Private Equity

Limited Partners

Quantum eyes $4.5bn hard-cap for Fund VII

Quantum Energy Partners’ previous fund closed on its $4.45bn hard-cap in July 2015.

2 min read · 10 March 2017

LA Water & Power ups PE commitments for 2017

The increase is part of the $11bn pension’s effort to meet its new long-term private equity target allocation of 8%.

2 min read · 09 March 2017

Dallas Police & Fire remains active in secondaries market

The pension exited two funds in February and is under contract to sell 10 more private debt and real estate fund stakes worth $88.91m by the end of March.

3 min read · 09 March 2017

Indiana pension’s PE performance hits 7-year low

INPRS’s current fiscal year ending 30 June 2017 is its first since naming a new CIO in July.

2 min read · 08 March 2017

Fiduciary duty driving LP interest in ESG

Investor focus on ESG issues is all about ‘reducing risk, increasing returns,’ say speakers at the PEI Responsible Investment Forum in New York.

2 min read · 08 March 2017

CalPERS’ PE advisor resigns

The California pension plans to engage Meketa, currently its real assets advisor, as its new private equity consultant for the remainder of PCA’s contract period ending June 2020.

2 min read · 07 March 2017

Florida SBA mulls direct investing in private equity

<p>The Tallahassee-based pension administrator discussed the possibility of making direct private equity investments, but concluded that it would struggle to build the necessary in-house resource.<br /></p> <p> </p>

3 min read · 06 March 2017

SBCERA rescinds $25m commitment to Alcentra

The California pension fund has said it will rescind its investment in the Alcentra European-focused direct lending fund over concerns about the leverage facility used in the fund.

2 min read · 06 March 2017

Standard Life acquires Aberdeen to create £660bn entity

The deal will grow Edinburgh-based Standard Life’s private equity assets more than fourfold.

3 min read · 06 March 2017

New Mexico Catalyst Fund eyes early final close

The seed- and early-stage fund of funds managed by Sun Mountain Capital and backed by the New Mexico sovereign wealth fund may also beat its target by $5m to $10m.

2 min read · 01 March 2017

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