Private Equity

Sam Sutton

San Diego County’s access to VC 'hampered'

The public pension’s private equity chief said FOIA is is impacting its access to venture funds, and that’s not likely to change

2 min read · 22 January 2015

Washington kicks off 2015 with $1.25 bln of PE commitments

2 min read · 19 January 2015

Washington kicks off 2015 with $1.25 bln of PE commitments

The Washington State Investment Board approved up to $1.25 billion to private equity funds at its Jan. 15 meeting, including as much as $600 million to a pair of Oaktree Capital Management funds.

2 min read · 19 January 2015

Buyouts Snapshot: TPG Growth to shift focus abroad, plans Africa team

TPG Capital plans to hire a local team for growth investments in Africa, expanding the geographic scope of its third growth equity fund, according to a Hamilton Lane report made available by the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana.

2 min read · 19 January 2015

San Diego County pursues new managers, international PE exposure in 2015

The San Diego County Employees Retirement Association will likely commit between $200 million and $280 million to private equity in 2015, according to a commitment pacing model outlined in its Jan. 15 meeting materials.

1 min read · 16 January 2015

LA County wants to commit $2 bln to PE this year

The Los Angeles County Retirement Association plans to commit approximately $2 billion to private equity funds this year, or $1.1 billion more than it committed in 2014, Chief Investment Officer David Kushner said in an email.

2 min read · 16 January 2015

Juggernaut Capital powers toward final close in Q1

Juggernaut Capital Partners will likely hold a final close on its third flagship fund in the first quarter, according to a limited partner memo obtained by Buyouts.

2 min read · 16 January 2015

GE Antares Chief: Tech, industrial sectors to drive deal volume this year

GE Antares CEO John Martin expects investments in technology and industrial businesses to fill the middle-market lender’s deal pipeline in 2015.

2 min read · 14 January 2015

LACERS to focus on small, mid-market funds this year

The Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS) will likely commit between $325 million and $350 million to private equity in 2015, with plans to boost its exposure to small and mid-market managers, according to Jan. 13 meeting materials.

2 min read · 14 January 2015

LA County pays $43 mln in fees for PE funds, portfolio generates 23.5 pct return

The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association paid roughly $43 million in management fees to private equity firms in 2014, considerably more than the $4.5 million disclosed in its annual report, according to an email from Chief Investment Officer David Kushner.

2 min read · 12 January 2015

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