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MassPRIM commits $1.2bn in private equityThe US-based public pension has backed nine private equity funds.
Five European GPs to keep your eyes onFrom a London-based growth firm to DACH-focused specialists, here are five managers making waves in the market.
MassPRIM: ‘Co-investment is a great tool’Co-investments have given the pension plan a greater insight into its GPs, although finding suitable opportunities is ‘threading a narrow needle’, said director of private equity Michael Bailey.
Chequers Capital raises €1.1bnThe Paris-based firm closes seventeenth fund above target after less than three months on the road.
- Friday Letter: Diminishing due diligence
Deal flow has been described as the Holy Grail for GP groups, particularly for those operating in the ultra-competitive mid-market. Take the French private equity scene, for example. Here, perhaps more than anywhere else in Europe, identifying primary assets on a proprietary basis is becoming as much the stuff of myth and legend as the romantic quests undertaken by the knights of ancient Christendom.
- Wisconsin commits $380m to private equity
The $83.8bn retirement system’s second quarter commitments focused heavily on mid-market funds.
- Massachusetts commits more than $300m to PE
The state’s Pension Reserves Investment Management Board has committed to Chequers Capital, Genstar Capital Partners, Vista Equity Partners, Quad-C Partners and Index Ventures.
- Chequers hits €850m hard-cap
The Parisian firm exceeded its €800m target after only three months of fundraising.
- Australian fund manager QIC restructures
The A$65bn Queensland government-owned manager will split into nine asset class-specific divisions.