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Inflows during the period were disproportionately buoyed by the $49bn raised for MGX Fund I in June.

The institution aims to increase its allocations to AI-focused investments, private credit and core-plus infrastructure assets by March 2031.

Rest’s new head of private markets Marina Pasika tells PEI the pension is raising its private markets exposure, with a particular focus on PE and infrastructure.

The manager of Novo Nordisk Foundation’s $36bn of investments is expanding its planetary health portfolio and mulling carving out an allocation for private equity GPs to run, according to partner Aleks Engel.

The private equity model isn’t broken, but the illusion of uniform success is, writes Scott Hart, partner and chief executive at StepStone Group.

The $1.8trn pension saw its PE portfolio grow by around $1.4bn year-on-year, per its latest annual report.

China’s private equity reset could yield a more disciplined opportunity set for LPs who retain conviction in the market.

Private capital should not be viewed as a replacement for government funding, but rather as a catalyst that brings commercial discipline and scale, according to the director general of the Royal United Services Institute speaking at a UK Private Capital event.

This year’s ‘SaaSpocalypse’ has exposed the vulnerability and deepening uncertainty of outcomes in a much-beloved sector. Investors must work quickly to identify managers capable of thriving in the age of AI.

Maple Park was founded in 2024 by managing partners Alex Blankfein and Andrew Lauck not long after the pair departed RedBird, where they co-led consumer services investing.