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- SURS seeks PE service providers
The Illinois pension wants help with its investment needs.
- SURS looks to invest $850m to PE
The US public pension fund plans to invest upwards between 2015 and 2017.
- Sun Capital found liable for $4.5m in pensions
Sun Capital Partners’ Funds III and IV, which acquired copper company Scott Brass in 2006, are liable for the retirement liabilities owed to a New England pension fund by their portfolio company.
- Illinois Universities invests $120m in ‘toxic assets’
The US pension is the latest to join the government’s programme meant to jumpstart the credit markets, which CalPERS has said it will not join.
- Illinois pension fund starts FoFs strategy with $75m outlay
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois has committed $75m to AVP Partners’ fund of funds, marking the start of a new investment strategy in the sector.
- Canaan closes $650m venture fund
The US firm’s eighth fund will continue its 20-year investment strategy, targeting early-stage tech and healthcare companies, with an increased focus on Israeli and Indian deals.