Limited Partners

Alaska eyes $271m in secondaries sale

The sovereign wealth fund plans to sell 20 fund stakes in private equity, which has a $3.6bn market value in its portfolio.

SVG deepens relationship with Cinven

The listed investor has committed €120m to the European buyout firm’s latest flagship vehicle.

Prudential Financial embraces smaller GPs

Prudential has been making impact investments since 1976 and is well on its way to reaching its $1bn goal by 2020.

EQT closes VC fund, seeks to disrupt itself

The firm has raised €566 million to invest in fast growth European businesses and hired a cadre of tech experts to work at the firm and across the entire portfolio.

Ventura County commits again to secondaries

The pension scheme has committed $120m split between HarbourVest and Adams Street funds.

LPs: ESG is non-negotiable

Speaking at the PEI Responsible Investment Forum, AP2’s Anders Stromblad and HarbourVest Partners' Kathleen Bacon say ESG is critical to manager selection.

QIC: Portfolio management drives secondaries sales

There are a lot of institutions out there that are looking to re-orientate their portfolio, according to QIC principal Phillip Cummins.

CPPIB PE portfolio grows faster than public equities

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s private equity investments increased four times more than its public investments.

Former PE exec launches multifamily office

NGP Energy Technology Partners CFO Rodd Macklin has partnered with Brian Gaister from Merrill Lynch to advise families whose wealth derives from privately held companies and real estate.

Danske: We’ve seen up to 50% carried interest

As it continues to invest its sixth fund of funds, which closed on €700m this month, Danske Private Equity principal Jesper Knutssøn talks to PEI about the firm's plans and the “aggressive” fund terms it’s seeing in the market.