Private Equity
A new firm targeting GP interests, a Swedish pension that wants to go big on private markets, and the case for positive discrimination in private equity. Here's today's brief for our valued subscribers only.
4 min read · 04 November 2020
The country's largest public pension has been exploring how it could increase its private equity exposure and begin committing to other asset classes, according to head of alternatives Per Olofsson.
2 min read · 04 November 2020
The South Korean pension issues an RFP for PE fund managers.
1 min read · 04 November 2020
L Catterton will stay on the fundraising trail to give limited partners time to complete allocations, a source told Buyouts. The offering is expected to close in early 2021.
2 min read · 03 November 2020
Staff at the $207.8bn system have said that distressed debt opportunities following the covid crisis could be unprecedented.
2 min read · 03 November 2020
The alternatives manager is raising the Special Opportunities fund alongside its flagship secondaries vehicle, which is targeting $3.75bn.
2 min read · 03 November 2020
'Many millennia of bias' make it vital that PE firms actively promote candidates from underrepresented groups, said Nic Humphries.
2 min read · 03 November 2020
The US pension has backed three private equity funds.
1 min read · 03 November 2020
The US public pension has backed a North America-focused buyout vehicle.
1 min read · 03 November 2020
Rendel Solomon discusses why he walked away from a successful career at a $1bn asset manager, and shares some frank thoughts on the state of diversity and inclusion in the industry.
1 min read · 03 November 2020
