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CalSTRS racks up $135.7 mln tab for PE management fees

2 min read · 04 November 2015

Majority of investors say they will likely bypass GP on deals, invest alongside LPs (chart)

1 min read · 04 November 2015

Hamilton Lane targets $1.25bn for Fund IV

Hamilton Lane’s previous secondaries fund, Hamilton Lane Secondary Opportunity Fund III, launched in 2012 and exceeded its $650 million target, closing on $900 million in September 2013.

1 min read · 04 November 2015

Lovell Minnick closes Fund IV on $750m cap

The fourth institutional buyout fund for Lovell Minnick had an initial target of $550 million and received commitments from returning LPs such as Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Twin Bridge Capital Partners, and new investors such as MassPRIM and the WK Kellogg Foundation.

1 min read · 04 November 2015

Polaris returns DKK 1.5bn to investors

The lower mid-market firm targeting opportunities in Denmark and Sweden is “more in development mode” following the exit of five investments over the past 15 months, Polaris managing partner Jan Johan Kohl tells Private Equity International.

2 min read · 04 November 2015

Abraaj North Africa Fund II makes sixth investment

The firm’s acquisition of Morocco’s Al Kindy and Menara is the firm’s 27th investment in health care globally and the sixth investment from its Abraaj North African Fund II, a $375m vehicle that closed in August.

1 min read · 04 November 2015

Shaw Kwei appoints executive director

The Hong Kong and Singapore-based firm, which targets mid-market companies in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, has hired former Prometheus partner Brian Lau as executive director.

1 min read · 04 November 2015

Archer builds education platform

The Australian buyout firm has acquired five New Zealand privately education business through Archer Capital Fund V. The fund is an AUD 1.5 billion, 2011 vehicle that returned AUD 300 million to investors in November 2014.

2 min read · 04 November 2015

Japanese corporate pension funds up PE allocations – study

Japanese corporate pension funds are set to increase their allocation to private equity, according to Tokyo-based global market strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management Akira Kunikyo. Allocations are expected to be targeted at local funds.

2 min read · 04 November 2015

Pantheon eyes $500 mln for new retail investor fund

3 min read · 04 November 2015

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