Private Equity

Investment Allocations

CPPIB’s PE allocation tops 21%

Several private credit investments partly contributed to the increase, pushing private equity to 21.2% of the pension’s total assets.

2 min read · 10 February 2017

Carlyle invests record $17.9bn in 2016

The firm reiterates intent to raise about $100bn between 2016 and 2019.

2 min read · 09 February 2017

Oregon to focus foreign PE exposure on global funds

The Oregon State Treasury’s international private equity exposure, so far divided between Europe, Asia-Pacific and global, will hone in on the latter as it curtails its number of GP relationships.

2 min read · 08 February 2017

PRIM seeks to up PE allocation following strong returns

The Boston-based pension system is awaiting board approval to increase its private equity allocation from 10% to 11% of its $62bn fund, after the asset class outperformed all others in 2016.

2 min read · 06 February 2017

Guy Hands backs European venture firm - Exclusive

The Terra Firma founder is among investors in the latest fund from DN Capital.

1 min read · 06 February 2017

OCERS ups PE target allocation to 8%

The Orange County pension’s actual allocation to private equity was at just 5.47% in December.

2 min read · 01 February 2017

NYSTRS PE portfolio underperforms benchmark

The $107.5bn state pension’s private equity failed to outperform its benchmark for all six time periods observed as of 30 September.

3 min read · 24 January 2017

Making PE fit into DC plans - study

In a new study, Partners Group addressed several key hurdles related to the inclusion of private equity in defined contribution pension plans.

2 min read · 23 January 2017

CalPERS considers alternatives to PE model

The US public pension plan is considering investing in a special purpose vehicle to make private markets investments, bypassing external general partners.

2 min read · 17 January 2017

Pension savers missing out on PE boost - study

Pantheon, which conducted the study, is one of the private equity firms looking to tap the growing defined contribution pension market.

2 min read · 10 January 2017

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