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CDPQ, OMERS prosper in last year’s red-hot PE deal market

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec reported earning a one-year net return of 39.2% from its PE investments in 2021, while OMERS reported a one-year net return of 25.8%.

3 min read · 01 March 2022

MSBI confirms more than $2bn in commitments

The St Paul-based organisation has backed 18 private equity vehicles.

1 min read · 01 March 2022

How LPs are rethinking commitments amid 2022's fundraising bonanza

PE’s heady fundraising environment has left many LPs overallocated, forcing them to ponder who should receive their commitments and how much they should get.

10 min read · 01 March 2022

'We negotiated rights and never used them' – Connecticut pension

The US pension wants to utilise co-investment opportunities and seeks to deploy nearly $1.28bn via the strategy over the next three years.

3 min read · 01 March 2022

Anthony Scaramucci, digital asset evangelist

He had his bitcoin ETF blocked by the SEC in January, but that’s not stopping Scaramucci from taking aim at the blockchain craze.

2 min read · 01 March 2022

Investors brace for indirect impact of Ukraine crisis on PE portfolios

MidEuropa, Partners Group, European Investment Bank and others say valuations of underlying companies could be affected.

4 min read · 28 February 2022

ILPA’s Hayes exits to lobby for crypto platform

Chris Hayes has been a force behind the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s investor protection-focused proposed reforms to private fund regulation.

2 min read · 25 February 2022

CalPERS CIO hire signals an ‘all-in’ on private equity

The private equity-focused strategy from CalPERS is important because the system is viewed as a bellwether for the industry.

3 min read · 23 February 2022

LACERA approves $250m in commitments at February 2022 investment board meeting

US public pension Los Angeles County Employees' Retirement Association has backed three private equity vehicles.

1 min read · 23 February 2022

Who is CalPERS' new CIO?

Nicole Musicco, an OTPP veteran, brings a track record of direct investing to the Californian pension looking to increase its exposure to the area.

3 min read · 23 February 2022

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