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Eighteen months to fix a lost decade

Why did CIO Nicole Musicco step down after only 18 months, right in the middle of executing major expansions of the system's private markets strategy?

2 min read · 22 September 2023

ECP, merging with Bridgepoint, raises Fund V’s target, eyes $6bn cap

For ECP, the Bridgepoint deal creates a stronger brand to handle future firm-level challenges, senior partner Doug Kimmelman told Buyouts, and steps up its game as a veteran energy transition investor.

4 min read · 21 September 2023

New York City pensions eye private equity target hike

Possible increases from two mammoth public pensions could bring liquidity to a parched fundraising environment.

2 min read · 21 September 2023

As money flows into private markets, how small will the GP universe get?

Industry heavyweights anticipate a wave of capital to come into private markets asset classes in the coming years – a dynamic that seems inescapable.

3 min read · 21 September 2023

Veritas gearing up for next flagship fundraise later this year

Veritas was part of an investor group earlier this year that included Elliott Investment Management and Patient Square Capital that acquired Syneos Health in an all-cash deal for about $7.1bn.

2 min read · 20 September 2023

In subdued fundraising market, Pennsylvania State pension plans to cull GP relationships

'Over the years, we had a number of funds that drifted into the plan. It became insurmountable for us to deal with. We want to commit larger amounts to fewer funds while still being diversified,' PA State CIO James Nolan said.

2 min read · 20 September 2023

New Mountain runs single-asset process on Datavant

Sources point to an influx of deals hitting the market toward the end of summer that may drive volume, especially as pricing has improved.

2 min read · 19 September 2023

CalPERS eases concentration limits on recent fund pledges

Revamped policies under departing CIO Nicole Musicco’s watch have started to take foot.

2 min read · 19 September 2023

Overseas LPs seek to emulate Brookfield partnerships with ‘Maple 8’

Brookfield partnerships formed with Canadian pensions years ago is 'a playbook and a foundation for what we’re doing now to grow around the world,' Craig Noble, CEO of alternative investments, says.

3 min read · 18 September 2023

CalPERS’ departing CIO expresses pride in PE overhaul in goodbye remarks

Nicole Musicco is leaving the post after instituting major changes in the system’s private equity program.

2 min read · 18 September 2023

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