Private Equity

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PRIM appoints PE expert to investment committee

Phil Rotner had served as managing director of private equity at the MIT endowment.

2 min read · 17 August 2017

Deal valuations reach new highs in H1

The average multiple was inflated by buyouts of $1bn and above, and by consumer and tech transactions.

2 min read · 16 August 2017

Laws on fee transparency must be standardised, says ILPA

As public pensions are increasingly required to report on private fund fees, there is 'a risk that the resulting data will not be comparable'.

1 min read · 16 August 2017

Apollo shares boost CalPERS’ PE portfolio

Apollo’s stock, which falls under the growth and expansion strategy in the pension plan’s private equity portfolio, grew nearly 75% in the year ended 30 June.

2 min read · 16 August 2017

South Carolina picks new alternatives consultant

Albourne America replaced Aon Hewitt to oversee the $29.7bn retirement system’s investments in real estate, private equity, credit and real assets.

1 min read · 15 August 2017

US LBO mega-funds are overcapitalised – report

Large and mega-funds in the sector have, on average, deployed just $111bn of the $572bn raised over the past five years.

2 min read · 15 August 2017

CalPERS may need to up its commitment pace

Some board members asked whether it is reducing the investment opportunity set by consolidating its roster of managers.

2 min read · 15 August 2017

CDPQ makes progress on shift toward directs

In its latest earnings call, CEO Michael Sabia highlighted the pension fund’s investment in insurance company USI as an example.

2 min read · 14 August 2017

CPPIB’s PE assets grow by $1bn

Private equity accounted for 18% of the pension’s C$326.5bn assets as of 30 June.

2 min read · 14 August 2017

PSERS to boost fee transparency

The Pennsylvanian pension scheme wants to clarify the impact of manager fees on returns and increase the transparency of fee reporting.

1 min read · 14 August 2017

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