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LP Scorecard: 2005-2008 vintages keep Colorado’s returns Rocky Mountain High

2 min read · 20 August 2015

LA Fire and Police plans up to $90 mln for PE through year-end

Portfolio Advisors plans to recommend four new private equity funds to the Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions (LAFPP) between August and the end of the year, according to a strategic plan update made available by LAFPP General Manager Ray Ciranna. The commitments will likely total between $80 million and $90 million.

2 min read · 20 August 2015

Bouwinvest to commit €1bn to RE funds

The Dutch investment manager will increase investments in third-party funds and listed property companies to boost the €2.7 billion global portfolio it manages on behalf of the Dutch Construction Workers Pension Fund.

2 min read · 19 August 2015

Montana pays $24.8 mln in fees to external GPs

The Montana Board of Investments paid more than $24.8 million in fees last year to the general partners managing its $1 billion private equity portfolio, according to a CEM Benchmarking report included in the pension fund’s August 18 meeting materials.

2 min read · 18 August 2015

CalPERS commits $500m to Blackstone Partners VII

The California pension fund had allocated $16.6bn to buyouts as of 30 June.

2 min read · 18 August 2015

Study: European PE and VC outperforms other regions

<p><span>Euro-denominated European private equity and venture capital funds recorded an internal rate of return of 8.3 percent for the first quarter.</span></p> <p> </p>

2 min read · 18 August 2015

Friday Letter: Going for growth

Big buyouts are still on the menu, but some firms have lost their appetite and are turning their attention to smaller, growth investments.

3 min read · 14 August 2015

Investec closes debut African credit fund on $226.5m

The firm described the fund as the “first dedicated African credit and debt capital markets fund of its kind globally”.

3 min read · 13 August 2015

Lexington and Hamilton Lane buy Bridgepoint fund stakes

The firms bought partial stakes in three Bridgepoint buyout funds from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

1 min read · 12 August 2015

Study: UK pension funds should tap secondaries for growth

Cambride Associates' report says secondaries can be an attractive sub-strategy due to their accelerated liquidity profile.

1 min read · 11 August 2015

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