Pensions

Among the pension giant's appointments is Sam Blaichman to global direct private equity head, replacing Hafiz Lalani in the role.

Eastman Kodak's sale of a portfolio of illiquid fund stakes to Mastercard Foundation suggests further corporate LPs may come to the secondaries market as they go through structural shifts.

Many large private equity investors have been diversifying beyond traditional buyouts to pursue more attractive returns.

A group of New York pension giants are hoping to shift a mammoth private equity portfolio. Plus: why secondaries could be on the up next year; and Investcorp looks to spread the ESOP love. Here’s today’s brief, for our valued subscribers only.

In this podcast, deputy CIO Damien Webb discusses what the A$170bn investor looks for when making a commitment to a first time GP and how the superfund plans to access more co-investment and secondaries opportunities.

Not every manager appears to share the belief that exits will recover in the near term. Plus: The Mastercard Foundation has become the industry's newest secondaries buyer; and a Maryland pension giant is concerned about the climate. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

LPs are showing greater hesitancy when it comes to adopting AI compared with GPs, with a desire on seeing the technology’s use cases before jumping on board.

Orange County Employees Retirement System's private equity portfolio generated 6.5% of distributions over the past year – a figure 'notably lower' than expected.