attendees each making a prediction for private equity for next year and reviewing last year’s expectations.
2 min read · 08 December 2015
