Managers

The $72.5bn system is bringing out the portfolio at a time when pricing in secondaries is rich, and buyers are hungry for the diversity that comes with fund portfolios.

The alternatives firm could seek between $8bn and $10bn for Carlyle Asia Partners VI, PEI understands.

Graham talks to Buyouts about OMERS' uptick in PE dealmaking since January, expectations for performance, plans to deploy C$2bn-plus in Asia and a recent spate of hires.

The specialty firm is looking to expand its presence in the US after opening up an office in New York earlier this year.

The pension system increased its PE target allocation to 16% and plans to ramp up its new, in-house co-investment program.

The growth investor gathered $7.8bn for its sixth flagship fund, and a further $16bn for its managed accounts and evergreen programme.

The $757bn alternative assets manager was a first mover in what is now becoming a crowded market.

Tax changes in the US, China’s crackdown on high-growth sectors and Europe’s increasing protectionist policies will also impact dealflow, according to Dechert.

Bison specializes in structured capital investing in growth companies that are unwilling to give up control and cannot or will not access traditional debt.

Crescent in January sold a 51% stake to SLC Management, the alternative asset unit of Sun Life, for up to $338m.