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Three things you should know about CalPERS’ new PE headGreg Ruiz, a former Goldman Sachs exec, will rely on his GP experience to help the US's biggest public pension push into direct investing.
CalPERS fills private equity chief position after two yearsGreg Ruiz will join the pension system this summer from Altamont Capital Partners, filling a role that has been without a permanent occupant since Réal Desrochers left in 2017.
Looking forward: North America in 2017US private equity market participants anticipate valuations to decline and deal flow to accelerate in the next 12 months, with a horizon set for possible regulatory and policy changes.
- 15 years of PEI: Then and now
The contents page of our first issue contains many topics that will be familiar to our readers today. We look back at what we said then, and examine how the industry has moved on in the intervening 15 years.
- New year, new firm
A confluence of factors could well mean we have started the year of the spin-out.
- Insignia closes debut fund on $358m – Exclusive
The spinout firm from Friedman Fleischer & Lowe entered the market in August 2012 with Insignia Capital Partners fund, which originally targeted $350m.
- FFL closes Fund IV on $2bn
The middle-market firm attracted existing investors, pension funds, endowments, foundations and family offices to Fund IV
- Washington State commits $400m to PE and VC
The State Investment Board committed to two private equity funds and one venture capital fund.
- Exclusive: FFL collects $1bn for Fund IV
The San Francisco-based firm is targeting $1.5bn for mid-market investments.
- SEC charges ex-buyout CFOs with insider trading
Chen Tang, formerly with Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, and the ex-CFO of ValueAct Capital, Ronald Yee, allegedly tipped off a broad network of family members about impending deals.