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Mid-size pension OPTrust earns 24.7% return from PE portfolio in 2019

OPTrust has in recent years grown its private equity portfolio's share of direct deals and co-investments to roughly 50% of assets.

2 min read · 12 March 2020

Strathclyde approves £25m commitment

The Glasgow-based public pension fund has backed a buyout fund.

1 min read · 12 March 2020

Blackstone: Your ESG policy should be holistic

Firms must incorporate ESG initiatives at both the corporate level and the investment level, or risk their reputations, says head of ESG Alison Fenton-Willock.

2 min read · 12 March 2020

Which firms raised the largest funds in February?

ArcLight Capital Partners’ $3.4bn haul for its seventh flagship fund and Odyssey Investment Partners’ $3.25bn for its sixth flagship fund were among the largest funds closed during the month.

2 min read · 11 March 2020

Minnesota SBI approves $150m commitment

The state agency has backed an Asia-Pacific buyout fund.

1 min read · 10 March 2020

Texas Municipal PE head Schelling to leave

Christopher Schelling will move to Windmuehle Funds, an Austin-based alternative investments manager founded in 2018.

1 min read · 10 March 2020

SFERS approves $375m in commitments

The US public pension has backed a multi-regional and two North America focused funds.

1 min read · 10 March 2020

PSERS approves $388m in commitments

The US public pension has backed three buyout funds.

1 min read · 10 March 2020

State Pension Fund of Finland increases private equity allocation

The Finnish public pension has boosted its allocation to the asset class.

1 min read · 10 March 2020

CalPERS posts lowest PE returns of the decade after ‘precipitous’ drop

Negative returns in credit, funds of funds and emerging markets dulled the $402bn institution’s PE performance last year, investment committee documents show.

3 min read · 10 March 2020

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