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LPs rejoice! Free benchmarks are now available from BisonLess than a year after Thomson Reuters outsourced its benchmarking to Cambridge Associates, Bison has introduced a series of free benchmarks to help institutional investors determine how the performance of a single fund measures up against a population of peers.
Bison launches benchmarks to help fill vacuum left by Venture EconomicsThe departure of Thomson Reuters and what used to be called its Venture Economics division from the field of performance benchmarking has left a vacuum that relative newcomer Bison has been working to fill.
Need To Meet: Alicia Cooney, managing director and co-founder, Monument GroupWhile placement agents typically come from sales or investment banking backgrounds at brokerage firms, Monument Group traces its roots more from the world of LP advisors, consultants and funds-of-funds.
- Advent plans first close on LatAm fund with $2 bln target
Advent International plans to hold a first close on its latest Latin America fund in October, according to San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System documents obtained by Buyouts. San Francisco Employees’ committed up to $40 million to the fund at its Oct. 8 meeting, Commission Secretary Norm Nickens told Buyouts in an email.
The case for small venture fundsIndustry Ventures, which recently closed its third venture FoF, believes $250 million is the largest sized VC fund that can deliver from modest M&A exits
Skjervem bombshell: Oregon may cut PE allocation in response to managers pushing back on terms : UPDATEDUnfavorable terms and conditions and higher valuations on buyouts may prompt the Oregon State Treasury to reduce its allocation to private equity, the state’s chief investment officer said.
Watch our live stream from PartnerConnect West Wednesday morningSpeakers on tap for Wednesday morning include Andrew Redleaf, founder and CEO of Whitebox Advisors, Andrea Auerbach, managing director of Cambridge Associates, John Skjervem, CIO of the Oregon State Treasury, and Paul Yett, managing director of Hamilton Lane.
Chart of the Week: U.S. private equity and venture capital index returns through year-endIn its latest report, Cambridge Associates found that the benchmark performance for private equity lagged behind public companies, both large and small, over the past five years through Dec. 31, 2013.
Chart of the Week: Financial services led pack in PE returns in final quarter of yearAll eight key buyout sectors tracked by Cambridge Associates posted strong positive returns in the last quarter of 2013.
LPs warm up to ventureNear record distributions are bringing limited partners back to the asset class. As fund commitments jump so do capital flows