Private Equity
Uncertainty abounds as endowments scramble to adapt to government policies, sluggish dealmaking and diminished exits.
10 min read · 02 September 2025
The 100 biggest investors allocated a whopping $1.41trn to the asset class as of the end of December 2024, according to Buyouts data.
2 min read · 02 September 2025
Staff at Texas endowment with $60bn in AUM ‘likely to recommend’ higher target after steadily building to 20% exposure for private equity.
2 min read · 25 August 2025
University of Nebraska Foundation’s endowment is adding PE and other private assets in a challenged market, but it is cautious about accessing new managers and secondary valuations amid a larger LP pull-back.
6 min read · 21 August 2025
‘We’ve been investing in the business significantly,’ Toomey told Buyouts, ‘knowing that someday the world would open up.’
4 min read · 19 August 2025
Bids on the portfolio were due this week, with the expectation that the process closes by end-September.
3 min read · 14 August 2025
The pension has exceeded its pacing for the asset class by more than $2bn to start the year, making over $450m of commitments to co-investing.
2 min read · 31 July 2025
The H1 2025 drop, though small, reverses what had been steady growth in LP allocations to private equity since H1 2020, according to Buyouts data.
2 min read · 25 July 2025
The US market is 'where we see the most active dealflow globally,' says Alexandre Décary, La Caisse’s vice-president of Americas private equity. 'We intend to stay active.'
5 min read · 23 July 2025
Stephen Gilmore, California pension’s CIO: ‘Reasonable to expect’ system will increase its long-term asset allocation target after finding success with co-investment emphasis.
3 min read · 16 July 2025
