Private Equity
3 min read · 20 April 2015
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ board of trustees cleared the way for two new $1 billion separate accounts managed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Apollo Global Management in March.
3 min read · 20 April 2015
lawEnCap Investments has closed on $6.5 billion for its 10th energy fund, hitting its hard cap less than six months after it began fundraising.
2 min read · 20 April 2015
On June 12, 2014, Denham Capital Management portfolio company Ursa Resources Group II placed a $280 per-acre bid to lease 884 acres of public land in Rio Blanco County, Colo., through a U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) auction.
3 min read · 20 April 2015
The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association spent the last several years building a private equity portfolio with plain vanilla buyout funds, committing heavily to large and middle-market vehicles managed by established domestic managers. Now, the $47.7 billion pension wants more of a swirl.
5 min read · 20 April 2015
Blackstone Group is off to a strong start with its latest flagship fund, with plans to hold a first close on about $10 billion this month, according to limited partner documents and market sources.
4 min read · 20 April 2015
The Washington State Investment Board approved the largest commitment it has ever granted to Blackstone Group on April 17, committing $500 milliion to Fund VII, spokeswoman Liz Mendizabal said in an email.
2 min read · 17 April 2015
2 min read · 17 April 2015
Kentucky Retirement Systems will explore launching a private equity co-investment program in the next 12 months, CIO David Peden told Buyouts.
2 min read · 16 April 2015
The University of Michigan Board of Regents disclosed $55 million of new commitments to private equity funds in its April meeting materials.
1 min read · 16 April 2015
