KPERS approves $75m commitment

The US public pension has backed a buyout fund.

In May 2018, Kansas Public Employees’ Retirement System approved a $75 million commitment to TPG Partners VIII.

The $18 billion US public pension has a 6 percent target allocation to private equity that currently stands at 5.1 percent.

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