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CalPERS commits $120m to SAIF IV

The commitment comes as the $200bn pension is reviewing its private equity programme, including analysing fees paid by its fund managers to placement agents.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Neuberger Berman buys $200m of secondaries stakes

The secondaries market will become much more active in 2010 ‘as continued portfolio net outflows force investors to intensify their search for liquidity'.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Carlyle- and GS-backed Cobalt eyes $1bn listing

The oil and gas exploration platform, created in 2005 by a consortium including Carlyle, Goldman and First Reserve, hopes to fund its exploration activities despite having ‘no proved reserves’.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Bain’s Pagliuca loses bid for US Senate seat

The senior partner from Bain Capital, Steve Pagliuca, was charged by political rivals with 'gutting' portfolio companies.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Riverstone founder to pay $20m to resolve scandal probe

Riverstone has already paid $30m to settle its case in the ongoing New York Common pay-to-play investigation.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Fortress mulls fee reduction for Oregon

The Oregon Investment Council has asked Wesley Edens, principal and co-chairman of Fortress Investment Group, to review the firm’s fee structures.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Fortress eyes IPO for mortgage servicer

Wesley Edens, the firm’s co-chairman, said Fortress portfolio company Nationstar, a mortgage servicer, was a candidate for a possible IPO.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

US House approves tax hike on carried interest

The bill now goes before the US Senate, and if approved will likely be signed into law by President Obama.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Markstone replaces Broidy with Israeli ambassador

Markstone does not expect the criminal case against its former chairman Elliott Broidy to have an effect on the ‘value of investors’ interests in the partnership’.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Lone Star, KKR square off in grocery bankruptcy

Lone Star has a plan to keep total control of bankrupt US grocer Bi-Lo outside of bankruptcy, while a lending group that includes KKR wants to split control of the company. Bi-Lo operates 215 stores in the southeastern US.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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