Private Equity

Pensions

Chicago Teachers eyes Africa investments in next fiscal year

The $12.2bn pension made its first direct allocations to African private markets in 2019 after previous exposure via funds of funds.

2 min read · 21 April 2021

OMERS Private Equity director Makram Atiyah departs

Atiyah’s departure is the second this year from OMERS Private Equity. Tim Patterson, an 11-year veteran of the firm and head of its healthcare team, left in January.

2 min read · 20 April 2021

Public Pension Capital collects over $1bn for fund

Public Pension Capital has raised over $1 billion for its new fund, according to an SEC filing.

1 min read · 13 April 2021

Ontario Teachers’ PE return tops benchmark in 2020 despite covid fallout

Ontario Teachers’ last year saw a change in its top PE leadership, with Karen Frank, previously CEO of Barclays Private Bank, replacing longtime head Jane Rowe.

3 min read · 07 April 2021

LACERS board member calls out ‘underperforming’ private equity

Sung Won Sohn made his comments during a discussion about potentially upping the $21.4bn pension's PE allocation.

3 min read · 30 March 2021

The most active UK public pensions in private equity

The Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund and the Local Pensions Partnership are among UK government pension schemes that have made the biggest allocation to private equity, according to PEI data.

2 min read · 24 March 2021

CalSTRS adopts ambitious $150m sustainable PE programme

The $286bn pension will source private equity co-investments through its already-existing programme.

2 min read · 22 March 2021

CalPERS makes big PE pivot to co-investments and separate accounts

The $445bn pension's commitments to the lower-fee structures significantly dwarfed its fund commitments in its latest investment report.

3 min read · 17 March 2021

CalPERS' Bienvenue: SPACs are fraught with potential misalignment

Special purpose acquisition companies are both an opportunity and a threat, interim chief investment officer Dan Bienvenue tells the pension’s investment committee.

3 min read · 16 March 2021

Partners Group: How to deliver sharia-compliant PE

Partners Group was selected by Employees Provident Fund of Malaysia last month to manage one of three sharia-compliant private equity mandates.

4 min read · 10 March 2021

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