Private Equity
The CIO of Hamilton Lane recently appeared on CNBC and offered a wide-ranging defense of the industry, including the idea that public pension systems are main beneficiaries of the asset class.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
The $10.6bn School Employees Retirement System of Ohio plans to continue the process of building up its private equity portfolio in the next fiscal year, and may explore co-investment opportunities.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
A significant proportion of LPs plan to increase allocations to private equity, according to the latest Coller Capital Barometer, which also found LPs are increasingly concerned about the proliferation of special accounts.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Recent fund presentation documents indicate the firm is close to reaching the $800m target for its third fund of funds.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
In addition to commitments to Blue Point Capital Partners III and Catterton Partners VII, the $49.7bn retirement system also re-upped $200m to LLR Equity Partners IV.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The industry group found that private equity indices and public pension portfolios consistently outperformed annualised S&P 500 returns in one, five and 10-year time horizons.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The Washington State Investment Board re-upped almost $800m to two of its more established fund managers: Advent International and Nordic Capital.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The biggest challenge for Korean LPs looking to invest abroad is that of up-scaling their private equity allocation in a short space of time, panellists at PEI's Global Alternative Investment Forum said.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
As more private equity firms enter the private debt market, the Arizona State Retirement System may add the asset class to its investment strategy in an effort to diversify its fixed income portfolio.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Paris-headquartered AXA Private Equity has finally capped its fifth secondaries fund at $7.1bn with an additional sidecar of $900m, making it the biggest pool of capital for buying up limited partner stakes yet raised.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
