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LP Scorecard: Platinum Equity climbs most for PSERS

The 2012 vintage Platinum Equity Capital Partners-A III has climbed the most for the $50 billion Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) for the period Sept. 30, 2012, to Sept. 30, 2013. That vehicle was up 84.8 percentage points out of negative territory to a positive 28.72 percent IRR in 2013 from -56 percent in 2012.

3 min read · 18 September 2014

Exclusive: ProA Capital holds €255m first close

The Madrid-based firm joins a number of GPs that successfully raised capital for Iberia recently

1 min read · 18 September 2014

Sovereign picks up pet hospital

<p> It will be one of the last deals from Sovereign's £300m Fund III</p>

2 min read · 18 September 2014

LPs jostle for position in oversubscribed Vista fund

The Kentucky Retirement Systems approved a $50 million commitment to Vista Equity Partners’ latest buyout fund at its Sept. 11 board meeting, but it is unclear whether the retirement system will ever actually invest in the fund.

2 min read · 17 September 2014

Kentucky pledges $100 mln to Deutsche Bank secondaries

The Kentucky Retirement Systems approved a $60 million commitment to Crestview Partners III and a $100 million commitment to Deutsche Bank Secondary Opportunities Fund III at its Sept. 11 meeting, interim Chief Investment Officer David Peden told Buyouts.

2 min read · 17 September 2014

Bramson finally hits out at Electra

<p>The activist shareholder criticised Electra’s fees and said the trust’s value could be increased by £1bn</p> <br />

4 min read · 17 September 2014

Australian LPs sell EQT fund

Three superannuation funds have sold their interests in the firm's €4.25 billion EQT V

2 min read · 17 September 2014

Ex-RBS team continues path to independence

The newly-rebranded Pollen Street Capital will need to raise an independent fund before making any new investments

2 min read · 16 September 2014

Los Angeles County OKs $150 mln for Hellman & Friedman VIII

The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association approved a commitment of up to $150 million to Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VIII at its Sept. 10 meeting, Chief Investment Officer David Kushner told Buyouts in an email.

2 min read · 15 September 2014

Last call for BC-backed Phones 4u

The UK retailer has filed for administration, a year after BC took out a £200m recap

3 min read · 15 September 2014

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