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Texas Teachers co-invests $160mThe $94bn pension fund has invested alongside KKR, Warburg Pincus and Apollo in the past nine months as it expands its co-investment programme.
- News Analysis: Messing with Reg D
A new transparency initiative from Texas Teachers puts a spotlight on the US’ anachronistic ban on ‘general solicitation’, writes David Snow.
- 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.
- Messing with Reg D
A new transparency initiative from Texas Teachers puts a spotlight on the US’ anachronistic ban on ‘general solicitation’, writes David Snow.
- Texas Teachers' opens board meetings to world
The $94bn pension fund has started webcasting its board meetings following a growing trend among US public pensions to have live feeds of its sessions.
- Squadron makes appointment
Squadron Capital, which is currently raising capital for its second fund of funds, has hired Shi Xiaoni as an associate.
- Texas Teachers commits $200m to two Asian funds of funds
Squadron Capital and Morgan Creek Capital Management Asia are to help the US pension fund to invest in Asia-focused private equity firms.
- TRS to make $2bn of RE investments in 2009
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas is set to commit up to $2bn in capital to real estate in an effort to close the 6% gap between its actual and target allocations.
- Texas Teachers commits to Blackstone
The US pension committed €200m to Blackstone’s latest Europe-focused property fund, Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe III.
- Texas Teachers appoints alternatives head
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas has hired former Summit Properties president Steve LeBlanc to lead its real asset and private equity portfolios. Lee Partridge, the pension's strategic research managing director has been promoted to deputy chief investment officer.