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Citing eroding quality, Alaska Permanent staff to recommend cutting PE target

Alaska CIO Marcus Frampton has been an outspoken skeptic on the asset class in recent months, expressing concerns about manager valuations and governance.

2 min read · 14 February 2023

Tesco pension sells £1bn pound PE portfolio to multiple buyers

The LP portfolio sale was among a slew of such deals launched since last year that managed to close despite pricing uncertainty and hesitation among LPs to sell at discounts.

2 min read · 14 February 2023

DOWNLOAD: PE fundraising proves resilient despite fewer closes

The number of private equity funds closed last year fell by one third to 1,520 – the lowest total since 2016.

2 min read · 14 February 2023

GPs eye opportunities to invest new capital into continuation pools: surveys

A traditional source of tension with LPs, GPs are finding an outlet for cross-fund investments in continuation fund deals.

4 min read · 14 February 2023

Rocky fundraising may help ‘normalize’ private equity model: IMCO’s Ferguson

IMCO disbursed more than C$2.5bn ($1.9bn) to fund and direct investments last year, up 9% from 2021, Craig Ferguson, managing director, private equity, told Buyouts.

3 min read · 14 February 2023

Mendocino County pension, and adviser, cite fees, sluggish returns in bid to skip PE

In a rare move, Callan says adding private equity to its portfolio would not significantly improve returns over the next decade.

2 min read · 14 February 2023

Internal memo confirms Credit Suisse's Private Fund Group move

The transfer to its CS First Boston unit comes amid a turnaround plan from October that seeks to centre the Swiss bank’s operations around wealth management.

2 min read · 13 February 2023

Kern County anticipates re-up opportunities with existing managers over the next two years

The $5bn system looks to build out its private equity portfolio and sees potential for new manager relationships.

2 min read · 10 February 2023

Welsh Carson pulls back on potential tender offer deal

Tender offers plus staples remain challenging because if the price isn't right, limited partners can simply choose not to sell.

3 min read · 10 February 2023

Bullish Ares expects to see near-record fundraising this year

'For 2023... we believe our aggregate fundraising will be well in excess of last year’s and will approach our record in 2021 of $77bn,' CEO Michael Arougheti said in a year-end earnings call.

2 min read · 09 February 2023

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