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TA Associates hires director in IndiaThe mid-market firm has named Dhiraj Poddar as a director focusing on growth investments in India and other emerging markets.
- News analysis: Blackstone has deep IR bench
Four senior managing directors and 73 total investor relations professionals will remain following the departure of 13-year IR veteran Maryfrances Metrick.
- TA books ‘dream’ return with travel agent
In its first fresh deal since September 2009, Permira plans to pay up to €300m for travel company eDreams.
- Tennessee hires Cambridge for private equity
Cambridge Associates will advise the $30bn pension on its fledgling $169m private equity portfolio, which was launched last fall.
- TA Associates hires IR exec
TA hired Pamela Bliss Harris to bolster its investor relations team to better address transparency demands from LPs.
- Watch the fund size
Ever-growing fund sizes can put pressure on GPs to invest in bigger deals, which can lead to strategy drift, and generally lower returns, writes Mike Chalfen.
- Florida commits $260m to debt funds
The Florida State Board of Administration, which manages the state’s $113bn pension funds, has made commitments to ABRY, Oaktree and Varde, and is negotiating commitments to Audax and GSO.
- Tennessee seeks private equity consultant
The $29bn pension started investing in private equity last year.
- Apax to buy stake in IT security company
The firm has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Sophos from the company’s founders and TA Associates, which first invested in Sophos in 2002.
- Tennessee commits $50m to Oaktree’s toxic assets fund
The state pension has made its fifth commitment to private equity since starting its programme last August.