Private Equity
<p>Almost half of insurance companies in the region intend to increase allocations to private markets</p>
2 min read · 24 November 2014
The Madrid-based firm has stopped fundraising and will officially close before year-end
2 min read · 24 November 2014
Audax and CVC Capital veteran Ashwin Krishnan started SpareHire with lifelong friend Vikram Ashok after their personal experience in the workplace helped them identify a market need.
2 min read · 24 November 2014
The Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois and State Universities Retirement System of Illinois will not follow the Illinois State Board of Investment’s lead in reviewing their investment managers’ political contributions for possible conflicts of interest, spokespeople said.
3 min read · 24 November 2014
Excess demand for top-performing private equity managers has pushed the balance of power back in the direction of general partners, limited partners tell Buyouts.
3 min read · 24 November 2014
With the drop in oil prices, some limited partners are questioning the wisdom of committing long-term capital to strategies that depend on the value of a volatile commodity.
4 min read · 24 November 2014
Summit Partners, the Boston-based growth equity shop, has produced the top-performing fund, measured by IRR, for backer California State Teachers’ Retirement System—quite an accomplishment consider the pension fund has backed nearly 300 funds since the late 1980s.
1 min read · 24 November 2014
Siris Capital expects to secure 85 percent of the commitments to its latest flagship fund in a December first close, with a final close planned for January, according to Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association documents.
2 min read · 21 November 2014
The firm is setting up a €500m managed account for Pensioenfonds Horeca & Catering
1 min read · 21 November 2014
1Crestview Partners expects to hold a final close on its third flagship fund in January, according to South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission documents.
2 min read · 20 November 2014
