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Side Letter: NPS's PE conviction; Tenzing's £100m companion; Hunter Point's BX hire – updatedKorea's $773 billion pension giant is devoting a larger proportion of its alternatives bucket to private equity. Plus: Europe's Tenzing has raised a companion fund to facilitate larger acquisitions and Bennett Goodman's GP stakes firm, Hunter Point, has recruited a former Blackstone executive. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Maryland discloses nearly $500m in commitmentsThe US public pension has made new commitments to four funds totalling to $499m.
Bain Capital Double Impact leads HiMama's C$70m Series BHiMama, a Toronto-based early childhood education technology company, has secured C$70 million in Series B financing.
Side Letter: Insight's extra $8bn; EU's record half; Family office comp clashInsight's $20 billion haul suggests fund targets are losing their significance. Plus: growth equity and VC drive European private equity to a record half and why Asian family offices are set to get competitive on compensation. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Data Community Fund gathers $15m for inaugural fundData Community Fund, a venture firm that is a spin-off of Data Council, has raised $15 million for its debut fund.
- Socure racks up $450m: Reuters
Socure, a digital ID verification startup, has raised $450 million in funding, reported Reuters.
Laika pulls in $35m Series BLaika, a unified compliance-as-a-service platform, has secured $35 million in Series B funding.
- When I Work fetches $200m
Minneapolis-based When I Work, a SaaS employee scheduling, time-tracking and team messaging platform, today announced it has secured $200 million in funding.
Key trends in impact investingFrom new entrants and approaches to increasingly pressing challenges, the impact investing market continues to grow and become more nuanced.
Side Letter: PE's lobbying leaders; Advent's $25bn target; Ares' wealth build-outPrivate equity participants are increasingly willing to spend big to influence politics. Plus: Advent is coming back with its next flagship (who isn't?) and Ares is the latest blue-chip to bet big on its private wealth channel. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.