Private Equity
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System committed $400 million to middle-market private equity in December, according to an investment report released in advance of its Feb. 17 meeting.
1 min read · 10 February 2015
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board intends to bankroll five deals through its burgeoning co-investment program this year, according to its Feb. 11 meeting materials.
2 min read · 09 February 2015
3 min read · 09 February 2015
Newly elected House Republicans wasted no time passing a bill that directly affects private equity firms. Whether the bill becomes law is another matter.
3 min read · 09 February 2015
The New Jersey State Investment Council will move forward with more than $1 billion of new commitments to the Blackstone Group, including $750 million to separate accounts, according to spokesman Chris Santarelli.
3 min read · 09 February 2015
The Los Angeles County Employee Retirement Association does not commit to many small or lower middle-market managers. In fact, small buyouts represent only a little more than one-twentieth of its buyout portfolio’s total market value.
3 min read · 09 February 2015
The Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s private equity investment plan calls for $3.1 billion in commitments in 2015, $700 million of which is already allocated to TPG Capital, according to investment council meeting materials.
2 min read · 05 February 2015
The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board plans to commit up to $1.7 billion to private equity in 2015, which would mark a 30 percent rise from last year, according to an investment plan made available by the pension’s external spokesperson. Separately, MassPRIM plans to commit up to $700 million to private debt strategies.
2 min read · 04 February 2015
The Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico will commit up to $400 million to private equity this year across six or seven commitments, according to a Cliffwater presentation made available by the pension.
1 min read · 04 February 2015
HGGC is expected to hold a final close on its second flagship fund in the first quarter of 2015. The firm closed on $1 billion at the end of last year and is close to hitting its $1.25 billion hard cap, according to Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) documents.
1 min read · 02 February 2015
