Hannah Zhang

UC Regents lowers allocation target for private markets

The higher interest rate environment has made fixed income investments more attractive, causing the institution to move away from private assets for the time being.

Tapping the trillions: Private equity's 401(k) ambitions

PE firms are eyeing the US’s $12trn defined contribution market as their next battleground. Navigating the structural and legal hurdles won’t be an easy task.

LPs benefit from offloading tail-end stakes early – study

An LP that reinvests the proceeds into a first-quartile fund would see their portfolio outperform the value of holding the tail-end asset by year two – even assuming a 20% discount, according to research from Upwelling.

ICG leads General Atlantic’s $1bn-plus CV for wealth management asset

The deal highlights GA’s ongoing use of CVs and ICG’s focus on single-asset transactions.

Meet the LP: CAZ Investments

Backed by family office capital at inception in 2001, Texas-based CAZ has become one of the largest allocators to GP stakes funds and directs over the past two decades.

Florida SBA’s Bradley: Retail capital driving down secondaries returns

The $200bn pension now places a greater focus on the CV market, which is less crowded by retail capital, according to senior investment officer John Bradley.

A second chance for endowments

Yale's sizeable portfolio sale could spur a number of endowments to follow suit – with programmatic seller Harvard in market alongside it.

KKR tops PEI 300 as industry-wide fundraising stalls

Mid-market investments, climate strategies and private wealth are all areas that will generate future growth for this year’s top-ranked firm.

William Blair bulks up European team with veteran hire from Bregal Investments

Delaney Brown, formerly head of capital solutions at Bregal Investments, joins the investment bank as a senior director in London.

Canada's HOOPP: Europe 'more interesting' amid tariff tensions

The $88bn pension system is 'exercising a degree of caution' in the US, according to head of global PE Lori Hall-Kimm.