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Why Alaska has warmed to GP interests

The sovereign wealth fund has committed more than $1.2bn to the strategy of taking stakes in managers over the past three years.

3 min read · 15 November 2017

Why CalPERS is rethinking its 'core 30' concept

The pension plan’s strategy to reduce GP relationships to a core group has not delivered the benefits it expected.

3 min read · 14 November 2017

CalPERS holds off on seeking a new PE head

The pension plan, which has $26bn in private equity, has been waiting until it has a clearer path towards its new private equity strategy.

2 min read · 14 November 2017

Taking an interest in funds of firms

Investors and fund managers alike are waking up to the appeal of GP interest vehicles.

3 min read · 13 November 2017

Why US tax reform is a fight that should be picked

As Congress prepares to reform the tax code, private credit and private equity firms will square off with elected leaders over a tax deduction that is crucial to both asset classes, writes Andrew Hedlund of Private Debt Investor.

3 min read · 13 November 2017

CIC, Goldman set up $5bn fund for US companies

China’s sovereign wealth fund and Goldman Sachs have pledged to split the investment.

2 min read · 10 November 2017

CalPERS faces commitment issues

The US's largest public pension made $3.3bn of commitments to private equity in the 2016-17 fiscal year, down from $4bn the previous year, according to documents released this week.

1 min read · 09 November 2017

Cost transparency biggest LP-GP misalignment

Clearer free structures are more important for LPs than a reduction in fees, research from State Street has revealed.

2 min read · 09 November 2017

Why smaller funds are not always the best choice

Research from TorreyCove shows a ‘tenuous link’ between fund size and performance.

2 min read · 09 November 2017

Man Capital’s Hisham Halbouny on direct investing

Hisham Halbouny, the managing director of the Mansour Group’s family office, private equity fund and asset management arm, tells Private Equity International why it is betting big on direct investments.

2 min read · 08 November 2017

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