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Pennsylvania SERS bets on China with Primavera

The Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System continued its push for more exposure to international alternative funds with a $50 million commitment to Chinese private equity firm Primavera Capital Group, according to a press release.

2 min read · 12 March 2015

Pollen Street’s Shawbrook plans £1bn IPO

The listing comes as Pollen Street is currently in market attempting to collect £350m for its latest fund

2 min read · 12 March 2015

New Mexico PERA inks $150 mln account with 57 Stars

The Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico committed up to $150 million to a separate account managed by 57 Stars at its March 10 meeting, Portfolio Manager Joaquin Lujan said in an email.

1 min read · 11 March 2015

Ex-Lone Star exec to shell out £72m in divorce case

A judge has ordered that Randy Work must give half of his fortune to his estranged wife<br />

1 min read · 11 March 2015

Chart of the Week: Pension fund allocation analysis

<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Pension funds from across the globe have an average allocation 5.51% to private equity.</span>

1 min read · 11 March 2015

CalPERS commits $100 mln to Blackstone TacOpps co-investment fund

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System allocated $100 million to invest alongside the Blackstone Group’s tactical opportunities platform in January, according to the retirement system’s March 16 meeting materials.

2 min read · 10 March 2015

Michigan re-launches co-investment program to battle fees

After a six-year hiatus, the State of Michigan Retirement Systems is evaluating direct co-investments and secondary market opportunities to boost returns and bring down management fee costs, according to a March 5 investment report.

2 min read · 10 March 2015

Indiana commits to separate accounts with Oaktree, Oak Hill

The $30 billion Indiana Public Retirement System committed a combined $350 million to separate accounts managed by Oak Hill Advisors and Oaktree Capital Management, said spokeswoman Jennifer Dunlap in an email.

1 min read · 10 March 2015

China regulation could have &#039;far-reaching&#039; impact on PE

MOFCOM’s draft version of a new foreign investment law aims to overhaul current regulation by removing current roadblocks and redefining foreign investors

2 min read · 10 March 2015

Duke Street sells Payzone Ireland to Carlyle

The London-based firm has offloaded the Irish business for between €30m and €40m

2 min read · 10 March 2015

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