The California-based pension fund is to vote on its future private equity fund disclosure strategy at a meeting of its investment committee next week.
The UK retailer has confirmed that it will bid alongside European buyout firm Cinven for AOL Time Warner’s US book unit.
As UK services group Hays looks to focus on its personnel operations, Cinven is among a number of firms considering a £250m bid for its logistics division.
PolyTechnos co-leads E14m OncoGenome Sciences round; Ariadne backs $10m nanotech round; NIB leads Belgian software round
Institutional investors should be looking to focus on both private and public equity allocations rather than bonds, according to Gartmore's Peter Gale, speaking at the EVCA conference in Geneva.
Private equity fundraising halved in 2002, although investment reached its second-highest level, according to figures published today by the European Venture Capital Association.
The financial PR company put up for sale last month by Cordiant Communications is the subject of a bid from management as well as several private equity-backed offers.
The US investment bank has named former Merrill Lynch director James Greenwood as co-head of its European leveraged finance team.
UK private equity Candover has agreed to pay E123m for pipe manufacturer Wellstream in the firm’s third deal of the year.
New York-based private equity firm The Blackstone Group has appointed former US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill as a special advisor to the firm.