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Capital calls rise and fall as investors try to gauge the market

LPs are having widely divergent experiences with capital calls while also trying to keep an eye on what investment opportunities will look like.

3 min read · 03 June 2020

Guidepost Growth raises $160m so far for debut fund

Despite a slowdown in private equity fundraising, Guidepost was able to attract capital initially from existing relationships Guidepost partners had at their former firm, North Bridge.

2 min read · 02 June 2020

NMERB approves $50m commitment

The US public pension has backed a North America-focused fund.

1 min read · 02 June 2020

Minnesota SBI approves $300m commitment

The public pension has backed Oaktree's latest fund.

1 min read · 02 June 2020

KPERS approves $50m PE commitment

The US public pension has backed New Mountain Capital's latest fund in its flagship series.

1 min read · 02 June 2020

Vista's Smith addresses George Floyd and racism in the US

The tech-focused firm's chief executive spoke out against racism and shared some personal experiences in a letter to colleagues.

2 min read · 02 June 2020

Ardian raises third-biggest PE programme ever with $19bn haul

The investment firm's ASF VIII programme ranks only behind vehicles raised by Blackstone and Apollo Global Management in terms of capital raised.

2 min read · 02 June 2020

Side Letter: TPG on society's ills, Vanguard's long game, Danish pension scrutiny

TPG's leadership speaks up about the issues behind a week of civil unrest in the US. Plus: how Vanguard's PE plans are progressing and why Denmark's pensions are facing scrutiny over their illiquids. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

4 min read · 02 June 2020

LACERS board member: Small buyouts doing 'really, really really bad' compared with larger funds

Commissioner Nilza Serrano asked Aksia TorreyCove for more information about why the $17bn fund's small buyouts program appears to perform worse than medium or large buyouts.

3 min read · 01 June 2020

Northleaf mobilizes dry powder for emerging secondaries, infrastructure deals

Northleaf is expecting a range of “high-quality assets” to come to market once owners “react to their own short-term liquidity needs,” managing partner Stuart Waugh told Buyouts.

3 min read · 01 June 2020

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