Private Equity

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Cuba will be the ‘powerhouse of the Caribbean’: panelist

At a conference focused on opportunities in emerging markets this month, Cuba found some love.

3 min read · 15 May 2015

UVA endowment chief says PE 'fee drag is tremendous'

Lawrence Kochard, chief executive officer and chief investment officer at the University of Virginia Investment Management Co, hates your fund structure.

2 min read · 14 May 2015

Pomona launches secondary fund with minimum commitment of just $25K

Pomona Capital said it is launching the Pomona Investment Fund, targeting up to $500 million with its first vehicle aimed at accredited individual investors, an executive at the firm said.

2 min read · 13 May 2015

SEC eyes stapled secondary deals

The U.S. SEC is scrutinizing whether limited partners in funds subject to secondary transactions are getting bad deals, according to Igor Rozenblit, co-head of the Private Funds Unit in the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations.

2 min read · 13 May 2015

Lockheed’s PE chief returns to International Finance Corp

Maria Kozloski, longtime head of private market investments at Lockheed Martin’s corporate pension, has taken on a new role: global head and chief investment officer, private equity funds, at International Finance Corp.

1 min read · 12 May 2015

Fortress credit chief gets more bearish amid strong fundraising

Credit investors seem really bored these days.

2 min read · 07 May 2015

Tech-focused Vector hits market with Fund V

Vector Capital, which earlier this year agreed to acquire cloud computing company Saba Software, is back in the market with its fifth fund, sources told Buyouts.

2 min read · 06 May 2015

Florida to sell part of PE portfolio, including TPG stakes

The Florida State Board of Administration recently gave a vote of confidence to TPG Capital, committing a total of $300 million across two funds in the first quarter, according to documents from the system.

2 min read · 05 May 2015

Blackstone’s fundraising machine gets creative

Limited partners these days are a finicky bunch.

3 min read · 04 May 2015

Abraaj closes sub-Saharan Africa fund, names MENA chief

Abraaj Group announced that it has closed a $990 million sub-Saharan Africa fund, its third in the region, Reuters reported.

2 min read · 04 May 2015

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