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Sam Sutton

Five Questions with John McCormick, Managing Director, Monument Group

What’s the fundraising environment like in Latin America? We sat down with John McCormick of placement agency Monument Group to find out.

3 min read · 01 June 2015

Court revives racial discrimination lawsuit against CalPERS

An appellate court revived racial discrimination and breach of contract cases against the California Public Employees’ Retirement System by Centinela Capital Partners and its founder.

3 min read · 01 June 2015

Back to School: Funds raised with placement agents underperform

2 min read · 01 June 2015

Connecticut’s in-state program: Co-investments close to home

The Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds has set up three separate accounts with mandates for in-state investments that will “open the door” for the state’s nascent co-investment program, state officials said.

3 min read · 01 June 2015

LPs wade into income inequality debate

“It’s not a minimum wage, it’s a starving wage.” New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer paused for a round applause from the 15,000 protestors crowded on the north side of Columbus Circle in Manhattan. “If you raise the wage to $15 you will pump $10 billion into the hands of 1.5 million struggling New Yorkers. This makes economic sense for our city. Do you agree?”

7 min read · 01 June 2015

A bubble in the desert

Concerns over rising valuations discussed at the Collision Conference in Las Vegas

3 min read · 01 June 2015

Buyouts Snapshot: NJ explores exit of JLL fund with stake in payday lender

The New Jersey State Investment Council tasked Director Chris McDonough to explore an exit of the state pension system’s commitment to a JLL Partners fund that owns payday lender ACE Cash Express.

2 min read · 29 May 2015

New Jersey goes big with Och-Ziff, commits to TPG and RRJ

The New Jersey Division of Investment will move forward with more than $1 billion of commitments involving separate accounts for private equity, credit and real estate strategies, State Investment Council chairman Tom Byrne said at the council’s May 27 meeting.

2 min read · 28 May 2015

New Jersey goes big with Och-Ziff, commits to TPG and RRJ

2 min read · 28 May 2015

New Jersey explores exit of JLL fund with stake in payday lender

The New Jersey State Investment Council tasked Director Chris McDonough to explore an exit of the state pension system’s commitment to a JLL Partners fund that owns payday lender ACE Cash Express.

2 min read · 27 May 2015

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