Brett Johnson

CalPERS endorses a bill imposing tougher restrictions on PE healthcare investments

Anticipating little impact on its portfolio, California pension’s board strongly supported increased scrutiny of private equity funds in the healthcare space.

CalPERS, reporting near-term boon from PE strategy shift, could further lift exposure

Stephen Gilmore, California pension’s CIO: ‘Reasonable to expect’ system will increase its long-term asset allocation target after finding success with co-investment emphasis.

LPs take tentative steps toward emerging firms

The fundraising drought has been particularly challenging for emerging managers, but both LPs and GPs say there is reason to be optimistic.

Baylor University’s Renee Hanna talks PE performance and meeting new managers

The endowment expects to grow and cultivate longstanding relationships with the managers whose inaugural funds they back.

NMSIC partners with Roadrunner to bolster New Mexico's deep tech start-ups

The $60bn fund and Roadrunner Venture Studios are pairing up with America’s Frontier Fund, Crosslink Capital, Khosla Ventures and others to build a robust VC ecosystem rooted in New Mexico.

LACERA CIO: Above-median is good enough for private equity

The $82bn pension’s staff are expressing confidence in the direction of the portfolio despite relinquishing a spot as a top performer from early PE programme.

San Jose pension hears optimism on VC, return of exits

Staff and consultants of the $5bn Silicon Valley pension are bullish about opportunities in a depressed VC marketplace.

New Mexico SIC sets course for more private equity as distributions pick up

Finding itself at the more conservative end of LP exposure to PE in recent years, one of nation’s largest sovereign wealth funds is exploring an expanded role for private assets

LPs consider benching old benchmark methods and gauges

The standard mode used to communicate risk-return goals is being re-examined given new frustrations with long-held tools.

VC leader for CF PE is cautiously optimistic about exits bouncing back

Firm with $7.3bn raised in VC program since first fund in 1990 anticipating return of IPOs and M&As later this year or next, with uptick of CVs in the meantime.