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Alaska examines divestment of Russian private equity holdings

The $81bn sovereign wealth fund is one of the first institutional investors to signal that it is looking at cutting exposure to the country held via a PE portfolio.

2 min read · 11 March 2022

SCRS approves $400m in commitments

The US public pension has committed to three private equity vehicles.

1 min read · 09 March 2022

Strathclyde approves £50m in commitments

The Glasgow-based public pension has backed two private equity funds.

1 min read · 09 March 2022

TRS Illinois confirms $400m in commitments

The US-based public pension has backed six private equity funds.

1 min read · 07 March 2022

Penn SERS approved $400m in new commitments

The Harrisburg pension fund commences 2020 by approving $400m across funds managed by Francisco Partners and Thoma Bravo.

1 min read · 07 March 2022

Bain & Co: Macro uncertainty is the biggest enemy of dealmaking

Inflation and rising interest rates, as well as the uncertainty surrounding the Ukraine conflict, could cause a turn of fortunes in the industry, says Bain’s EVP of private equity.

4 min read · 07 March 2022

CalPERS’ Kim: ‘Imagine if PE-backed companies reported different profitability metrics’

The US pension’s lead PE director told conference delegates that unstandardised reporting holds back ESG as a tool for risk assessment.

2 min read · 04 March 2022

Europe PE body calls for industry to donate to Ukraine crisis

Invest Europe, which advocates for investment firms as well as pension funds and insurers, will donate €100,000 to support the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

2 min read · 02 March 2022

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

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