Private Equity

Investor Commitments

North American LPs see past Brexit into opportunities

Various public pension funds in the US and Canada have voiced their unaltered long-term outlook for private equity and see potential opportunities arising from market volatility.

2 min read · 29 June 2016

Monomoy commits 3.5% to its third fund

The private equity firm, which makes controlling investments in the lower mid-market, recently closed its third fund, Monomoy Capital Partners III, on $767m.

2 min read · 28 June 2016

Longitude raises $525m for third fund

Menlo Park-based venture capital firm Longitude Capital has closed on a new biotech and life sciences fund.

2 min read · 27 June 2016

CalPERS allocating $11bn to new and transition GPs

The country’s largest pension system established a transition manager program for firms in between its emerging manager platform and its pool of larger established managers.

2 min read · 24 June 2016

University of Michigan commits $50m to Dyal

The University of Michigan has made nearly $90m in new commitments to funds from Dyal Capital Partners and Accel Partners.

2 min read · 21 June 2016

Welsh Carson holds final close on $3.3bn for 12th fund - exclusive

The firm exceeded its $3bn target and committed 5% to the fund.

1 min read · 20 June 2016

NJ loses investment manager to Rutgers University

Jason MacDonald, who joined the New Jersey Division of Investment in 2007, will join his alma mater as an investment director in July.

2 min read · 20 June 2016

Marvel at DC

Partners Group has launched what it describes as the first private markets fund designed for UK defined contribution pension schemes. Other firms will likely follow.

3 min read · 16 June 2016

Trilantic plans to recruit in Texas

Following the opening of its second North American office in the Lone Star state, Trilantic managing partner Chris Manning tells PEI that it plans to “grow our team”.

3 min read · 14 June 2016

Investment advisors fail to offer HNWI clients private equity

An iCapital Network survey of registered investment advisors found 33.6% of them have offered PE investing to their high net worth individual clients.

3 min read · 09 June 2016

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