Private Equity
The US and Canadian college and university endowments posted an average 4.5% net return in fiscal year 2016, the worst performance since 2009.
2 min read · 31 January 2017
Goldman Sachs’s fund investments subject to the Volcker Rule stood at $6.5bn at the end of 2016, and the bank is still awaiting approval for its latest extension request.
2 min read · 30 January 2017
The firm’s co-head of US buyout, Sandra Horbach, said LPs are showing strong preference for funds focused on ESG and other factors – prioritising this even over high returns.
3 min read · 30 January 2017
The private equity behemoth is actively building channels to access the retail investor market, as 17% of its total capital raised now comes from retail and high-net-worth investors.
3 min read · 26 January 2017
Harvard Management Company, which has 16.7% of its assets in private equity, is also cutting its staff headcount by half and shifting its strategy to become a generalist, rather than specialist, organisation.
3 min read · 26 January 2017
The private equity performance at the second-largest US public pension fund has lagged due to a specific mandate that targets niche, underserved sectors and areas in California.
3 min read · 25 January 2017
The European Investment Fund is among LPs in the German firm’s record breaking fund, which will have a ‘virtuous impact’ on European VC.
2 min read · 25 January 2017
The $107.5bn state pension’s private equity failed to outperform its benchmark for all six time periods observed as of 30 September.
3 min read · 24 January 2017
In a new study, Partners Group addressed several key hurdles related to the inclusion of private equity in defined contribution pension plans.
2 min read · 23 January 2017
After its director of PE, Greg Kulka, retired at the end of 2016, SIC hired from within to name an acting director.
2 min read · 23 January 2017
