Private Equity

Pensions

CalSTRS plans to hike private equity allocation

The $254bn pension will slowly raise the allocation in a series of 'steps' but will not commit to a hard timeline for the process.

3 min read · 07 February 2020

Texas Municipal eyes emerging GPs in Europe

The $30bn pension is building a five-year road map for Europe PE and seeks to back up to 10 GPs.

2 min read · 06 February 2020

Texas Municipal: PE must reform to maintain pension support

Public pension funds can no longer support funds which engage in monopolistic behaviour, said director of private equity Chris Schelling.

2 min read · 28 January 2020

LACERS PE consultant hints at possible secondaries strategy

The system's staff is in the process of formulating whether to take action on secondaries sale and/or co-investment initiative.

2 min read · 16 January 2020

Canada's IMCO loses private markets head

Nicole Musicco has left the C$63bn Investment Management Corp of Ontario which helps public sector funds scale and gain access to private-market investments.

2 min read · 14 January 2020

LACERA closes 2018 secondaries sale of Madison Dearborn stakes

The interests were the last remaining pieces of a blockbuster sale the pension system made to Blackstone's Strategic Partners in 2018.

2 min read · 08 January 2020

LACERA commits over $1 bln to PE in second half of 2019

The $58 billion pension fund committed to funds from Wynnchurch, Revelstoke, and MBK partners among others as 2019 closed out.

2 min read · 06 January 2020

Connecticut backs HarbourVest funds, considers Hollyport investment

State Treasurer Shawn Wooden said that the commitments were in line with Connecticut's pacing plan

2 min read · 02 January 2020

West Coast pensions look for ways to fit venture alongside private equity

Venture is a tricky asset class. When you do well, you do really well, but a few bad investments can seriously hurt you in the long term.

3 min read · 28 December 2019

Nebraska commits $50 mln to Wynnchurch fund

The $28 billion system joins Maine Public Employees Retirement System and Rhode Island Treasury in support for Wynnchurch V

1 min read · 24 December 2019

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