The firm, co-led by Mark Patterson, was granted a one-year extension on the investment period for its $5bn third fund.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The private equity giant, currently backed by Dutch pensions APG and PGGM, is being auctioned by Credit Suisse.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The pension's board, which manages about $110bn in assets, has also significantly increased the target for private equity, as well as strategic investments, which includes debt funds and infrastructure.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Robert Grady’s appointment bodes well for the state’s young PE programme, which has slowed down activity because of overweighting.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
SV Life Sciences and Linden have closed funds totaling some $900m to target a sector bracing for big regulatory changes.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
In a softening of the original proposal, the SEC has decided to prohibit only unregistered placement agents from soliciting US public pensions on behalf of private investment firms.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The fund of funds is expanding from its anchor investor to work with up to 12 LPs, according to managing partner Brian Gallagher.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Cambridge Associates will advise the $30bn pension on its fledgling $169m private equity portfolio, which was launched last fall.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Two bellwether mega-funds are trading at or near par on the secondaries market, a big change from 2009, when these stakes were valued nearly 70% beneath GP-assigned values.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Iwakaze Capital, launched in 2008, is led by former Ripplewood Japan executive Kenji Ueda.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
