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Kleiner Perkins’s Doerr becomes chair

John Doerr, who joined the venture capital firm in 36 years ago, will focus on developing the next generations of partners.

1 min read · 01 April 2016

Activa promotes four to partner

The Paris-based firm has expanded its partnership as it continues to invest its third fund.

2 min read · 30 March 2016

Pennsylvania SERS’ investment director leaves for AEGON

Brandon Halm, Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System’s director of alternative investments, left the pension fund after almost three years.

1 min read · 30 March 2016

How the DOJ says Caspersen’s scheme worked

Former Park Hill and Coller executive Andrew Caspersen allegedly created a fake credit facility to support a real stapled secondaries transaction, according to the US Department of Justice’s complaint.

4 min read · 29 March 2016

Eaton Partners to open Chicago office

The placement agent, which was acquired last year by Stifel Financial Corporation, will open its Chicago location next month within Stifel’s office.

1 min read · 29 March 2016

Cornell CIO to step down

Albert Edwards has led the Office of University Investments, which has a sizeable allocation to private equity, since May 2012.

1 min read · 29 March 2016

Park Hill’s Caspersen arrested and charged with fraud

Andrew Caspersen, who focused on advising secondaries transactions, including GP-led restructurings, allegedly tried to defraud two institutional investors of more than $95m.

3 min read · 28 March 2016

TPG appoints head of Australia

Joel Thickins joins TPG from Australian PE firm CHAMP, while the country head and Asia co-head Ben Gray is set to leave the firm at the end of the year.

1 min read · 28 March 2016

SEC’s White asks for more examiners

A top priority included in the SEC’s 2017 budget request is to hire 127 additional examiners, primarily to conduct extra tests of investment advisors, White told the US Congress this week.

2 min read · 25 March 2016

GPIF appoints new president

Norihiro Takahashi will take over from Takahiro Mitani at the beginning of April.

2 min read · 22 March 2016

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