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The growth equity firm has sold Third Coast Holdings for $290m.
The retirement system will commit $25m to EnCap Flatrock and $75m to Vista Equity Partners.
Michal Petrzela joined the financial services-focused firm in 2005 and will become a member of Lightyear's investment committee.
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The number of US IPOs rose 109% in Q1 compared to the same period last year.
The Zurich-based firm is also in market with a Europe-focused secondaries fund.
The Toronto-based firm has raised $4.58bn and could seek as much as $5bn for its Fund IV.
The SAC spinout closed its Fund II on $641m last year.