The California State Teachers’ Retirement System bet heavily on Asia, bringing its total allocation to the asset class to nearly $2bn for 2011.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Following a $20m commitment from the Nebraska Investment Council, the technology-focused fund, targeting $700m, will likely close before May.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
President Barack Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act into law Thursday, signifying huge changes to the way private equity and venture capital fundraising is regulated.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
At its April meeting, the $50bn system made a $150m commitment to Wayzata Investment Partners' third fund, which is targeting small and mid-market investments in distressed debt and special situations.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Former Goya Foods executive Andy Unanue has launched a firm targeting small and mid-market opportunities within the US Hispanic community.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Among the $12.3bn pension’s four commitments was a $30m allocation to Coller Capital’s $5bn sixth fund, which is expected to hold a final close soon.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
John Krenicki, the head of General Electric’s $50bn energy business, will join CD&R as a New York-based senior operating partner in 2013.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Strong returns from the $37.1bn retirement system’s private equity portfolio helped offset a negative 6% performance in public equities.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
You’ll probably be familiar with Peter Thiel, the legendary German-born Silicon Valley investor who recently launched a new growth equity firm called Mithril Capital Management.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
First Round has never, to its knowledge, spawned another smaller but equally perfectly formed magazine intro section. But it is fully prepared to accept that parents tend to look at their offspring through rose-tinted glasses.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
