The $1.1bn university endowment has upped its allocation to private equity by 150 percent in an effort to diversify its holdings.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Boston-based private equity firm has acquired Brazilian highway restaurant chain Frango Assado which will become part of the largest casual dining group in Latin America.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The US private equity firm, formerly Sports Capital Partners, has purchased majority ownership of family-owned fashion brand Not Your Daughter’s Jeans. The firm is currently investing its $290m second fund.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Illinois State Universities Retirement System has chosen to pursue its long-term private equity target allocation through continued investment while other LPs are pulling back on the asset class in an effort to combat over-weighting.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Boston-based venture firm was joined by Greylock Partners, Omidyar Network and SVB Capital in the Series C financing for Digg.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The US government agency has made its largest renewable energy investment to date via commitments to to six global private equity funds including Middle East & Asia Capital Partners and US Renewables Group.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The technology-focused affiliate of venture firm Accel Partners and mega-buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has taken a stake in Alexander Gallo Holdings. Veronis Suhler Stevenson has exited most of its minority stake as a result.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Should the insurance giant seek liquidity through the sale of its $758bn asset management arm, insiders say it will likely be slowed by the US government's newly acquired controlling stake, as well as issues including the mixture of AIG balance sheet capital with client funds.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The $80.1bn Washington State Investment Board has approved $1.7bn in commitments including roughly $600m to private equity and $250m to co-investments outside the pension’s core asset classes.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Brazilian private equity firm is nearing the close of its fourth private equity fund on R$120m.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
