Private Equity
A green-friendly (meaning money) recycling programme allows Oregon to take up to $1bn from secondaries sales of its legacy portfolio and place it into a co-investment fund.
2 min read · 30 January 2023
Private equity investors are set to benefit from a re-pricing of unprofitable businesses in an era of high interest rates, according to the pension manager’s global head of PE.
3 min read · 23 January 2023
US and European bases of operation will 'give us runway to continue doing what we’ve been doing', says PE chief Jim Pittman, including 'growing our book of directs'.
4 min read · 16 January 2023
The US’s biggest pension has taken a meaningful step towards making up for a lost decade of private equity returns.
3 min read · 12 January 2023
LPs had a massive number of private equity funds to consider over the past year – an ongoing dynamic that has caused headaches for those grappling with the denominator effect.
2 min read · 04 January 2023
GP and LPs, including the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and Alaska Permanent Fund, have contended with staff turnover at a time of congested fundraising and market uncertainty.
4 min read · 29 December 2022
Private equity managers expect longer holds for some of their portfolio companies as investors run the rule across portfolio valuations.
4 min read · 28 December 2022
Council members asked investment staff for more allocation options due to liquidity concerns.
2 min read · 21 December 2022
While LP behaviour was heavily influenced by allocation limits this year, there are reasons for GPs to remain optimistic heading into 2023.
3 min read · 21 December 2022
'It’s pretty hard to find private assets without fake marks in this environment,' says one source in the secondaries market.
2 min read · 13 December 2022