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CalPERS CIO unveils major new leverage-backed push into private equity and private credit

The US's biggest public pension is planning to leverage as much as $80bn of its assets in order to take positions in riskier asset classes.

4 min read · 16 June 2020

LACERS board member: PE market could be 'underwater far more than we think'

Sung Won Sohn said private equity-backed companies' lack of easy liquidity could mean they will not perform as well as public companies.

3 min read · 12 June 2020

PA Schools invests in Bridgepoint, Whitehorse funds; sees quarterly improvements

PA PSERS saw its net investment returns hit negative 8.17 percent in the quarter ending March 31.

2 min read · 12 June 2020

Wisconsin makes $886m in commitments in Q1 2020

Investments were made in the healthcare, industrials and life sciences industries.

2 min read · 10 June 2020

Ohio SERS commits $75m to Odyssey fund, sets launch for private credit focus

The system also set its global private equity asset class target to 12 percent.

1 min read · 03 June 2020

Capital calls rise and fall as investors try to gauge the market

LPs are having widely divergent experiences with capital calls while also trying to keep an eye on what investment opportunities will look like.

3 min read · 03 June 2020

LACERS board member: Small buyouts doing 'really, really really bad' compared with larger funds

Commissioner Nilza Serrano asked Aksia TorreyCove for more information about why the $17bn fund's small buyouts program appears to perform worse than medium or large buyouts.

3 min read · 01 June 2020

Northleaf mobilizes dry powder for emerging secondaries, infrastructure deals

Northleaf is expecting a range of “high-quality assets” to come to market once owners “react to their own short-term liquidity needs,” managing partner Stuart Waugh told Buyouts.

3 min read · 01 June 2020

New Jersey PE head to leave for "new opportunity"

Robin Clifford has worked on the investment staff of the New Jersey Division of Investment for 12 years.

2 min read · 28 May 2020

New Mexico commits $75m to New Mountain Capital fund

The PE firm has raised more than $17bn of committed capital across five of its previous funds.

2 min read · 27 May 2020

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