Private Equity
1 min read · 18 November 2014
U.S. buyout firms overwhelm venture capital, real estate in assets under management
1 min read · 18 November 2014
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms raised an estimated year-to-date amount of $157.9 billion through October 31. That figure is up from $129.6 billion at this time a year ago.
1 min read · 04 November 2014
Much goes into the decision investors make when figuring out where to place their money, but none is more paramount than the potential cash-on-cash return of their investments. In our latest scorecard, we take a look at the Washington State Investment Board portfolio and rank funds by cash-on-cash return as of March 31. The top ten results are presented in the accompanying table.
1 min read · 04 November 2014
1 min read · 27 October 2014
Unrealized gains are all fine and well but when it comes to brass tacks what investors really care about is the cash-on-cash return of their investments.
1 min read · 27 October 2014
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms raised an estimated $145.7 billion through the first nine months of the year, up from $123.1 billion at this time last year.
1 min read · 13 October 2014
A Latin American fund offering from Southern Cross jumped the highest for Washington State Investment Board out of a selection of its fund managers potentially coming back to market in 2015.
2 min read · 13 October 2014
In its latest report, Cambridge Associates found that the benchmark performance for private equity lagged behind public companies, both large and small, over the past five years through Dec. 31, 2013.
1 min read · 03 October 2014
The typical alternative asset portfolio at state pension systems includes private equity, real estate, hedge funds and real assets.
1 min read · 26 September 2014
