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California proposes bill mandating PE fee disclosure

<p><em>Proposed by state assemblyman Ken Cooley and backed by treasurer John Chiang, the bill would not only require GPs to provide detailed fee information to state pensions, but would also require pensions to disclose that information to the public.</em></p> <p><em></em></p>

2 min read · 29 February 2016

Texas Muni plots $600m in PE investment, commits to GSO

<p>The pension fund has set its annual pacing plan to private equity investments and tapped GSO’s mezzanine fund for a $75m mandate.</p> <p> </p>

1 min read · 29 February 2016

Vista targets $2bn for third Foundation Fund

Vista Equity Partners has launched its third tech-focused buyout fund, which has received commitments from the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois and the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund.

2 min read · 26 February 2016

Endowments see PE returns plummet in 2015

For the fiscal year ended 30 June, private equity returns for endowments averaged at 9.2%, down from 16.5% in 2014.

2 min read · 26 February 2016

SEC looks into Carlyle’s monitoring fees

<p> <em>The regulator has made ‘informal’ inquiries regarding Carlyle’s historical monitoring fee acceleration practices.</em></p> <p> </p>

2 min read · 26 February 2016

Ardian collects $10bn for latest secondaries fund

The fund will focus on acquiring traditional secondaries, which includes portfolios larger than $500 million.

1 min read · 26 February 2016

BCG hires PE partner from Accenture

The Boston Consulting Group has hired Laila Worrell as a senior member of its principal investors & private equity practice group in the New York office.

1 min read · 25 February 2016

BDT Capital Partners closes Fund II on $6.2bn

The firm, founded by an ex-Goldman Sachs vice chairman Byron Trott, exceeded its $5.21 billion target.

2 min read · 25 February 2016

Aberdeen: DC market on its radar

Speaking exclusively to Private Equity International, Aberdeen Asset Management global head of alternatives Andrew McCaffery outlines the firm’s take on accessing the defined contribution benefit pension market.

3 min read · 25 February 2016

EnCap Flatrock invests $350m equity in Lucid Energy II

The private equity firm, a joint venture between EnCap Investments and Flatrock Energy Advisor, is an existing investor in the midstream energy service provider.

2 min read · 24 February 2016

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