Private Equity

North America

Indiana commits $150m to alternatives

The $14.2bn pension has committed to Lexington's seventh secondaries fund and Panda Energy's infrastructure fund in recent months.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Southern Cross raises $1.7bn for Latin America

The Buenos Aires-based firm blew past Fund IV's target to raise more than double the size of its predecessor vehicle.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Brand new second-hand

Private equity firms in India are adopting the secondary buyout and giving it a local spin.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

California placement agent bill becomes law

Placement agents that work with California’s public pension funds will be required to register as lobbyists, putting an end to fees based on the success of a fundraising.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

The weighting game

Christian Diller of Capital Dynamics and Thomas Meyer of EVCA examine how the financial crisis – and ensuing regulatory storm – is sharpening up risk management in private equity.

8 min read · 05 January 2013

LPs in 'gigantic' emerging markets push

Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein said during a conference in New York that interest in developing economies has greatly accelerated.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Oregon bets $100m on Warburg oil and gas effort

The Oregon Investment Council committed $100m to Warburg Pincus joint venture Sheridan Production Partners II, a re-up for the OIC, which committed $100m to SPP I in April 2007.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Washington State commits $400m to PE

The Washington State Investment Board has approved commitments to GTCR’s tenth fund, targeting $3bn, and Southern Cross’ fourth Latin America fund, which closed last month on $1.68bn.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

China lets insurance in

A temporary measure introduced by China’s Insurance Regulatory Commission finally allows the country’s insurance companies to invest in private equity. But is the impact on fund managers going to be all that big?

4 min read · 05 January 2013

Brynwood closes sixth fund on $305m

The Greenwich, CT-based firm received commitments from 10 new LPs, according to co-founder Hendrik Hartong.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

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