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PRIM appoints PE expert to investment committee

Phil Rotner had served as managing director of private equity at the MIT endowment.

2 min read · 17 August 2017

Deal valuations reach new highs in H1

The average multiple was inflated by buyouts of $1bn and above, and by consumer and tech transactions.

2 min read · 16 August 2017

Apollo shares boost CalPERS’ PE portfolio

Apollo’s stock, which falls under the growth and expansion strategy in the pension plan’s private equity portfolio, grew nearly 75% in the year ended 30 June.

2 min read · 16 August 2017

CalPERS may need to up its commitment pace

Some board members asked whether it is reducing the investment opportunity set by consolidating its roster of managers.

2 min read · 15 August 2017

Investors

Energy led US PE returns in 2016, study finds

The Cambridge Associates US private equity index had its best year since 2013.

2 min read · 09 August 2017

Why Glendower will be a big name in secondaries

The former captive unit of Deutsche Bank is no longer the parent company’s ‘neglected child’.<br /><br />

3 min read · 08 August 2017

Oregon to bulk up alternative investment teams

The Oregon Investment Council plans to hire three new investment officers to focus on private equity, real estate and other alternative investment strategies.

2 min read · 02 August 2017

BC LPs have 5 weeks to decide on Fund IX tender

Investors received a letter on Wednesday outlining the terms of the secondaries transaction, which includes a staple commitment to BC Partners’ latest fund.

2 min read · 07 July 2017

Is Sycamore barking up the wrong tree?

Private equity investors and competitors are either scratching their heads at Sycamore’s purchase of brick-and-mortar retailer Staples or see its founder Stefan Kaluzny as a 'brilliant inventive contrarian'.

3 min read · 03 July 2017

SEC to increase advisor exams by 20% in 2017

The Commission anticipates the number of investment advisor exams could rise by a further 5% in 2018 while it also plans to ramp up cybersecurity-related inspections.

2 min read · 28 June 2017

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