Private Equity

North America

CPPIB ramps up emerging markets exposure

The Canadian pension giant had C$9.6bn invested in emerging markets private equity as of 31 March, up from C$5.8bn last year.

2 min read · 17 May 2018

Asset owners reflect on staff retention policies

Chief investment officers of CalSTRS, Australia’s CSC and GPIF discussed the challenge of retaining investment employees at the CFA Institute Annual Conference in Hong Kong.

3 min read · 17 May 2018

UTIMCO and other LPs on emerging markets

What major investors said about cashflows, macro tailwinds and the rule of law at the Global Private Equity Conference in Washington DC.

2 min read · 16 May 2018

CalPERS’ CIO exit is latest in executive departures

Ted Eliopoulos, who has been at the US's largest public pension for more than one decade, will step away by the start of 2019.

2 min read · 14 May 2018

No complacency for compliance

The message to GPs from our Private Fund Compliance Forum this week was clear: the SEC will be back.

2 min read · 10 May 2018

KKR: C-corp conversion is like moving to ‘the big ocean nearby’

The firm cited a broader investor pool and simplified tax reporting as drivers behind its decision to convert from a partnership.

4 min read · 04 May 2018

ADT drags on Apollo performance

Stock market volatility caused unrealised losses in its private equity business leading to the firm’s first quarterly loss since Q1 2016.

3 min read · 03 May 2018

BlackRock poaches Goldman execs to build secondaries team

Steve Lessar, co-head of the investment bank's secondaries unit, and Konnin Tam will join the $6.3trn asset manager in July.

2 min read · 02 May 2018

Which US pension funds have the best PE track record?

Los Angeles Fire and Police Pension System’s buyout portfolio generated the best performance among US public pensions since vintage 2004, according to a study by HEC Paris.

2 min read · 02 May 2018

Carlyle holds first close on latest European buyout fund above $4bn

The firm expects to raise $25bn across all platforms this year.

3 min read · 01 May 2018

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