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New York Common Launches Emerging Manager Co-Investment FundThe $150 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund, one of the nation’s biggest emerging manager investors, has created a special $250 million separate account for private equity co-investments alongside such managers, according to a senior official at the fund.
- DGF targeting international LPs
DGF Investimentos has joined a growing group of Latin American private equity firms who have gone abroad for support, seeking $200m for its new offering.
- NY moves for permanent placement agent ban
New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli proposed legislation that would permanently ban the use of placement agents in New York’s $140bn pension fund.
- Aldus settles New York pension probe
Aldus Equity, founded by Saul Meyer, agreed to pay more than $6m to settle its case in New York's pension pay-to-play probe.
- Rattner faces industry bans from SEC, NY
New York and the SEC unveiled suits against former Quadrangle chief Steven Rattner, who may face a lifetime securities ban in New York for his alleged role in pension pay-to-play.
- New York commits $200m to Oaktree
New York State Common Retirement Fund made a re-up commitment to Howard Marks-led Oaktree Capital Management’s Opportunities Fund VIII.
- Former NY comptroller pleads guilty
Alan Hevesi pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge for his involvement in the New York State Common Retirement Fund pay-to-play scandal. Hevesi is the seventh individual to plead guilty in attorney general Andrew Cuomo’s ongoing pension fund investigation.
- Stockbridge, RREEF secure LP capital for recaps
The fund managers have raised more than $100m each from investors to recapitalise Stockbridge’s $1bn Fund II and RREEF’s $1.6bn Global Opportunities Fund II.
- Washington State to hire Hamilton Lane
Hamilton Lane has been selected to take over as the Washington State pension plan’s private equity mandate from Capital Dynamics.