Pensions

African LPs' growing appetite for alts; CAZ brings GP stakes to the evergreen market; Vista's ex-EQT hire.

The latest issue of Private Equity International magazine is out, including a new feature; a survey of DC pension funds in the UK finds low appetite for enforced local investing; an ex-Investcorp exec's firm says it has raised $3bn for tech and growth deals.

Investors predict there’s a coming wave of zombie funds in PE. Will they be overrun or face them head on?

In today's edition, A veteran of UK private capital markets says the rise of private credit could lead to GFC-like concerns; Fundraising round-ups across infra, VC, impact, private debt and secondaries; Evergreens' love affair with secondaries looks set to continue.

In today's edition, Dispatches from the HKVCA Forum; Indonesia's SWF wants more private equity; Four secondaries data points to know.

In today's edition, Two more LPs on opposite sides of the globe are considering the TPA, with implications for their private equity portfolios; An EMEA IR head departs; Another global firm eyes an Asia-Pacific office opening.

The UK pension scheme has an initial 5% target allocation to private markets, which it expects to reach by the end of 2026, investment director Martyn James tells PEI.

The $18bn Thai public pension plans to join the likes of CalPERS, GIC and CPP Investments in adopting the investment approach.

The US's largest public pension had a streak of co-investments underperforming funds in most periods over several decades, according to private equity head Anton Orlich.