Private Equity

Justin Mitchell

News & Analysis

Stellex targets $1.25bn for new fund as covid crisis has 'increased the opportunity set'

Stellex was founded in 2014 by two Carlyle veterans and focuses on investments in "underperforming or mismanaged lower and middle-market businesses."

2 min read · 28 May 2020

LACERS consultant: PE valuations won't go down significantly until Q2

Jeffrey Goldberger told the $17.2bn pension that PE managers told TorreyCove their holdings declined an average of 10 percent in value in Q1.

3 min read · 27 May 2020

Managers

Audax lightens "fee load" for latest $1.5bn mezzanine fund

Hamilton Lane said it leveraged its size with the manager to negotiate even more attractive fees for its clients.

3 min read · 15 May 2020

Investors

LACERA CIO: pension learned from 2009 crash, will not back away from PE in crisis

In a letter to the $58.8bn pension's board, Jonathan Grabel said LACERA would stick to its investment pace and also look for unique opportunities.

3 min read · 06 May 2020

Managers

VCERA to stay course on private equity build-out amid slowdown

The pension's private equity program is still in its "development phase," but its consultant believes sticking to the plan during the market dislocation could prove profitable.

2 min read · 30 April 2020

Featured

LACERS has steep hike in capital calls

The US pension's chief investment officer said the $17bn fund had enough cash on hand to handle the increased drawdowns.

2 min read · 30 April 2020

Managers

Virginia hikes PE allocation in wake of pandemic "market action"

The $77.8bn pension had passed its July 2021 goal to grow its PE program, so it reset its targets as of April 1.

2 min read · 29 April 2020

Investors

LACERS sees steep hike in capital calls

CIO Rod June said the $17bn fund had enough cash on hand to handle the increased capital calls.

2 min read · 29 April 2020

Managers

Some in PE space express concern for smaller GPs excluded from government loans

Most larger private equity firms should be able to get along fine without any government assistance, but some smaller firms could face issues, sources say.

3 min read · 28 April 2020

Investors

CalPERS staff, board members lock horns over external manager selection

The annual changes to the investment committee's delegation changed or eliminated several clauses which board members and stakeholders saw as transferring power from the board to staff.

4 min read · 21 April 2020

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