Private Equity
2 min read · 12 February 2015
Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds may commit as much as $100 million to Blackstone Group’s flagship real estate fund, according to an email from spokesman David Barrett.
1 min read · 12 February 2015
The firm, which will close its fund shortly, is eying an investment in Big Bus Tours
2 min read · 12 February 2015
The close comes just two years after its debut fund
1 min read · 11 February 2015
To counter the industry’s negative image in Scandinavia the Swedish private equity lobby group, SVCA, has created a ‘social’ rulebook for its GPs
3 min read · 11 February 2015
The Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana approved up to $75 million for a commitment to EnCap Energy Capital Fund X, Director of Private Markets Maurice Coleman said.
1 min read · 10 February 2015
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System committed $400 million to middle-market private equity in December, according to an investment report released in advance of its Feb. 17 meeting.
1 min read · 10 February 2015
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board intends to bankroll five deals through its burgeoning co-investment program this year, according to its Feb. 11 meeting materials.
2 min read · 09 February 2015
<p title="temporary paragraph, click here to add a new paragraph"> The firm says third party capital is part of the mix and that it may seek to raise a new fund in the future</p>
3 min read · 09 February 2015
Placement firm Mercury Capital Advisors counts eight first-time funds, mostly spinouts, from its client list currently in the fundraising market, more than any year since the financial crisis.
2 min read · 09 February 2015
