Private Equity
The UK government has opened a consultation process to see whether it should encourage small defined benefit pension schemes to combine their assets.
2 min read · 01 March 2017
More than 6,400 votes were cast in PEI’s annual awards, recognising the firms, deals and advisors that shaped the industry in 2016.
2 min read · 01 March 2017
The planned commitment is up $20m from the pace achieved in 2016.
3 min read · 28 February 2017
The C$270bn Canadian pension and insurance asset manager’s net private equity assets also rose 16% from 2015 to 2016.
2 min read · 27 February 2017
The LP body is consulting with members on a range of topical issues as it prepares to refresh its ‘Private Equity Principles’ document.
2 min read · 27 February 2017
The $2.6bn pension fund increased the amount it committed to the asset class in 2016 in an effort to reach its new target.
2 min read · 23 February 2017
A new global benchmark shows LPs expect to commit more capital to the asset class in the coming 12 months.
2 min read · 23 February 2017
The troubled US pension has sold 11 fund stakes on the secondaries market across buyout, energy and growth strategies since accepting bids in November.
2 min read · 16 February 2017
The San Francisco retirement system has been making a sizeable effort to meet its target by quadrupling its commitment pacing to private markets between 2013 and 2015.
2 min read · 14 February 2017
When the new US president arrived at the White House, OPIC’s VP and head of investment funds Brooks Preston left the agency, along with nine other political appointees.
2 min read · 13 February 2017